On November 26, the 2009 Jaguar X-Type Estate, which belonged to Elizabeth II, will be available for sale at the historic car auction. The Queen was its first owner and often ran it herself.more
The British government said that since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine it has frozen assets worth a total of £ 18bn belonging to Russian oligarchs, other individuals and entities targeted by the sanctions.more
Christmas adverts have started on TV - and as ever, many conjure up sentimentality, nostalgia and joy. But as the cost of living soars, some retailers have opted for a more muted approach to their campaigns this year.more
Students of schools in London will receive free training in building healthy relationships and recognizing sexism and misogyny. The program will be funded in full by City Hall.more
British consumers are trying to navigate the hit to their finances by spreading out the cost of Christmas, buying gifts early so they do not face a squeeze in December, clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) said on Wednesday.more
Northern Irish political parties will be given extra time to form a new government so that no further elections to the local parliament will be held in January, announced British Northern Ireland Minister Chris Heaton-Harris.more
Britain's first statue of Queen Elizabeth II after her death was unveiled yesterday in York in the north of England. Placed in a niche on the west wall of the cathedral there, the statue was unveiled by her son, King Charles III.more
The nation’s favourite food brands are back with their festive offerings for 2022. Let’s be honest: Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the food. When you’re out and about doing your Christmas shopping, there’s no better feeling than stopping off at your favourite food haunt to try their holiday range.more
The sheep farm that Richard Nicholson runs in Barnsley, England, has recently become an Internet sensation. And that's because the animals belonging to it have pink coats. It turned out to be the fault of new feeders that dye the fur.more
A man has been arrested in York in the north of England for throwing eggs in the direction of royal couple Charles III and Camilla. None of the three eggs thrown in their direction hit either the king or the queen-wife.more
There is no evidence to suggest that participation in a social media-led challenge caused permanent brain damage to 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, the coroner reported yesterday. The boy's fate was the subject of a high-profile legal battle in the UK in the spring and summer.more
A Which? survey of 4,500 travellers asked participants to rank the UK’s best and worst hotel chains to separate the wheat from the chaff, and the results are in.
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New research shows a third of men are putting off doing prostate cancer checks, which have the potential to be life-saving. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK – one in eight are diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. more
More than 70,000 workers at 150 British universities - university lecturers and support staff - will go on a three-day strike at the end of November, demanding pay increases and improved working conditions, the UCU union representing them announced yesterday.more
The famous singer admits that there was a time when he benefited from school meals. Today, he wrote an open letter to Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, asking him to expand the free school meals program for students from poor families. The letter was published just before the government presents its budget plan for next year.more
Britain is sending heated tents and extreme cold weather kits to Ukraine to help the country's armed forces survive the cold winter, the British government announced last night.more
Property owners in the UK should receive £ 300 a month to deal with soaring mortgage installments, Liberal Democrats said, calling on the government to prepare an appropriate bailout package.more
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary has criticised the “flight-shaming” movement promoted by Greta Thunberg and other climate campaigners, saying they are peddling a “fallacy” that air travel could be replaced by other modes of transport.more
A record 14.7 percent UK food prices rose in October compared to the same month in 2021, and 27% of households are not doing well financially, Kantar, a market research company, reported today.more
