The UK and continental Europe have been hit by an “unprecedented” number of cases of avian flu this summer, with 47.5m birds having been culled since last autumn, according to new figures.more

After criticism from several Conservative and opposition Labor Party MPs, Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed that the government is backing away from the highly controversial decision to cut tax for top earners, which was announced just 10 days ago.more

The British government has recently pledged to purchase two specialized ships to help protect underwater cables and pipelines, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said at a Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.more

In not very good mood - and with loud protests in the background - the annual conference of the UK ruling Conservative Party began yesterday afternoon in Birmingham.more

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will be the first foreign leader to be adopted by the new King of Great Britain, Charles III, Buckingham Palace said. Ramaphosa's visit to the Islands will take place on November 22-24.more

King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt next month, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It was responding to a story in the Sunday Times which claimed Prime Minister Liz Truss had "ordered" the King not to attend.more

Campaigners have accused the government of “unforgivable” failings after previously unreleased figures suggested that the majority of successful disability benefit appeals were because of errors by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).more

Prime Minister Liz Truss tells Laura Kuenssberg she stands by tax cuts announced on 23 September. She accepts the government could have "laid the ground better" before setting out its plan.more

Today, a memorial plaque dedicated to General Józef Haller was unveiled, placed on the facade of the Windsor Hall building at St. Mary's Mother Church in Ealing, London. He lived in Ealing Haller during the last years of his life.more

A majority of the public believe nature is under threat and needs urgent action to protect and restore it, according to a YouGov poll. The poll for the National Trust, RSPB and WWF comes as they and other mainstream green groups are mobilising their millions of members to counter what they say is the government’s attack on nature.more

A teenage member of the Household Cavalry has been found dead at an Army barracks in the capital. Jack Burnell-Williams, 18, from Bridgend, Wales, walked with the Queen’s coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch during her state funeral last month, according to reports.more

During the meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in London, British Prime Minister Liz Truss assessed that the gas leak from the Nord Stream gas pipelines was an "act of sabotage" - reported the Reuters agency.more

All UK households will be given a £400 discount on their energy bills from October. It comes as energy prices for a typical household rise to £2,500 from the start of the month.more

Russia could attack Western communications systems, both in space and at the bottom of the oceans, warned British military commander Admiral Tony Radakin in an interview published in today's Daily Telegraph.more

More than 50,000 workers are taking part in a strike which is causing the worst rail disruption of the year so far. Members of four unions are staging 24-hour walkout in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. It means only 11% of usual train services are running, with large areas of the UK with no services at all.more

In response to the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts announced yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the British Foreign Ministry extended the sanctions imposed on Russia and called on the country's ambassador, Andrei Kielin, to convey a strong protest to him.more

Move over, self-driving cars and trains: autonomous ferries might soon be ferrying passengers across rivers in the world’s big cities, including London’s Thames.more

More than 50,000 letters and messages expressing the public's condolences following the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II have flooded into Buckingham Palace. The royal family has received sack loads of mail from mourners who felt moved to write and convey their sympathy.more

Soaring interest rates could result in a substantial reduction in house prices next year, experts have warned. The Bank of England has warned of significant increases to the base rate to help guard against increased inflation after sterling tumbled against the dollar following chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget on Friday.more

The UK's economy grew in the second quarter of this year, contrary to an initial reading which said it had shrunk, revised official data suggests. Economic output rose by 0.2% between April and June, revised up from a previous reading of -0.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

More than 40,000 have walked away from the NHS in the past year - one in nine of the workforce, an analysis by the Nuffield Trust think tank for the BBC revealed. more

New coins featuring the portrait of King Charles have been revealed, with a 50p carrying his image entering general circulation within weeks.more

British Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday defended her government's decision on large tax cuts, which caused considerable turmoil on financial markets, and argued that they were necessary to stimulate economic growth.more

As much as 33 percentage points. The opposition Labor Party has an advantage over the UK's ruling conservatives, according to a YouGov poll published yesterday. This is the greatest advantage of any party in any poll since the late 1990s.more

Holidaymakers and lorries could face long queues at the Port of Dover when the EU's new border control IT system comes in, the port's boss has warned more