Sir James Dyson has accused the government of having a "stupid" and "short-sighted" approach to the economy and business in the UK. He said growth had "become a dirty word" during Rishi Sunak's premiership.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the Dyson founder urged the government to "incentivise private innovation and demonstrate its ambition for growth".more
Britain will give Ukraine another 600 Brimstone missiles, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has announced. He also stressed that "if Russian President Vladimir Putin counts that the West will get bored with the war, he is wrong."more
Routine calls to HM Revenue and Customs will be answered by text, rather than by a human, in a trial aimed at improving its customer service record.more
Manchester Airport has resumed operations after both runways had to close for more than two hours due to heavy snow.
It said passengers' health and safety would "always be our top priority".more
The UK House of Commons has backed controversial plans to automatically remove all existing European Union regulations by the end of the year, unless they are specifically chosen to be left or modified.more
Ferries between Dover and Calais will be disrupted by a national strike in France on Thursday. P&O Ferries said services to and from the French port will be suspended from 07:00 GMT for nine hours. more
Rishi Sunak’s government is said to considering proposals to give over-50s tax breaks for getting back into work after a career break. The Treasury is discussing plans to encourage people to return to Britain’s workforce by offering them tax incentives, according to The Times.more
Jaannuaryis set to brighten from tomorrow as London’s largest light art festival returns for the first time in three years. The Winter Lights Festival in Canary Wharf, which is free to attend and unticketed, runs from Wednesday until Saturday January 28.more
Tens of thousands of nurses in England went on another strike today demanding pay rises. However, UK Health Minister Steve Barclay warned that meeting the demands would mean cuts in spending on medical services for patients.more
A 27-year-old Polish woman and her four-year-old daughter were fatally hit by a car in Leeds in the north of England, West Yorkshire Police said yesterday. The tragedy occurred as the woman was escorting the girl to nursery school.more
Almost half of the children surveyed by Oxford University Press chose ‘Queen’ as their top word, with ‘happy’ and ‘chaos’ in second and third place
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The UK government's blocking of the Scottish Gender Recognition Bill, which is intended to allow legal gender reassignment on the basis of self-declaration, severely complicates the already difficult relationship between London and Edinburgh. Contrary to London's intentions, it will also give an argument to supporters of Scottish independence.more
The criminal justice system is failing the ever rising number of remand prisoners in England and Wales, which is at its highest level for 50 years, MPs have warned.more
Almost one in 10 UK pet owners are considering giving up their companion to cope with cost-of-living pressures, a report says. Almost a fifth of owners (18 per cent) are already falling into debt to pay for their pets’ care, while 25 per cent said they will not take their pet to the vet due to high costs, online pet marketplace Pets4Homes found.more
Marks & Spencer has said it will create 3,400 jobs across Britain as part of plans to revamp its stores. It plans to open eight "full-line" stores - which stock clothes, food and homeware - in cities such as Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds in the next year.more
Wages have grown at the fastest rate in more than 20 years, but are still failing to keep up with rising prices. Average pay, including and excluding bonuses, rose by 6.4% between September and November compared to the same time last year, official figures show.more
In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Prince Harry confessed that he had cut out many passages from his book Spare that "showed William and King Charles III in too negative a light". "I didn't want the world to know these stories," he asserted.more
Ethnic segregation in England and Wales is on the wane as more people live alongside neighbours of different backgrounds, creating “rainbow” towns and cities, research reveals.more
More than 1.62 million working days were lost to strikes in the UK in 2022, the highest number since 1990, despite the fact that the figures are only for six months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more
