The remote driving of vehicles from overseas, such as for the delivery of rental cars, could be banned following a government-commissioned review. The review was carried out by the Law Commission of England and Wales, which recommended ministers regulate the technology.more
An envelope with a post office stamp in the city of Bath and a 1p stamp with the image of King George V arrived at the London address at 18 Hamlet Road 18. More than a hundred years later, to the astonishment of the couple who received it, the British press reports.more
Nearly half of Londoners have used the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, a new survey suggests. The results of a YouGov poll shared with the PA news agency indicate 45% of the capital’s residents have made at least one journey on the £19 billion railway.more
Pro-environmental organizations Wild Card and 38 Degrees are putting pressure on Prince William to restore some of his landed estates. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the prince gained the rightful heir to the throne title of Duke of Cornwall and the duchy itself - an estate with an area of 530 square kilometers, which is about 0.2 percent. area of Great Britain.more
London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is launching a £130m scheme to give every primary school pupil free school meals for the next academic year.
The mayor's office said it is estimated the one-off funding could help more than 270,000 children in the capital during the 2023-24 academic year.more
The German war drama "Same in the West" is the biggest winner of this year's British BAFTA film awards ceremony. At the gala held last night, the film was nominated in 14 categories and won in seven of them.more
About 2,000 More than 100,000 Oxford residents took part in another protest over the weekend against the introduction of Low Traffic Zones (LTN) in the city. The case is highly controversial and is also the object of deliberate misinformation.more
There has been a shortage of eggs on our supermarket shelves for months and now there are concerns about a national shortage of tomatoes. People have been posting pictures of empty shelves at several supermarkets across the UK. One shopper in Cardiff on Saturday night said she had been to three different supermarkets and couldn't find any.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during yesterday's conversation with Mateusz Morawiecki, pledged to continue supporting Poland's security, and both expressed satisfaction with the close cooperation between the countries, Downing Street reported.more
Recently subjected to derisive accusations by EU bureaucrats, Poland is now a leading force in Europe, writes Ivor Roberts, former British ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland and Italy, in the Daily Telegraph today.more
The Royal Mint, one of Europe's oldest mints, which belongs to Her Majesty's Treasury, has announced the release of a 50p coin from the collection commemorating the 25th anniversary of the debut of the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". The coin is dedicated to the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.more
Dozens of Princess Diana's very personal letters were sold at auction in Cornwall on Thursday for a sum of around €160,000. The letters were written to two of the Duchess's closest friends, who kept them for more than 25 years.more
A crackdown on unregulated buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes is set to protect around 10 million Britons from borrowing what they cannot afford to pay back, ministers said.more
The UK Home Office gave notice yesterday that it will not appeal against a court ruling which ruled that it is unlawful to require EU nationals who have been given "pre-settled status" in the UK to have to apply for settled status again later.more
It's just under three months until King Charles's coronation and – following weeks of rancour and negative headlines – the monarchy seems to have settled back into its normal routine.
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A meeting between Polish President Andrzej Duda and UK King Charles III took place at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. One of the main topics of conversation was humanitarian aid issues.more
A former British Embassy security officer in Berlin who spied for Russia was today sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison by a London court.more
Poland has been the most committed and most robust of all Nato members in providing aid to Ukraine; in the face of an escalating war, it is an example that others should follow, writes the British newspaper The Times in an editorial commentary today.more
