A record number of 1,295 illegal immigrants swam into Britain via the English Channel or were fished in its waters yesterday, the British Ministry of Defense announced today.more

British Airways has announced that a further 629 flights to and from London Heathrow Airport have been canceled by the end of October and about 10,000. the next ones in the winter season, i.e. between the end of October and March 2023.more

The cost of a public inquiry into the UK government's response to the coronavirus pandemic is already £85m, although hearings won't start until next year, local media reported.more

Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from next month.more

Britain's economy, however, suffered its biggest decline in more than 300 years in 2020, according to revised GDP figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It fell by 11 per cent at the time as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.more

Although it sits just five miles downstream from Canary Wharf, Woolwich is an entirely different beast.more

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children are moving from Kensington Palace in west London to a cottage on the Queen's Windsor Estate. more

Spiralling prices are continuing to hit under-pressure households in the cost of living crisis, with UK inflation hitting another 40-year high this week.more

It may feel like a slight breeze only just returned to the UK, but forecasters say yet another heatwave could be on the cards. more

The investment bank Citi forecasts that at the beginning of 2023 inflation in the United Kingdom will amount to 18.6%. year on year, and at its peak it will reach 20%. - the Financial Times reported today. The reason is soaring gas prices.more

Areas where energy use is high but average income low include Birmingham, Bradford and Cornwall, says Friends of the Earth.more

As the health service struggles with a backlog of Covid-19 cases and appointments, The Daily Telegraph reports that the Conservative leadership election front runner will unveil a series of pledges to stop doctors retiring while bringing retirees back to the NHS. more

Households with smart meters could be paid for turning off high-energy appliances such as washing machines during peak times to reduce the risk of blackouts this winter.more

Water companies have been accused of failing to monitor sewage discharges at popular British seaside resorts. more

Learning to ride a bike or getting out for a walk could all soon be just what the doctor ordered under new health plans. Some GPs will start prescribing back to basics treatments as part of a trial to see how big a difference small lifestyle changes can make to mental and physical complaints.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and leaders of the United States, France and Germany stressed in a telephone conversation yesterday the importance of ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, Johnson's office said.more

Households struggling with the rising cost of living in the UK will receive some help this winter, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said. more

The situation in which Ukraine is carrying out attacks deep behind the front lines is a new phase of the war and has significant effects, both material and psychological, said Keir Giles, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

Workers in Britain's busiest container port, Felixstowe, began an eight-day strike this morning, demanding pay rises. 48 percent passes through Felixstowe. of containers arriving in the UK.more

The British Army needs to ‘raise its game’ in case it is forced to tackle Russia threat ‘head-on.’ more

The RAF - the UK's Royal Air Force - artificially inflated diversity statistics to meet its goals of recruiting women and ethnic minorities, Sky News revealed, citing military sources.more

From the crunch of leaves underfoot and the fiery foliage adorning the trees, you might be thinking autumn has come early. But experts say this hint of a change in the seasons isn't genuine. Instead it's the tell-tale sign of a "false autumn".more

Saturday is the second day of the UK railroad's nationwide strike this week. Just like on Thursday, only approx. 20 percent trains are in service, but in reduced hours.more

Cineworld shares have plummeted after reports the cinema chain is preparing to file for bankruptcy “within weeks”. Shares dived by two-thirds within minutes of reports by the Wall Street Journal that the world’s second biggest cinema business has hired lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis and consultants from AlixPartners to advise the bankruptcy process.more

The city watchdog has informed buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna and Clearpay that it has seen online ads and posts by social media influencers that break rules by not warning of risks such as taking on unaffordable debt. more