Transport for London has advised people to avoid travelling on the network on Monday due to a planned tube strike. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to walk out for 24 hours.more

The prime minister faces a difficult week in which a vote on his leadership could be called, followed by two crucial byelectionsmore

Criminal acts of violence at GP surgeries across the UK have almost doubled in five years, new figures reveal, as doctors’ leaders warn of a perfect storm of soaring demand and staff shortages.more

Boris Johnson’s plans to slash the number of civil servants by 91,000 – around 20% – within three years, will leave Whitehall unable to handle the huge extra workload caused by Brexit, independent experts and unions have warned the government.more

The rapper ex-boyfriend of singer Emeli Sande has been stabbed to death at a Jubilee party. Hypo, real name Lamar Jackson, was attacked in front of a "large number of people" at the bash in Redbridge, east London, police said.more

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Saturday and watch a pop concert that started with the 96-year-old monarch having tea with Paddington Bear. more

Low-key was always going to be difficult to pull off when you are globally famous, members of the Royal Family, and haven't been seen in the UK together for two years after leaving in controversial circumstances.more

The only portrait of the British Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of her reign was made by Polish painter Barbara Kaczmarowska Hamilton.more

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson declares on Twitter that "our support for Ukraine will never waver until Ukrainians enjoy the peace and freedom that their heroism deserves".more

British police on Saturday briefly evacuated London's Trafalgar Square, close to where celebrations are to be held later to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, after reports of a suspicious vehicle but said the security alert had concluded.more

The government has confirmed that a consultation which could pave the way for greater use of imperial measurements in post-Brexit Britain hava been launched on Friday.more

There are growing fears that a "heavy thundery downpour" could disrupt the Queen's Jubilee celebrations as well as plans for a street parties.more

The Queen will not attend the Epsom Derby on Saturday and is instead expected to watch the major sporting event on television at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.more

Thousands of Britons have chosen the Spanish beaches of the Costa Blanca to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Due to mass tourist departures there is chaos and flight cancellations at British airports.more

Recently, the process of delegating responsibilities to other members of the British royal family by Elizabeth II has intensified, but she still makes the final decisions, notes Dr. Bob Morris, political scientist at University College London.more

A record two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long COVID, the Office for National Statistics has said.more

The United Kingdom will send multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine to help defend itself against Russia, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursdaymore

Queen Elizabeth II stepped gingerly onto the Buckingham Palace balcony Thursday, drawing wild cheers from the tens of thousands who came to join her at the start of four days of celebrations of her 70 years on the throne.more

Dozens of pieces of medieval jewelry that British customs discovered in a shipment sent from Ukraine have been presented to the British Museum. The artifacts will remain in London until authorities in Kiev deem them fit to be sent to the National Museum of Ukrainian History.more

The four-day main celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II's 70th anniversary of her reign, began today in Britain. The monarch made two appearances on the balcony of Buckingham Palace today, and although she was missing from the military parade, her appearance was greeted with undiminished enthusiasm.more

The Platinum Jubilee bank holiday will take place later this week–and as workers across the country enjoy the four-day weekend, public services like bin collections may be impacted.more

Police have arrested several protesters who entered the ceremonial route on The Mall before Trooping the Colour. A group of demonstrators were dragged by police out of the path of a military band as they marched along at around 10.10am.more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have touched down in the UK with both of their children ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. more

UK regulators have approved Shell's plan to extract natural gas from a new field in the North Sea, Business and Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced yesterday. The plan was originally - last October - rejected on environmental grounds.more

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in a message published last night - on the eve of the 70th anniversary of her reign - thanked them for organising the celebrations and wrote that she was inspired by the kindness shown to her.more