Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers have been accused of trying to block stronger rights for millions of workers amid a growing campaign by business leaders to water down Labour’s zero-hours contract plans.more

When planning a holiday, it’s wise to check these three things before you leave for the airport: your passport is in date, travel insurance is still valid and you’re travelling to somewhere safe according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).more

A London MP has called for “drastic improvements” on the District Line after years of delays on a section of the line. Issues have got so bad on the Wimbledon branch of the busy Tube line that south Londoners cannot depend on trains to get them to work or school on time, Putney MP Fleur Anderson has said.more

A business associate of the oligarch Roman Abramovich has failed to overturn sanctions imposed on him after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a supreme court judgment seen as a test case for the UK’s sanctions regime.more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday in a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland that the UK has a ‘better trade deal’ with the US than the EU because he has a ‘special bond’ with that country. He explained that this is because his mother was Scottish.more

A leading animal charity has called for all dog rescue organisations to be licensed amid growing concerns of behavioural issues and disease risks in imported pets.more

Two men were killed and two others were injured in a stabbing in central London, the Metropolitan Police said yesterday. The authorities are investigating to determine the course of events. At this point, terrorism has been ruled out.more

Retailers say theft is "spiralling out of control" after official figures show shoplifting in England and Wales is at its highest level since current records began more than two decades ago. There were 530,643 reported shoplifting offences in the year to March, a 20% increase from the previous year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

Patients in London have voiced their opinions on local practices, ranking them on the quality of services. Over 2.7 million individuals participated in this year's GP Patient Survey, which gauges public sentiment towards their GP practice.more

Plans to force taxpayers to submit digital information about their earnings to the government every 12 weeks will hit lower earners the hardest, even pushing the poorest people out of work and onto benefits, experts have warned.more

Britain is at risk of a worsening “climateflation” crisis amid the fallout from increasingly extreme weather that could drive up food prices by more than a third by 2050.more

The ITAKA Foundation – Center for the Search for Missing Persons, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for the missing Slawomir Tomasz Kotlicki.more

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has revealed it is currently rescuing around six people a day on average, and said most rescues are not from fires. It said it was mainly called to rescue people from behind locked doors, but said in the last 18 months it had also saved a person trapped in a cat flap as well as a number of window cleaners trapped in their cradle at height. more

Britain is ready to fight in the Pacific if conflict breaks out over Taiwan, the Defence Secretary has suggested. John Healey was speaking on board the HMS Prince of Wales alongside Richard Marles, Australia’s deputy prime minister, as the ship docked in Darwin to join war games with allies, including the US.more

Two anti-migrant protesters at a hotel in Epping, eastern England, and a counter-protester were arrested yesterday, Essex Police said. An anti-migrant protest also took place outside a centre for asylum seekers in London.more

Britain is developing a fleet of spy balloons in an intelligence arms race with China. The military has successfully tested high-altitude craft which ministers say will give the Armed Forces “the edge” on intelligence gathering.more

On July 28, 2005, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) announced the end of its 35-year armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. In a statement released at the time, the terrorist organization announced that all of its units had been ordered to surrender.more

More than 100,000 people took to the streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025 on Saturday, making it the biggest such event in the world, organisers said. The route wound through the centre of the capital’s most famous sites, taking in Regent’s Street, Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square. It concluded at Parliament Square with speakers including Heartstopper and Doctor Who actor Yasmin Finney.more

Tucked between Richmond and Kingston, there’s a South West London area that offers a rare balance of suburban tranquillity and city access. With deer roaming freely in Bushy Park and the Thames just steps away, Teddington brings the countryside feel to the capital.more

More than half of the public think Islam is not compatible with British values, according to a survey. The YouGov polling also found that four in 10 feel Muslim immigrants have a negative impact on the UK.more

American Angela Webb-Milinkovich is willing to undergo a DNA test to determine whether she is the great-great-granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, the Telegraph reported. Historian Fern Riddell suggests she may be a descendant of the monarch's illegitimate child with her servant, John Brown.more

Hundreds of people in Edinburgh and Aberdeen took part in protests yesterday against US President Donald Trump's visit to Scotland. The American leader was playing golf at his Turnberry resort with his son and the US ambassador to the UK.more

River Island has said it could collapse unless its landlords back a restructuring plan involving the closure of 33 stores and a sharp reduction in rent payments.more

A rise in the number of people living alone in the UK in the past decade has been entirely driven by an increase in older people residing on their own. In 2024, there were an estimated 4.3 million people aged over 65 living alone, up from 3.5 million in 2014, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

446 people were charged with illegally crossing the English Channel by boat between July 2024 and June 2025, according to "The Times", citing data from the British Home Office. This is less than 1% of all migrants who arrived in the UK during that period.more