Britain's ruling Conservative Party suffered some spectacular defeats in yesterday's local elections in England, but so far the results are not as much of a disaster for it as some polls had predicted, the results announced so far show.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski about providing longer-range weapons to prevent the bombing of civilians. He also assured of UK assistance in gathering evidence of war crimes.more
The Bank of England (BoE) today raised its main interest rate from 0.75 per cent to 1 per cent, the highest level in 13 years. This is the fourth consecutive interest rate hike. The BoE expects inflation to exceed 10 per cent by the end of the year.more
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the annual receptions in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in London and Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh and will be represented at them by other family members, the royal court said today.more
It is inconceivable that Britain would not help Finland or Sweden if they were attacked, whether they were in NATO or not, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace declared yesterday.more
Brexit has strengthened rather than weakened the British response to the war in Ukraine. Britons have the best view of their own actions, but in second place is Poland, and positive perceptions of Ukraine and Poland have risen strongly in the past two months, a survey published yesterday shows.more
Polish national Łukasz Cz., 41, was sentenced yesterday by an Edinburgh court to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole before the age of 23 for the murder of his two-year-old son.more
German investigators have found new evidence against the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a prosecutor has revealed in an interview on Portuguese television.more
The UK yesterday banned the export of professional services to Russia and imposed sanctions on a further 63 individuals and entities, mainly in the mass media sector.more
People in England, Scotland and Wales are voting today in local and regional elections, the results of which could affect the political future of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. At the same time, people in Northern Ireland are electing members of their local parliament.more
An investigation is currently underway into an unusual incident which took place near Windsor Castle in the absence of Queen Elizabeth II. Claiming to be a friend of the military chaplain of the Coldstream Guards, a man disguised as a priest managed to enter the British Army barracks. He spent the night there, drinking in the company of guardsmen. Interestingly, the intruder was not questioned.more
The Homes for Ukraine scheme, which is one of two ways of offering shelter to Ukrainians in the UK, provides plenty of opportunity for abuse and exploitation, which lonely older men in particular are trying to do, the BBC reported today.more
An exhibition opens today at the Paxton Arts Centre on Anerley Hill today featuring the works of a group of Polish women artists, all based in south London.
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As part of the next batch of military aid, the United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with 20 to 30 Malloy T150 transport drones, which have only recently been used by British armed forces, the Times reported.more
