A British aid worker captured in Ukraine, shown on Russian TV, did not speak or behave in a natural way, which suggests that he was forced to speak, his mother said, quoted by Sky News.more

Patients who have been severely infected with the coronavirus experience similar cognitive loss to people between the ages of 50 and 70, and this translates into a 10-point drop in IQ, according to a new study by British scientists.more

Sixty-three per cent of people said CEOs should be paid no more than 10 times earnings of lower- or mid-ranking employees. more

Private e-scooters could soon be legalised for use on roads as Grant Shapps hinted the £300 fine could soon be axed. more

A size 26 traveller has divided opinion after sharing a viral TikTok slamming Ryanair for the size of its seats, with some critics telling her it was 'not the airline's fault.' more

Ukraine will win and Ukraine will be free, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today in a speech to members of Ukraine's Supreme Council (parliament). He announced the transfer of another batch of military equipment to Kiev.more

Serious violence increased by nearly a quarter following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown in England and Wales, according to a new report by Cardiff University. more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today admitted that the process of accepting refugees from Ukraine could be quicker, but again ruled out the possibility of lifting visa requirements for them.more

Post Office workers at 114 branches directly owned by the Post Office are staging a one-day strike in a dispute over pay. more

Arrival of more than 580 migrants over Bank Holiday takes total this year past 7,000 – treble last year's rate for same periodmore

According to a British study, if smoking were to be banned immediately in this country, the full impact in terms of healthy life expectancy would only appear in 40 years. This is because nicotinism is accompanied by many other harmful factors.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce the transfer of another £300m worth of military equipment to Ukraine in a speech to parliament today, his office announced last night.more

Until recently, life in the picturesque village of Seaton near Kingston upon Hull was peaceful and idyllic. This has been changed by an impulsive peacock who lunges at cars, especially those that have recently been washed. His attacks are so brutal that he has earned the nickname Conor McGregor.more

The UK is set to be hotter than some top European holiday destinations later this week with forecasters expecting temperatures to hit 21C (69.8F).more

For Vladimir Putin, the war is beneficial because it distracts Russians from the country's problems and the unimaginable sums of money their leader has stolen from his own people, so he won't back down, according to Bill Browder, an outcast Russian investor who has been a vociferous critic of the Russian president for years.more

Citymapper has launched a travel planner for the Elizabeth Line in anticipation of its long-awaited opening in the coming months.more

Stats were released showing the number of people who were seen sleeping rough in London, from January to March this year (2022).more

Free-range eggs are returning to supermarket shelves after measures to curb bird flu cases were dropped.more

Why the Russian intelligence services made such catastrophic errors of judgement prior to the invasion of Ukraine is difficult to explain and will be a fascinating analysis in the future, according to Paul Rimmer, former deputy head of British military intelligence (DI).more

More than 110 organisations in the United Kingdom have pledged initiatives for the 6th edition of Polish Heritage Days (PHD), which this year, thanks to the improving pandemic situation, can take place in person as well as online. Join the celebrations of all-things Polish from the first weekend of May!more

A warning has been issued to Brits travelling to Spain as they now face limits on how much they can drink in a crackdown on drunken behaviour.more

Russian internet trolls based in an old arms factory in St Petersburg are targeting world leaders online and spreading support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the British government has said, citing research.more

An Islamic State group militant from the UK has been jailed for life by a US court for his involvement with a notorious hostage-taking terror cell.more

Neil Parish has told the BBC he is resigning as an MP after admitting he watched pornography twice in Parliament. Mr Parish, who has represented Tiverton and Honiton in Devon since 2010, said it had been a "moment of madness".more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to provide additional military aid to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky told him what was needed to defend his country against Russian forcesmore