Government plans for a new so-called ‘Global Britain tax’ will make it harder and more expensive for British businesses and investors to forge important new relationships with markets outside Europe, with up to £200 in additional taxes being put on the cost of flights, business leaders warned.more
The mental health of those working in the hospitality industry is worse than at height of the pandemic, according to a new survey by Censuswide and hospitality marketing firm Flipdish.more
The UK’s first full-size driverless buses, operated by Stagecoach, will take to the road this week in Scotland and could be carrying passengers by summer.more
Adam Clark, 51, from Blackpool, took his new puppy Ollie for his first walk around the block and stumbled across a small fortune, when the lucky young dog dug up 15 gold sovereign coins worth almost £6,000.more
The British press, commenting on the outcome of the French presidential election, points out that Emmanuel Macron is the first president in 20 years to be elected for a second term, but differs in its assessment of whether the result is his triumph or merely a victory.more
Britain is playing a key role in helping Ukraine, but it took almost 10 years before it adopted its current hawkish policy towards Russia, because that is how long it took British services to convince politicians to end their favouritism towards the Kremlin, the Financial Times noted yesterday.more
Russia's assault on Ukraine has made the British government ready to back a plan to build the first new deep coal mine in 35 years, The Daily Telegraph reported, citing sources in the ruling Conservative Party.more
Johnson is once again fighting for his political future following the return of the Partygate row which saw him become the first serving prime minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law, after being fined for attending a Downing Street gathering during lockdown in June 2020.more
Ukraine has repeatedly sought to buy arms from Britain for seven years, but the governments of three successive prime ministers - David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson - have refused to do so, fearing it would incur Russia's wrath, writes The Sunday Times.more
Transport for London (TfL) has updated its existing travel app to let people put live travel disruptions for tube lines onto their smartphone’s home screen.more
Ukraine has accused Russia of intending to conscript civilians from occupied territories, which would be a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which forbids such actions, the British Ministry of Defence reported last night.more
A huge sculpture made up of 350 British native trees is to be erected outside Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee. An artist’s impression shows how the 70ft structure, made up of small trees in aluminium pots “sprouting” from timber-plank branches, will tower over the palace gates during the four-day bank holiday weekend in June.more
Nearly 90% of the participants who have completed a survey organised by the Citizens Rights Project have said that they would like to have a physical proof of their pre-settled or settled status to reside in the UK. At the moment, EU citizens who have the right to stay in the UK can only prove that with a digital profile. more
Some supermarkets are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy as supplies are hit by war in Ukraine. Tesco is allowing three items per customer. Waitrose and Morrisons have limited shoppers to two items each.more
Photographs of Prince Louis have been released to mark his fourth birthday. The pictures were taken earlier this month on the Norfolk coast by his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge.more
Christian Brueckner was asked to account for his whereabouts the night Madeleine vanished as her parents ate tapas nearby with friends, Portuguese sources said.more
If Germany does not stop buying Russian gas, it should also be sanctioned because it is now indirectly financing the Russian assault on Ukraine, argues the paper's economics columnist Matthew Lynn in the "Daily Telegraph".more
There is a "realistic possibility" that Russian bombing of Ukraine will continue until the end of next year, or even that Russia will be able to win the ongoing war, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted yesterday.more
The use of cosmetics was already declining before 2020, but a survey of 10,000 British women by market research firm Kantar has revealed big changes to post-lockdown beauty routines.more
Back by popular demand, The Classic Car Boot Sale will be returning to King’s Cross on 23-24 April 2022. To celebrate Earth Day weekend, this year the event will include a repair shop to tailor or fix up your most loved vintage items, as well as a stunning collection of classic cars updated with modern electric engines.more
