The Polish University in Abroad (PUNO) in London is still struggling with formal difficulties after the election of a new rector. A letter, signed by the rector and trustees, informing about the creation of the so-called PUNO Limited - a company that may be mistaken for a university with 80 years of tradition.more
At least a thousand illegal immigrants made their way to the UK via the English Channel yesterday, Sky News reported, citing eyewitness accounts. It would be an absolute daily record.more
Radical Islam continues to pose a first-order threat to the West, and this time it can use biological weapons to attack, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned in a lecture on the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that there are still 311 Afghan citizens in Afghanistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK. He said he would do everything possible to evacuate them.more
Children will be able to overrule their parents and get the coronavirus vaccine if they are deemed “competent” to do so, a minister revealed on Sunday.more
A high street worth of shops closed down every 24 hours in the first half of 2021.
Almost 50 chain stores were permanently shuttered on a daily basis as big brands found themselves on the wrong side of pandemic-era changes in shopping habits.more
The total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the UK has already exceeded 7 million, and the last million have been detected in a month, according to statistics released yesterday.more
The Thames’ healthy seal population is proof the river is teeming with life, conservationists have said, despite a dip in numbers over the past two years.more
A large-scale operation is being carried out on the websites of many Western media to influence public opinion through comments under texts that support Russia's position, according to the analysis presented today.more
Michael Fawcett, former assistant to the British Crown Prince Charles, temporarily resigned as head of the Prince's charitable foundation amid news reports claiming that he secured a decoration for a Saudi businessman in return for donations.more
There have been cases in the last week that veterans who have served in Afghanistan have committed suicide due to Britain's withdrawal from the country, Deputy Defense Minister James Heappey revealed today.more
The British government is to announce in September the demolition of the London skyscraper Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people in June 2017, the Sunday Times reported. However, the victims' families are dissatisfied with the fact that decisions are not consulted with them.more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made an official request for a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II. According to press reports, the Sussexs want to show the monarch her great-granddaughter and namesake Lilibet (diminutive of Elizabeth).more
Even 30 degrees Celsius will be announced by meteorologists earlier this week in London - reports the British press today. The sudden rise in temperatures, jokingly called "mini wave", is only expected to last until Wednesday.more
Vaccine certificates will begin in September in England to be required not only in nightclubs, which was previously announced, but also in other large venues and mass events - announced the British Deputy Minister of Health Nadhim Zahawi today.more
The British Guardianship Court has ruled that a woman who suffered permanent brain damage and paralysis from the neck down after coronavirus infection could be disconnected from life-support equipment, British media reported.more
The British Home Office yesterday criticized its border guards for unacceptable queues at London Heathrow airport. According to witnesses, several people fainted in the queue on Friday evening, including a pregnant woman.more
More than two million journeys were made on the Tube on Thursday as the return to school sparked the highest passenger numbers since the start of the pandemic.more
Political news website, Politico, claims to have obtained a detailed plan laying out how the United Kingdom will function following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.more
Residents took to social media to point out the lack of diversity in the mural, which depicts 15 people - all of whom are shown as white and with just four women. more