The traditional landline telephone call will be consigned to history from 2025 as all UK phone calls make the transition to digital. more

The UK will be sending a further 200 troops to Kabul to speed up efforts to evacuate British citizens and local allies from Afghanistan, after the Taliban swept across the country, securing near-total control.more

A teenage boy has been killed in Huddersfield. Sebastian K., 15, from Poland was a pupil at North Huddersfield Trust School and was living in Huddersfield when he died on Friday, August 13.more

People in Britain who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus no longer have to isolate for 10 days if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive, under new rules in force from Monday.more

More than one-fifth of adults found their relationships broke down during the pandemic, according to a new study.more

Met Office has issued crushing news about a heatwave coming to the UK in the near future.more

The regaining of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban is the greatest disaster of US foreign policy in almost 50 years, and the human cost of this error for Afghans will be enormous and unstoppable, reports the British press today.more

Insect infestations affecting aircraft speed readings could have been responsible for the grounding of three flights at Heathrow Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority has said. more

Planners have proposed the London Underground could be extended further into Essex.more

Ministers are being pressed to reveal what contingency plans are in place to deal with a future Covid variant that evades current vaccines, amid warnings from scientific advisers that such an outcome could set the battle against the pandemic back a year or more.more

The man, who tragically died at Birmingham's City Hospital told staff his name was Mariusz and that he was 51.more

The Marble Arch mound fiasco deepened on Friday as the Westminster council boss in charge of the attraction dubbed the worst in Britain quit over spiralling costs.more

British forces going back to Afghanistan is "not on the cards", Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Sky News. Mr Wallace said it was not yet the right time to decide on whether to recognise the Taliban as the Afghan government.more

Supermarket giant Tesco has created what is set to be its first public-facing store using cashierless technology, as grocers compete to offer more convenience shopping to customers.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said no one wants Afghanistan to become a "breeding ground for terror", as the Taliban enters capital Kabul.more

The latest travel update sparked joy for eager holidaymakers with some popular destinations climbing the ladder to the green list. A total of seven countries were added to the green list, including Germany, Austria and Norway.more

A total of 144,100 more applications filed by EU nationals for the United Kingdom’s EU Settlement Scheme have been concluded in July, data revealed by the UK Home Office show.more

All 16 and 17-year-olds in England are to be offered their first coronavirus vaccine dose or the chance to book one by 23 August, the government has said. The health secretary said offering vaccines by this date would allow teenagers to get some protection before starting school or college next month.more

Children as young as four will be able to change their name and gender at school without parental consent - there are new guidelines for LGBT integration developed by the Scottish government.more

Four people have been treated in hospital after a suspected shooting in London. Police, including firearms officers, were deployed to Clarence Gardens, Camden, at about 22:10 BST on Saturday following reports of shots being fired.more

Counterfeit NHS vaccine certificates are being offered for sale through an encrypted messaging app, PoliticsHome has learned.more

Nearly 600 people have crossed the English Channel on a single day this week, setting a new daily record. At least 592 people made the dangerous crossing on Thursday, with at least 155 intercepted by French authorities and returned to the continent, Home Office figures show.more

The cost of NHS coronavirus tests for international arrivals to the UK have been reduced, the government has said. Test and Trace tests have been cut from £88 to £68 for people arriving from green-listed countries and for those coming from amber-listed countries who are fully vaccinated.more

A Ryanair passenger, who had a ticket for a flight from Wrocław to Glasgow, mistook the planes and ended up in London. Neither the airport staff nor the cabin crew noticed the mistake.more

A Scunthorpe woman accused of murder has admitted a lesser charge of manslaughter. Malgorzata P., 46, of Crosby Avenue, had originally been charged with murdering Piotr Konior on May 23 last year.more