‘The guarantees to Kyiv that US President Donald Trump is talking about will be of no value in terms of Ukraine's security,’ assessed British retired general Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO deputy supreme commander in Europe from 2011-14 and author of the book ‘2017: War with Russia'.more

Online fashion retailer Boohoo is renaming itself Debenhams in a major revival of one of Britain’s oldest and best known retail names. Boohoo bought the 247 year old former department store chain out of administration for £55 million in 2021 after it collapsed during the pandemic and kept it trading as an online only retailer. more

The UK will not impose its own tariffs in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium from Canada, which are due to take effect on Wednesday, a British government official announced on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters. He assured that the two countries continue to cooperate on economic issues.more

A 59-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a collision between two vessels that occurred in the North Sea on Monday, the BBC reported yesterday, citing Humberside police, who are investigating. Both vessels are still on fire.more

With over 50,000 plants to be found across the grounds, Kew Gardens in Richmond is well worth a visit. But the UNESCO World Heritage site is not the most affordable.more

The Ministry of Defence has revealed its blueprint for censoring official documents under legislation to make government records more transparent.more

Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years, sooner than expected. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods. Such products are grown from cells in small chemical plants.more

An easyJet pilot has been grounded for flying his passenger aircraft too close to a mountain in Egypt, according to reports. Captain Paul Elsworth’s Airbus A320 came within 770ft of disaster when it descending towards the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, The Sun said.more

Tesco has issued an apology to its customers as it confirms the discontinuation of one of its fridge essentials in all UK stores, following enquires from shoppers about the missing product on social media.more

People living near power cables could receive £250 a year off their energy bills as the UK government hopes to speed up construction of infrastructure vital to the transition away from fossil fuels.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of today's US-Ukraine meeting in Saudi Arabia, the chief executive's office reported yesterday. Starmer hopes the talks will result in the resumption of US military aid to Ukraine.more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is aiming to raise £700m to fund its plan to launch cross-Channel rail services that would compete with Eurostar. Virgin, which previously operated intercity trains in Britain including between London and Glasgow, plans to start rail services connecting the UK capital with Paris and Brussels. It would also look to run trains to Amsterdam.more

The fire, which broke out after a collision between a container ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea yesterday, is still ongoing, port authorities in the British town of Grimsby told AFP today. Dozens of people abandoned the vessels after the crash just before 9.50am yesterday, with the Coastguard rescuing 36 people.more

An ancient burial site has been revealed to be the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain. Archaeological research by the University of Exeter and Historic England has shed new light on the origins of the prehistoric Flagstones monument located near Dorchester, Dorset, during the Neolithic period.more

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a major initiative to help long-term unemployed sick and disabled people back into work. The move comes ahead of a wider reform package aimed at overhauling the UK’s welfare system, which ministers have described as "broken" and "unsustainable."more

Millions of passengers will see train cancellation and delay data published prominently at more than 1,700 railway stations in England from Thursday. The data will update every 28 days showing statistics for the most recent month in a bid to increase transparency and to hold operators to account.more

Tower Bridge was temporarily shut down after a person climbed up the railings. The incident saw the bridge in central London being "closed to traffic and pedestrians" with the public being urged to "avoid the area where possible".more

A major rescue operation has been launched after an oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided off the East Yorkshire coast, with reports both vessels are on fire.more

Nearly one in 10 of all women who died at the hands of men in the UK over the past 15 years were mothers killed by their sons, a report reveals. Data analysing the deaths of 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 has given an unprecedented insight into the hidden scourge of matricide, with more than 170 mothers killed by their sons.more

Britain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the Covid pandemic, according to an Observer analysis of international data, five years on from the first lockdown.more

A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said.more

Travelling by car in London can be both a nightmare and cost a fortune. On top of that, finding well-priced parking in the capital can also be a tall order.more

Sunny and balmy weather will continue on Sunday, after the warmest day of the year so far was recorded across the UK on Saturday. Temperatures will once again climb quickly with the sunshine on Sunday, widely reaching 16C to 17C, and rising up to 18C or 19C in London and the Home Counties, the south-west Midlands, east Wales, Cumbria and north Lancashire.more

People in London have been breathing significantly cleaner air since the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez), a study has found. Levels of deadly pollutants that are linked to a wide range of health problems – from cancer to impaired lung development, heart attacks to premature births – have dropped, with some of the biggest improvements coming in the capital’s most deprived areas.more

Support ratings for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have risen sharply since Donald Trump returned to the White House and shocked Europe by withdrawing political and military support for Ukraine, 'The Guardian' daily noted, citing the latest opinion polls.more