The number of people in Scotland whose death was caused by alcohol remains at a high level, with the largest number of deaths in 15 years. The latest figures from National Records of Scotland, (NRS) show 1,277 people died from conditions caused by alcohol in 2023.more

Campaigners have called on the Government to make Afro hair a protected characteristic to prevent race discrimination in schools and the workplace.more

Great Britain will provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth over £600 million (over PLN 3 billion), announced British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who visited Kiev yesterday.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on a further 10 ships that are part of Russia's ‘shadow fleet’, vessels used to circumvent the embargo on Russian oil trade imposed by Western countries following the Russian assault on Ukraine.more

The time for London Open House 2024 – the UK capital's annual festival that celebrates architecture for all – has come around. This is the event where buildings, many normally off-limits to the public, throw open their doors to welcome everyone – from the simply architecture-curious to die-hard genre enthusiasts, and from students to professionals and the general public. more

First it was Lidl with its croissant handbag, and now cult bakery chain Greggs has announced the launch of its first jewellery collection, a glittering range of gold-plated pieces that includes sausage roll earrings. more

The majority of households are worried about the rising cost of shopping despite slowing price rises, according to industry data. Kantar Worldpanel - which tracks supermarket till prices, sales and market share - said its measure of grocery inflation slowed to 1.7% in August.more

Almost 10 million UK pensioners will lose their entitlement to state-funded winter heating subsidies. Keir Starmer's Labour government yesterday pushed through a drastic reduction in the number of people entitled to this benefit.more

Southwark has emerged as the UK’s third-highest area for pickpocketing, with nearly 20 out of every 1,000 people falling victim to theft. According to research by security firm Get Licensed, 5,935 pickpocketing incidents were reported in the borough between March 2023 and March 2024.more

The Ministry of Justice is keen to distance this policy from the Home Office's housing of migrants in hotels, which costs the taxpayer millions of pounds a day. Instead, this policy is intended to be used as a last resort - and may not be needed at all.more

British conservative weekly newspaper 'The Spectator', which is the world's oldest continuously published magazine, has been sold to British investor and major shareholder of TV station GB News, Paul Marshall, for £100 million, it was announced yesterday.more

Corkage fees - the charge applied to diners who bring their own wine - are rising as restaurants try to make a profit, industry experts have said. According to trade publication The Drinks Business, the average fee was about £12 to £15 per bottle of still wine opened on site.more

Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular sources for news in the UK, according to figures described as a “generational shift” in viewing habits.more

With the change of seasons there is a frequently neglected aspect of vehicle safety which warrants our attention. As summer ends and the nights grow cooler, an unexpected danger might be hiding in your vehicle. Yes, it's all about spiders.more

Hundreds of survivors of crime are unaware that their perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday despite requests that this would not happen, the victims’ commissioner has claimed.more

The government’s plan to tackle the hospital backlog in England will fail without a fundamental reform in how services work, health leaders say. Labour aims to increase the number of appointments and operations done each week by 40,000, to help hit the 18-week waiting time target.more

Birmingham City Council owns an artwork collection valued at almost half a billion pounds, a BBC investigation has discovered. But none will be sold off to help tackle the financial challenges at the council which declared it was effectively bankrupt last year.more

The British Foreign Office announced yesterday the launch of three strategic reviews of the country's foreign policy aimed at strengthening Britain's global influence.more

The Princess of Wales has spoken of her relief at completing her course of chemotherapy, in a highly personal video released by Kensington Palace. Catherine revealed in March that she was undergoing cancer treatment and has been out of sight of the public for much of this year.more

The boss of Aldi UK says shoppers are treating themselves to more expensive products as cost of living pressures start to ease. Customers are said to be "trading up" to premium own-label products including Wagyu steak, premium cheese, ready meals, and brioche buns.more

The beautiful town of Kolobrzeg is one of Poland's best kept secrets.more

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research, writes "The Guardian".more

Health charities call for taxes on salty products and bans on junk food sponsorship of sport to help cut deaths from heart disease, writes "The Guardian".more

The Body Shop has been rescued from administration, in a deal that appears to secure the immediate future for 1,300 shop and office workers. A consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania has acquired the ethical beauty brand's 113 UK stores which remain trading, for an undisclosed sum.more

Health Equity North shows that women in the north live shorter lives, work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be an unpaid carer and to live in poverty than women in other regions of England. more