More than two-thirds of beer and wine served in UK pubs and bars is short measured, a survey by Trading Standards suggests. Officers who visited 77 pubs and bars were served 96 short measures out of 137 orders, meaning approximately 70% were less than the prescribed quantity required by The Weights and Measures Order for pints and half pints and 175ml glasses of wine.more

More than 10,000 illegal immigrants have already crossed the Channel into the UK since the start of this year and this is the earliest date in a year since this level was exceeded, according to Home Office statistics released yesterday.more

The opposition Labour Party has a 22 percentage point lead over the ruling Conservative Party, according to a YouGov poll published yesterday for The Times newspaper, the first conducted after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that elections for the House of Commons will be held on 4 July.more

A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field close to an RAF station in Lincolnshire, officials said. Emergency services were called to the field off Langrick Road, Coningsby shortly before 13:20 BST on Saturday. The World War Two-era plane belonged to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby, the RAF said.more

Already during the American leg of "The Eras Tour", it was noticeable with what honours Taylor Swift was welcomed in some cities. She had a sandwich named after her, a park bench, and some of the cities she visited were renamed in her honour. Liverpool has no intention of departing from this tradition. more

Net migration to the UK fell 10% last year after hitting a record high in 2022, official figures show. The number – the difference between the number of people arriving in the UK and leaving – was 685,000 in the year to December 2023, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

Dental graduates in England could be forced to work in the NHS to help tackle the crisis in access that has left millions struggling to get their teeth repaired. Under the government’s plan they would have to undertake NHS work for “several years” after leaving university or face paying back some of the £200,000 cost of training them.more

The death of a former Royal Marine who was charged with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service is not being treated as suspicious, police have said. Matthew Trickett, 37, a Home Office immigration officer, appeared in court last week charged under the National Security Act.more

London’s human capital is second to nowhere in the world, helping the UK’s capital climb to the second spot on Oxford Economics’ latest Global Cities Index. Oxford Economics measured the 1,000 largest cities in the world on five categories: Economics, Human Capital, Quality of Life, Environment, and Governancmore

Those traveling to the UK for the long weekend face a range of difficulties in all possible modes of transportation: from railroads to roads, airports to ports. The late May bank holiday also marks the start of a week’s half-term for most UK schools. Some airports will handle their highest number of passengers ever for a late May bank holiday.more

A London-born teenager who died of leukaemia aged 15 is to become the Catholic church’s first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis was a computer prodigy who helped to spread Roman Catholic teaching online before his death in 2006. On Thursday, Pope Francis decreed that a second posthumous miracle has been attributed to Acutis, qualifying the teenager for canonisation.more

Child serial killer Lucy Letby has been denied permission to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care when she worked as a neonatal nurse.more

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski expressed his belief that regardless of who wins the elections to the House of Commons scheduled for July 4, British policy towards Ukraine will continue, and Poland and Great Britain will remain close allies.more

A rowdy bunch of 'drunk' British holidaymakers were escorted off a Ryanair flight to Tenerife after they were accused of drinking illicit alcohol and allegedly hurling abuse at other passengers. The group, who were on their way to the Canary Islands, are also said to have been "engaging in sexual activity in front of children".more

British PM Rishi Sunak admitted yesterday that deportations of illegal migrants to Rwanda would not start before the general election, which he has set for 4 July. He also denied that he had set such a date for the vote for fear of a return of inflation and another wave of migrant crossings across the Channel expected in the summer.more

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (CKE)to introduce Carl’s Jr.® restaurants to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. This exciting collaboration marks a significant expansion for Carl’s Jr., bringing its iconic, bold flavours to these new international markets.more

Nursing is the most in-demand job in the UK, while chefs and salespeople make up the rest of the top three, according to new data from Indeed.more

There are 16 million households with a pet, many of which have been struggling to pay vet bills, potentially overpay for medicines and potentially don't know the best treatment options available, the competition watchdog said.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that elections to the House of Commons will be held on 4 July. He also announced that he had already obtained the formal consent of King Charles III to dissolve Parliament, which will take place on 30 May.more

The ITAKA Foundation - Searching for Missing People Centre, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for missing 27-year-old Adrian Paweł Ciepacz. more

Supermarkets have warned against panic buying after the Government launched a website telling Britons to have three days’ worth of tinned food and water to prepare for an emergency.more

Rishi Sunak has vowed to "fight for every vote" as he called an early UK general election for Thursday 4 July. The PM made the announcement in a rain-soaked speech outside 10 Downing Street, as he bids to win a fifth term in office for the Conservatives. The surprise move overturned expectations of an autumn poll, which might have given the Tories a better chance of closing the gap with Labour.more

Craig Mackinlay MP, who almost six months ago had both arms and both legs amputated due to sepsis and was given a 5 per cent chance of survival, returned to the UK House of Commons yesterday - greeted by a standing ovation.more

The annual rate of inflation in the UK was 2.3 per cent in April. - the UK's statistics office ONS announced today. This is a significant drop from March, when it was 3.2 per cent, and the lowest level since July 2021.more

Water companies in England and Wales want bills to increase by between 24% and 91% over the next five years, according to figures compiled by the consumer watchdog.more