Britain has been named Europe’s work from home capital, with employees spending more days away from the office than in any other nation on the Continent. Workers in the UK spend an average of 1.8 days working from home each week, according to a new report from King’s College London, which was more time than all nations bar Canada – at 1.9 days – among the 40 nations studied.more

London is expected to reach a high of 28C during 10 consecutive days of sunshine as a fresh heatwave hits the capital, according to BBC Weather and experts at Netweather. After a rainy last few days, a heatwave is set in from Friday, May 30 and run until at least Sunday, June 8 according to the latest forecasts.more

Officials have been probing whether the three Ukrainian-born men charged with arson or conspiring to commit arson were recruited by the Kremlin, reports claim.more

More than a third of UK consumers now use AI to shop, a 39% increase on last year, according to a survey. The annual Retail Report by financial technology platform Adyen found that some 35% of consumers say they have used AI to help them with their shopping.more

Manchester Museum in Great Britain has been named the best European museum of 2025, it was announced during the annual European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) ceremony held in Białystok. There were 42 nominated museums from 18 countries.more

South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour. The first nationalised service, from Woking to Surbiton, departed on time at 05:36.more

Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming.more

Sunny spring weather sent shoppers flocking to supermarkets and specialists such as butchers, bakers and alcohol outlets last month, fuelling the strongest quarterly increase in retail sales in Great Britain in almost four years.more

For coupled up Londoners, the old adage of “first comes love, then comes marriage” has been turned on its head thanks to rising rents, stricter mortgage affordability tests and the financial pressures of saving for a home.more

The UK government is reportedly considering selling a post-Brexit border check facility in Kent that could fall out of use as a result of this week’s trade pact with the EU.more

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship between January and March, a period that coincided with the start of US President Donald Trump's second term, CNN reported yesterday, quoting figures from the Home Office in London.more

Cyclists and e-bike riders have been hit with criminal convictions and penalties of more than £400 each for flouting London’s traffic laws. City of London Police officers are deployed on bikes and the Met Police has a dedicated Cycle Safety team, with the aim of tackling the scourge of bikes whistling through pedestrian crossings and past red lights. more

The heir to the British throne has been committed to environmental action for years. He also supports those who, as he points out, are on the front line of this fight. To shed light on the hardships and challenges of their work, the prince has produced a six-episode documentary series, ‘Guardians’, showcasing the work of forest rangers.more

Higher-than-expected government borrowing figures have increased the prospect of Chancellor Rachel Reeves raising taxes in the autumn, experts say. Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax income - was £20.2bn in April, up £1bn from the same month last year, official figures showed.more

Ministers are bracing themselves for a potential wave of NHS strikes in England after doctors denounced pay rises of up to 5.4% this year as “derisory” and threatened to take action in protest.more

Up to 500 new homes are to be given to homeless people in a bid to end the rough sleeping crisis in London. Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announced on Tuesday how he planned to achieve a 2024 manifesto pledge to “eliminate” rough sleeping in the capital by 2030.more

The West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in Britain for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito bites, can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about 1 in 150 people who are infected, according to the World Health Organisation. more

The UK signed an agreement yesterday to return the Chagos Islands archipelago to Mauritius and to maintain a joint US-British military base on one of the islands there in this strategic region of the Indian Ocean.more

Drivers could be punished more harshly than shoplifters under Labour plans to increase parking fines. The Department for Transport has reportedly considered raising penalties from £70 to more than £120 for motorists outside London.more

BBC World Service is expanding its trusted news offer with the launch of a pilot Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska – bbc.com/polska, and its content on social channels. Going live from Tuesday 24 June 2025, the website bbc.com/polska will deliver independent and impartial news in text and video for Polish-speaking audiences.more

Amid a storm for Reform at this month’s local elections and the government’s white paper announced last week, migration is at the top of the national agenda. One of prime minister Keir Starmer’s plans to reform immigration policy is to require “A-Level English” standards from migrants before they are able to be granted a work visa.more

The UK has seen a change to wetter conditions with scattered heavy downpours and thunderstorms affecting parts of the Midlands and southern England on Wednesday. The unsettled weather is set to continue on Saturday with spells of rain, turning heavy rain in the north and west, and into Sunday with wind in the north-west and showers in the west. more

Net migration to the UK has nearly halved over the year to 431,000, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, in figures which will bring some relief to Keir Starmer.more

Violent prisoners, including those convicted of sex offences and domestic abuse, could be released after serving just a third of their sentence in a bid to ease prison overcrowding, under new recommendations made in a landmark review. more

England will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. It will not be available for everyone. The focus will mainly be on gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or an STI.more