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Budget airline EasyJet is launching a recruitment drive aimed at people aged over 50. The campaign is called Returnships and the company is offering taster sessions at its London Gatwick training centre.more

Articles in the media suggesting that Russia sparked the riots in the UK are the result of some Britons believing that everything they find online is disinformation, said Stephen Hutchings, a Russianist and sociologist, professor at the University of Manchester and head of a research project on disinformation.more

Thousands of people took to the streets of British cities last night in demonstrations against the far right, which completely overshadowed the announced further anti-immigrant and anti-Islam protests. Contrary to fears, there were no major riots as in previous days. Large, peaceful crowds demonstrated in London, Bristol, Oxford, Liverpool and Birmingham.more

Traditional sombre funerals in religious settings are increasingly being replaced by “celebrations of life” with personal touches held at more unusual locations in the UK, according to a study.more

More than 500 new prison places will be made available to ensure those taking part in rioting and disorder on UK streets can be jailed, the government said. It comes after days of violence and unrest across parts of the UK following the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport last week.more

Maja and Nikodem - these were the names most frequently chosen by parents for their children in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Digitalisation announced yesterday. Among the least frequently given names, however, were Walentyna and Muaz.more

Nationwide is to open dementia clinics at its high street bank branches amid a surge in cases across the UK. The bank said on Monday it would begin offering free specialist support at 200 branches, providing specialist health and financial advice.more

The hidden cost of rising workplace sickness in the UK has increased to more than £100bn a year, largely caused by a loss of productivity amid “staggering” levels of presenteeism, a report warns.more

Riots continued across Britain on Sunday as aggressors set fire to hotels used to house asylum seekers. Hotels were set on fire in Rotherham and Tamworth while in Bolton, rival groups of anti-immigrant and Muslim youths were kept apart by police.more

Sadiq Khan’s vow to "eliminate" rough sleeping by 2030 has moved further out of reach. Latest figures published by City Hall on Wednesday showed that 4,223 people were seen sleeping rough in London between April and June, up 29 per cent on the same period last year. more

Fire brigades across England are rife with “pockets of abhorrent behaviour” such as sexist, racist and homophobic language, an investigation has found. The firefighting inspectorate discovered that almost a quarter of brigades were culpable with their behaviour excused as “old-school banter”, according to a report into allegations of a toxic culture.more

Yesterday, violent riots broke out again in several British cities following the killing of three girls in Southport near Liverpool. Prime Minister Keir Starmer assured that the police have the full support of the government in taking action against extremists.more

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British newlyweds have collectively spent a staggering £30 billion on their honeymoons, with the average couple shelling out £4,062 for their romantic getaway, a study found.more

Limit on welfare support, introduced in 2013, leaves some with just £4 a day for each family member, writes "Guardian".more

Police forces have been urged to step up patrols outside mosques and asylum seeker accommodation amid plans for at least 19 far-right rallies across England in coming days. Violent demonstrations have spread from Southport to London, Hartlepool, Manchester and Aldershot after the stabbing atrocity at a children’s holiday club on Monday.more

Last year, 52.9 per cent of Poles aged 25-34 lived with their parents, according to Wednesday's CSO report 'Poland in the European Union 2024'. In this respect, our country "overtook", among others, Italy. The fewest people of this age who live with their parents are in Scandinavian countries.more

Newham town hall is facing “considerable financial pressures” over its temporary accommodation bills.more

For the first time, less than half of 16 to 24-year-olds are now watching traditional TV - live and catch-up programming on a television set at home - each week. Just 48% of young adults tuned in during an average week last year, compared with 76% just five years before (2018), according to Ofcom's annual Media Nations report.more

Almost half of respondents from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain expect artificial intelligence to reduce the availability of jobs, a report by Allianz Trade reported. In contrast, 51 per cent believe that the skills gap resulting from AI will widen.more

Deaths due to drinking and driving on UK roads have increased to 300 annually, a 13-year high, according to newly published government data.more

Figures released last week showed the highest yearly numbers of suspensions and exclusions of school pupils in England. Is worsening behaviour really the only explanation? more

Thousands of supporters of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson have filled Trafalgar Square in central London after a march. He claimed the event was the "biggest patriotic rally" the UK had ever seen.more

Humanity must confront the ‘epidemic of extreme heat’ it has caused, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday. According to scientists, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were the warmest days on Earth in the history of measuring.more

Poles' attitude to the legalisation of civil partnerships differs depending on whether it concerns same-sex or different-sex unions. 90 per cent of respondents approve of the possibility of formalising unions between a man and a woman, while 52 per cent are in favour of legalising them for same-sex couples, according to the CBOS survey.more