Category: UK
One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC
As many as one in six workers in Britain are skipping meals to make ends meet as households remain under pressure from the higher cost [more…]
‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI
Artificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK’s computing capacity despite widespread [more…]
UK should back tough Trump sanctions on Iran, report says
The UK should back Donald Trump’s expected maximum economic sanctions against Iran as part of an effort to encourage nationals to end their support for [more…]
No Trousers Tube Ride brings carnival of underwear to London Underground
The annual No Trousers Tube Ride event has returned in colourful fashion as people stripped down to their underwear and hopped on the London Underground. [more…]
Ambulance crews stuck at A&E miss thousands of 999 calls a day in England
Paramedics in England are unable to respond to 100,000 urgent 999 calls every month because they are stuck outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients, [more…]
Reeves’ drive for growth seeks China lifeline after UK market turmoil
Rachel Reeves hailed a new era of “respectful and consistent future relations with China” as pressure grew on the embattled chancellor to deliver on her [more…]
Friend of British hiker missing in Italy voices ‘acceptance’ as search continues
A close friend of a British hiker who has been missing in the Dolomites since New Year’s Day has said “there is an acceptance that [more…]
One of four lynx captured in Scottish Highlands dies
One of the four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands this week has died. The animal, which had been illegally released, was caught on Friday [more…]
‘So immoral’: gig economy workers forced to pay fee to receive their wages
Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their [more…]
Search for missing sisters in Aberdeen extended to coast
The search for two sisters, who went missing in Aberdeen on Tuesday morning, has been extended to the coast, police said. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti [more…]
