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Work

UK firms make four-day workweek permanent after world’s biggest trial

A UK study shows work intensity remains lower and job satisfaction is higher during a four-day workweek.

22/02/2024

Business

Bite Back: Youth campaign shames companies over junk food products

Activists in the UK call out firms like Ferrero and Mondelez that cash in on selling unhealthy food to children.

22/02/2024

Business

Record profits for Lloyds amid £450m car financing investigation

The investigation by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is looking into now-banned car finance deals.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Breathtaking: The pandemic medical from inside the NHS

A new British drama looks at life inside the nation’s health service during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

22/02/2024

United Kingdom

King Charles III banknotes to enter circulation in June 2024

New banknotes will be issued solely to substitute worn ones and to accommodate any rise in demand for banknotes.

21/02/2024

United Kingdom

US lawyers: Assange went beyond journalism and should face charges

The appeal proceedings are Assange's last-ditch attempt to avoid being handed over to the US.

21/02/2024

United Kingdom

UK sanctions officials at Russian penal colony where Navalny died

Along with international outrage at dissident's untimely death, some sympathetic Russians have defied efforts to crack down on public mourning.

21/02/2024

Business

EasyJet to make FTSE 100 comeback, replacing Endeavour Mining

British airline EasyJet is set to return to the UK's famed FTSE index after a rocky pandemic period.

21/02/2024

Culture news

‘UK Office’ actor Ewen MacIntosh has died, aged 50

The Welsh actor and comedian was best known for starring in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s wildly successful sitcom ‘The Office’ between 2001 and 2003.

21/02/2024

Business

Mis-sold car finance: UK drivers could be owed thousands

Car buyers may have been charged unfair interest rates on motor loans, according to the UK’s financial regulator.

21/02/2024

Economy

UK middle earners 'struggle' to make ends meet despite £60k salaries

While low earners are certainly "far worse off" than those in the middle, evidence shows many households on median income "continue to face economic struggles", according to a new report.

21/02/2024

Business

Sir Jim Ratcliffe wraps up Manchester United minority stake deal

The deal has finally been done some 15 months after the Glazer family announced a strategic review of the football club, which also included the possibility of selling it.

21/02/2024

United Kingdom

British nuclear missile test fails and crashes into sea

The submarine-based Trident deterrent fires long-range ballistic missiles that have not been successfully tested in some time.

21/02/2024

Economy

UK public sector net borrowing rises: What does it mean for taxes?

Increases in income tax, corporation tax and national insurance collections contributed to January’s total public sector receipts.

21/02/2024

Green News

'Belief in consent’: UK climate activists could lose key defence

Five XR protesters could be the last to use the statutory defence, after the government asked the Court of Appeal to review it.

21/02/2024

United Kingdom

London police recover body linked to partner's chemical attack

Authorities “strongly believe” that the body they pulled from the River Thames is that of a man wanted over a chemical attack

20/02/2024

Culture news

Stayin' Alive? 86-year-old Ridley Scott may direct Bee Gees biopic

A biopic on the three Gibb brothers who changed disco has been in production since 2019.

20/02/2024

United Kingdom

Prince William calls for an end to fighting in Gaza soon

Heir to the throne's statement is a highly unusual intervention by the royal family's standards.

20/02/2024

Business

Juicy £600 steaks help Salt Bae rake in the millions

Despite its often eye-watering prices, the restaurant group has still had to battle with surging energy bills.

20/02/2024

Cult

Burtynsky exhibition explores humanity’s impact on natural world

Striking photos, murals and video footage from Canadian photographic artist Edward Burtynsky urge a rethink of our legacy on Earth, and the pursuit of a more sustainable future.

20/02/2024

Economy

Rising costs see UK hospitality industry running out of money

The hospitality industry is appealing to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to do something to help businesses stay afloat.

20/02/2024

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WATCH: Hundreds protest in Jerusalem for release of hostages

The fate of hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last year is at the centre of stop-start ceasefire negotiations.

20/02/2024

Markets

Barclays stock rises as bank unveils cost-cutting and buyback plans

Barclays stock gained nearly 5% on Tuesday morning as the bank unveiled to investors its cost-cutting and buyback plans.

20/02/2024

United Kingdom

Plans to build traffic tunnel at Stonehenge to go ahead

Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against renewed plans to build a road tunnel under one of the UK's oldest monuments.

20/02/2024

Tech News

Julian Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US

The WikiLeaks founder, who’s been indicted on 18 charges in the US, could face extradition should the London court rules against him.

20/02/2024

Business

Fraud value doubles and continues to increase in the UK

The majority of the scams targeting consumers are happening on social media, according to a new report.

20/02/2024