United Kingdom

Business

Chinese woman convicted in UK over €6bn Bitcoin fraud

Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.

30/09/2025

Business

Big Pharma’s retreat: Is NHS pricing behind investor pullbacks?

Multinational pharmaceutical firms are pulling pack or pausing investments in the UK, blaming a lack of competitive drug pricing.

30/09/2025

United Kingdom

Keir Starmer pleads for Labour party unity amid dire poll ratings

Starmer appealed to his Labour Party colleagues to have more trust in the government and display a united house, warning them to prepare for the “fight of our lives” amid Nigel Farage’s poll-topping Reform UK party threat.

28/09/2025

wellbeing

More than 1 million social prescribing referrals per year in England

England’s social prescribing programme, which prioritises nature, art, sport, and community, has blown past official targets, with more than one million referrals per year, a new study found.

27/09/2025

Economy

BCC: UK should subsidise pay to tackle young worker sickness plight

The UK must tackle long-term sickness if it wants to bolster its workforce and grow the economy, said the British Chamber of Commerce.

25/09/2025

United Kingdom

Man arrested in UK over cyberattack that affected European airports

Starting on Friday, airports in Berlin, Brussels and London were hit by disruptions to their electronic check-in and boarding systems, forcing ground staff to resort to handwriting boarding passes.

24/09/2025

Money

UK says ‘high-tech push’ saved over €550 million in public fraud

Results from early tests show that a new AI fraud prevention tool could slash the time to identify fraud risks by 80 per cent.

24/09/2025

United Kingdom

Asylum seeker jailed for sex attacks that sparked UK protests

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, a town near London.

23/09/2025

United Kingdom

'Absolutely no evidence' Putin wants peace in Ukraine, MI6 chief says

Ukraine has accepted proposals for a ceasefire and a summit meeting, but so far Moscow has been noncommittal.

19/09/2025

Business

Nvidia pledges to invest £2 billion to boost AI start-ups in the UK

This comes on the back of a series of tech announcements in the UK this week, shared while US President Donald Trump visits the country.

19/09/2025

United Kingdom

UK spy agency MI6 launches dark web portal to recruit foreign snoops

MI6 has launched a dark web portal, Silent Courier, to recruit spies and gather information securely. The platform targets potential informants worldwide, including Russia.

19/09/2025

Health news

Psychedelics could help with mental health, but not yet, say doctors

Clinical trials are underway across Europe testing whether psychedelic-assisted therapies can help address mental health disorders. But doctors urge a ‘sober science’ approach.

19/09/2025

United Kingdom

Trump 'grateful' for second UK state visit but key differences remain

Trump and Starmer signed what both sides hailed as a historic agreement on science and technology but opinions diverged on immigration and Palestine.

18/09/2025

United Kingdom

Three people detained in Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia

The arrests on Wednesday came as Lithuania announced that a Russia-backed network was behind a series of parcel explosions in Europe last year.

18/09/2025

Economy

Bank of England holds key rate at 4% with inflation above target

The decision comes as no surprise as inflation in the UK remains stubbornly high, almost double the central bank's 2% target.

18/09/2025

Europe News

Trade, Ukraine, Gaza: Starmer pleading for concessions from Trump

On Thursday, the political part of Trump’s visit to the UK gets underway with both sides hoping to avoid one issue: the Epstein files.

18/09/2025

United Kingdom

Trump praises special bond between US and UK in lavish state banquet

The US president said the word “special” hardly does justice to the relationship between the transatlantic allies.

18/09/2025

United Kingdom

UK judge blocks government plan to send migrant back to France

The ruling is a setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to stop people crossing the channel from France in small boats.

17/09/2025

No Comment

Trump welcomed to Windsor Castle with full royal pageantry

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday in a horse-drawn carriage procession with King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

17/09/2025

Economy

UK inflation remains nearly double the target before BOE rate decision

Stubbornly high inflation has been one of the reasons why the Labour government's poll ratings have fallen sharply since it came to power in July 2024.

17/09/2025

No Comment

Protesters gather outside Windsor Castle ahead of Trump state visit

Protesters gathered outside Windsor Castle on Tuesday to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom.

17/09/2025

United Kingdom

King Charles III greets Trump in Windsor at start of state visit to UK

Trump is expected to hold talks on Thursday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who will tout a new UK-US technology deal.

17/09/2025

Health news

Women with long COVID may have longer, heavier periods, study finds

Women with long COVID reported abnormal bleeding around their menstrual cycles, a new study found.

16/09/2025

United Kingdom

Seven golds for Kazakhstan at first World Boxing Championships 2025

More than 500 boxers from 66 countries competed at the event which took place in the UK city Liverpool.

16/09/2025

Business

Google pledges £5bn investment in the UK, creating AI-driven jobs

Over the next two years, the company plans to invest in AI-driven research and development units, claiming it will add more than 8,000 jobs a year across UK businesses.

16/09/2025

United Kingdom

'Soldier F' goes on trial for Bloody Sunday deaths in Northern Ireland

The ex-paratrooper, who cannot be identified and is known only as Soldier F, is accused of murdering two men and attempting to murder five others.

16/09/2025