United Kingdom New Year's Eve parties in London and Scotland scrapped as COVID surges The UK has reported record cases in recent days, with 91,743 in the last 24 hours reported on Monday. 21/12/2021
United Kingdom UK court orders Dubai rule to pay €645 million to ex-wife and children Dubai ruler ordered by UK court to pay €645 million to his ex-wife and their children 21/12/2021
World News NGO sues French and British authorities over Channel migrant tragedy French and British rescue services are accused of ignoring calls for help, failing to prevent the biggest loss of life during attempted illegal crossings of the Channel. 20/12/2021
United Kingdom UK pleas for out-of-work teachers to return amid 'Omicron tidal wave' Education workers are 26% more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population, according to a union. 20/12/2021
United Kingdom Liz Truss appointed UK Brexit minister after David Frost's shock exit David Frost quit his post as Brexit minister while PM Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party faces a major crisis in confidence from both lawmakers and voters alike. 19/12/2021
Travel News Germany travel rules: UK tourists are banned under new restrictions Germany is banning UK tourists, and travellers who will be allowed in face two weeks of quarantine. 19/12/2021
Ukraine UK unlikely to send troops to help Ukraine, defence chief says UK defence secretary Ben Wallace stated that sending in troops in case of a Russian invasion is unlikely, but that sanctions could be imposed instead. 18/12/2021
United Kingdom UK COVID-19 cases hit record high for third day as Omicron spreads The UK registered more than 93,000 COVID-19 cases as the new Omicron variant spreads. 17/12/2021
France Paris to ask EU to begin legal action against UK over fishing licences Under the Brexit trade deal concluded just before Christmas 2020, EU fishing boats can continue to fish in British waters if they obtain a licence. 17/12/2021
Earth News Why are hundreds of dead puffins washing up on Scottish shores? Scientists say the 'puffin wreck' is one of the biggest in 50 years. 17/12/2021
Europe News Brussels moves to help supply of medicines to Northern Ireland The UK cautiously welcomed the proposals as "constructive" but said it needed to look at the text more closely. 17/12/2021
United Kingdom Woman arrested after four children die in London house fire About 60 firefighters were deployed to tackle the "intense blaze" in south London on Thursday evening. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 17/12/2021
United Kingdom Australia, Britain sign free trade agreement Britain has touted the deal as its largest “from scratch” to be finalised. 17/12/2021
United Kingdom 'Party is over': UK's ruling Tories lose safe seat they've always held The defeat caps a turbulent few weeks for Boris Johnson. 17/12/2021
United Kingdom UK interest rate hike is 1st in a top economy amid pandemic The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 16/12/2021
Travel News How much will a holiday cost in 2022 and what’s the best month to go? From road trips to staycations, Brits found new ways to travel in 2021. 16/12/2021
France France drastically restricts travel to and from UK over Omicron fears From Saturday, travellers will need to provide "compelling reasons", and entry into France will be restricted mostly to French and EU nationals, residents and their families. 16/12/2021
United Kingdom UK registers record number of COVID-19 cases due to Omicron variant UK registers record number of COVID-19 cases due to Omicron variant 15/12/2021
United Kingdom UK Supreme Court rules against gender-neutral passports A British activist has lost a legal challenge on the government’s policy not to allow gender-neutral passports. 15/12/2021
Travel News Brits should urgently check their vaxx certificate under this new rule Half-term travellers whose second jab was more than nine months ago will be deemed ‘unvaccinated’ in the EU. 15/12/2021