The British are having to choose between soap and food - so crippling is the cost-of-living crisis. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: The not so Great Britain

Akshata Murty, wife of British PM Rishi Sunak, has decided to shut her investment start-up Catamaran Ventures. Why have Murty's businesses been embroiled in controversies?

Gravitas: Did the UK’s first lady benefit from government grants?

Cops in UK are increasingly resorting to turning their body-worn cameras off to steer clear of penalties and responsibility, BBC reported citing its investigation.

UK cops abusing body-worn cameras, turning them off, sharing footage unlawfully on WhatsApp

In the United Kingdom, organized criminal gangs have come up with a new plan to smuggle drugs and funds into jail.

UK: Criminal gangs find new ways to smuggle drugs

Akshata Murty, the wife of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has made the decision to close down her controversial start-up investment company named Catamaran Ventures UK, as revealed in the latest company filings, reported The Times.

Akshata Murty, wife of UK PM Rishi Sunak, initiates winding down of her start-up

Akshata Murty, the wife of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has made the decision to close down her controversial start-up investment company named Catamaran Ventures UK, as revealed in the latest company filings.

UK: Akshata Murty, wife of PM Sunak, initiates winding down of her start-up

Boris Johnson has been granted permission to build a swimming pool at his Oxfordshire moated manor despite concerns it could impact newts.

UK: Boris Johnson given green light to build swimming pool

The United Kingdom on Wednesday (September 27) greenlit oil and gas production in Rosebank field, the country's largest undeveloped field, in order to bolster energy security.

UK greenlights North Sea oil drilling a week after diluting net-zero targets

The UK authorities gave a green signal for Equinor's north sea Rosebank field, which is one of the nation's biggest new oil and gas projects in years. The move is to bolster the nation's energy security and comes a week after the government diluted its net zero targets despite opposition from the environmentalists.

UK approving Rosebank Oilfield a climate disaster: Activists

Recently, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the government will push back the ban on the sale of new petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles in the UK from 2030 to 2035.

UK forces back its EV transition plans, new petrol and diesel cars to be sold until 2035

In a move toward combating climate change, the UK government's development finance institution, British International Investment (BII), has set its sights on a $1 billion investment in Indian clean energy projects by 2026.

British International Investment to invest $1 billion in India's clean energy projects

A delegation from Saudi Arabia arrived in the occupied West Bank this morning amid talk that the Kingdom is on the verge of normalising relations with the apartheid state of Israel. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delegation was led by the non-resident envoy to the Palestinian territories, Nayef Al-Sudairi.

West Bank: Saudi delegation arrives amid talk of normalisation with Israel

Ten German-made Leopard 1 tanks headed for Ukraine were forced to return home after the war-torn nation rejected them over multiple technical defects.

Ukraine rejects 10 German Leopard tanks over repair issues

A lesser-known class of synthetic opioids called nitazene has become a concerning subject in first-world countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.

An opioid deadlier than fentanyl is sweeping through the Western world

A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death while on her way to school in a bus in south London's Croydon on Wednesday (Sep 27) morning, prompting a murder investigation.

London: 15-year-old girl stabbed to death on her way to school in bus

Scotland is expected to approve, UK's first official consumption room for drugs. The facility plans to tackle the country's illegal drug problem by providing the users a hygienic and safe environment to take the drugs safely as they would be under supervision.

UK to get first legal drug consumption room, plan to provide users hygienic environment

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is facing criticism over her comments on United Nations Refugee Convention. In Washington Parliament, she was questioned whether the UN Agencies' fit in today's time? Watch the video to know what she replied to it.

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman under fire for Asylum comments | World News | WION

The British Museum launched a public hotline on Tuesday asking for help to locate some 2,000 missing artifacts, revealing they were mostly ancient Greek and Roman gems and jewelry.

British museum seeks public aid to recover stolen artefacts

India's growing renewable energy capacity has got a boost from the United Kingdom. Reports suggest that the UK government plans to invest $1 billion in Indian climate related-project by 2026.

India climate plan gets UK boost as govt body invests in Indian projects | WION Climate Tracker

After the company's auditors reported that they had found potential fraud or mistake at one of Victoria PLC's subsidiaries, the stock and bonds of the UK flooring producer dropped. According to a report published by Victoria after the market closed on Friday, Grant Thornton found "potential irregularities" relating.

Victoria shares & bonds plummet amid auditor's fraud warning

A new study says that the cost-of-living crisis in the UK is leading to premature deaths. Meanwhile, the city of Birmingham has declared itself bankrupt. Priyanka Sharma tells you about the UK’s cocktail of crises.

Gravitas: Is the Great Britain going broke?

The cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom will cause thousands of premature deaths in the country currently under Rishi Sunak's premiership and will expand the gap between the richest and poorest in the matters of health as well as financial positioning, a study published in the journal BMJ Public Health has suggested.

UK projected to see premature deaths as cost of living hits hard deprived British

The cost of living crisis seems to be getting worse across the United Kingdom. A new study has now found that this could probably result in thousands of people dying what are being described as premature deaths because of the fact that they simply can't seem to afford the basic necessities of life.

UK: Premature deaths will rise by 6.5% in 2023 due to cost-of-living-crisis

As the United Kingdom battles high prices and Industrial action a new study found the number of workers taking sick leave has hit a 10-year high. According to a report by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development stress and COVID-19 are one of the biggest contributors to the increase in workplace upsets.

Study reveals declining health among employees in UK firms

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