MPs have been paid $12m from second jobs and freelance work over the past year, largely driven by the size of Boris Johnson’s earnings as well as former Tory ministers taking up a slew of highly paid roles, a report analysis has found.

UK: MPs paid $12m for second jobs and freelance work over past year : Report

Chinese electric vehicles were expected to help the UK achieve its 2013 Net Zero Target however they are now being perceived as a major security threat. Conservative British MPs are warning British citizens that China may not just dominate the UK Market with its cheap EVs but they might just be aiding the Chinese to spy on British citizens.

Chinese EV manufacturers may misuse UK owners' data: PICA

A British MP issued a warning against importing Chinese electric vehicles into the UK since doing so could give Beijing access to British individuals' personal information. Electric vehicles from China should not be imported into the UK, according to British lawmakers, as this could allow Beijing to spy on the country's citizens.

UK Member-MPs of International Cross-Party alliance raise caution

The threat posed by Covid-19 is still present. Covid instances are on the rise once more worldwide, from the US to the UK. Currently, infections are surging throughout nations.

UK: Covid hospitalisations among elderly rise

Britain's home secretary Suella Braverman has said that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the biggest threat to Britain's national security, amid fresh evidence of its reach into the country.

Braverman calls Iranian state ‘biggest threat to UK’: Report

An endangered red panda has given birth to two cubs in the Karlsruhe Zoo which is located in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg, reported state-owned international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), on Friday (August 4).

Endangered red panda gives birth to two cubs at Germany’s Karlsruhe Zoo

From fanciful costumes and working drafts of Bohemian Rhapsody to ashtrays and art, hundreds of items Freddie Mercury owned go on show in Britain on Friday before being sold next month.

Freddie Mercury's private collection goes on show in UK

Scotland's Loch Ness famous for hosting an alleged mythical monster is facing a climate challenge. Another prolonged dry spell is now having implications on everything from native Wildlife to species. According to figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Loch Ness's fresh waters have dropped to the lowest level in decades.

Scotland witness drier, warmer weather than ever

An allegedly "racist" campaign brochure promoting a new traveler site in his district has led to a police probe into a Cabinet minister. In a flier distributed to households in July, Welsh Secretary David TC Davies expressed his worries about the inadequateness of a council consultation on the property.

UK cabinet minister's alleged 'racist' leaflet

UK has approved the construction of its first large scale lithium refinery. Run by 'green lithium', the refinery will produce critically needed material for electric car batteries.

UK's first large scale lithium refinery | World Climate Tracker

In the UK, the Bank of England is set to raise its key interest rate for the 14th time in a row, this comes as inflation in the UK stays stubbornly high.

Bank of England to raise interest rates for 14th time in a row

Britain's prime minister Rishi Sunak defends climate record despite new oil and gas licenses, says UK's climate record is fantastic.

Sunak defends UK's climate record

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to confirm that the British Government will issue 100 licences to companies that want to extract oil and gas from the North Sea.

UK PM Sunak approves more drilling in North Sea, 100 new licences accepted | World Business Watch

In England, the strike has been called off. The members of the UK's biggest Teaching Union have voted to end the strikes now after accepting the government's offer to pay a 6.5% pay rise ending fears of widespread disruption.

UK: Members of four education institutions accept 6.5% pay rise

The United Kingdom has pledged to grant “hundreds” of licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction, on Monday (July 31), in a bid to bolster its energy security, said the government.

UK to approve ‘hundreds’ of new North Sea oil and gas licences despite net zero carbon emissions aim

UK: Education unions vote to accept pay deal

Britain has imposed sanctions on Russian judges and prosecutors involved in the trial of the Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds a dual citizenship - Russia and Britain. He lost his appeal against his 25-year jail sentence on Monday.

UK sanctions Russian judges, prosecutors; include asset freeze & travel bans | World News | WION

Despite the UK having led the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia new reports now suggest that UK manufacturers continue to supply Russia with key industrial equipment.

UK companies find loopholes to continue trade with Russia

As of now as countries battle global and inflation post the covid-19 pandemic the UK is facing a particularly tough time scrambling through a cost of living and housing crisis.

UK economy struggles with inflation

More than 20,000 rail employees went on a strike in the United Kingdom over wages job cuts and working conditions the strike by UK's largest rail Union has crippled.

UK: Train strike heavily affects services in UK

UK inflation: Post Brexit trade ties with the rest of the Europe shrinking

UK PM Rishi Sunak's energy policy deepens rift between Tories and Labour

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a United Kingdom court after he was found guilty of attacking one of his neighbours brutally with a wooden pole.

UK: Indian-origin man sentenced to 9 years in prison for brutal attack on neighbour with wooden pole

Newly released data has revealed that banks in the UK are closing more than 1,000 accounts every working day. This has fuelled a row over so-called "debanking". Former UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Nigel Farage has called for an investigation by a royal commission.

Banks in UK are closing more than 1,000 accounts per day: Report

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