British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's North Yorkshire home is once again in news and not for good reasons. The $4,80,000 (£400,000) private heating swimming pool installed on Sunak's property uses so much energy that the local electricity grid has had to be upgraded to meet the surging power demand, as per a Guardian report.

Energy crisis? UK PM Rishi Sunak has local electricity grid upgraded for his heated private pool

Euler, a British company that specialises in lending to crypto projects, has lost about USD 200 million to hackers, said a security firm. This is the biggest such attacks in months.

UK: Crypto lender loses USD 200 million to hackers

The leaders of the U.S, UK and Australia will meet in San Diego to finalise the AUKUS deal. They are expected to make an announcement on nuclear-powered submarines that will deepen defence ties.

Australia to receive nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS deal

Biden, Albanese, Sunak to meet in San Diego to finalise AUKUS deal

BBC has confirmed that Gary Lineker will return as the presenter of their flagship show 'Match of the Day', ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government’s new asylum policy.

Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day after BBC suspension

HSBC has released a statement saying it is set to buy the United Kingdom arm of Silicon Valley Bank for £1. The move secures the deposits of over 3,000 SVB UK customers with deposits of more than $US8.1 billion. SVB UK has loans of around $US6.7 billion.

HSBC acquires the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank | WION Dispatch

Rishi Sunak confirmed a hike in Britain's defence budget of an extra GBP 5 billion over the next two years. The world leaders will agree on details of a UK

Sunak unveils 5billion extra defence spending ahead of Aukus summit in US

Gary Lineker to return to MOTD after BBC backs down

Oscar Awards 2023 Live Streaming: Los Angeles will host the Oscars for 2023 on March 12 at 08:00 PM ET. The 95th Academy Awards will honour the best entertainment pieces from 2022.

Oscar Awards 2023 Live Streaming: How to watch 95th Academy Award live streaming in UK, US and India

The United Kingdom Defence Ministry in the latest has said that Bakhmut has become a 'killing zone', that has become highly challenging for Russia's Wagner mercenary. In the latest, the Wagner Group forces has taken control of most of Eastern Bakhmut.

Russia Ukraine War: Battle for Bakhmut intensifies; Russian shelling kills Kherson residents

British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has expressed the importance of impartiality at the BBC a day after Sports presenter Gary Lineker was taken off air for his tweet criticizing UK's recent Asylum policy. BBC believes that Lineker's tweet breached its editorial guidelines.

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expresses importance of impartiality

The University of Oxford has decided to prohibit intimate relationships between members of staff and their students in a shift from its earlier stance, reported the BBC.

Oxford University prohibits student-staff intimate relationships, to enforce regulation from April 17

More than half of native species are believed to be in decline, and introduced species now make up the bulk of plants growing in the wild in Britain, according to the findings of a 20-year research presented on Wednesday.

50% of Britain, Ireland’s native plants have diminished over 20 years: Study

Female employees at Facebook-parent Meta reportedly make less money than their men colleagues. A Business Insider reporter claims that the company's records on pay disparity in the UK and Ireland demonstrate that it continues to give women lower salaries and smaller incentives than it does to men.

Meta’s gender pay gap: Women paid 15.7% less than men in 2022, says report

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak travelled to Paris to attend a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders are expected to flesh out agreements on migrant crossings, energy security and protecting people from the threat of Russia.

Macron welcomes Sunak, focus on bilateral relations, migration and military ties

British-based diplomatic posts for key Indo-Pacific countries have been cut by up to 50% in recent years, new figures reveal, sparking accusations that the headline aim of the government’s national security strategy is “hollow rhetoric”.

UK accused of hollow national security rhetoric after Asian embassy cuts

The recently departed chief executive of Shell saw his remuneration increase by more than 50 per cent to almost (almost US$12 million) in 2022, including a bonus that critics called "jaw-dropping," as reported by the Guardian.

Former Shell CEO's salary jumped by more than 50% in 2022: Report

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the 'Illegal Migration Bill', currently tabled in the parliament saying it was about taking back 'control of our borders'.

'We will detain': UK PM Rishi Sunak defends new bill for crackdown on illegal immigrants

Bumblebees develop puzzle-solving skills by observing their more seasoned peers, according to British researchers, as reported by the BBC. A group of bees were trained by experts from Queen Mary University of London to unlock a puzzle box carrying a sugar reward.

Bumblebees learn to solve puzzles by observing peers, pass on knowledge: Study

The UK government introduced an illegal migration Bill Tuesday that would allow for the detention and swift removal of anyone who enters the UK illegally

UK announces law to stop illegal immigrants

Under the draft law, which will be retrospective to Tuesday, anyone arriving illegally in the U.K. will not be able to claim asylum, Mr. Sunak told a news conference. "If you come here illegally, you can't claim asylum. You can't benefit from our modern slavery protections.

U.K.'s Sunak pledges to stop cross-Channel migrants

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman laid down government’s Illegal Migration Bill before House of Commons in London on Tuesday. This comes as UK is mooting ways to deal with the issue of illegal immigrants crossing from the English Channel in small boats.

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman lays down Illegal Migration Bill before House of Commons

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has included his father Stanley Johnson's name for a knighthood nomination on his list of honourees. Almost 100 names were submitted by Johnson for the Cabinet Office's consideration, including Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament (MEP), as reported by Sky news.

UK's Boris Johnson nominates father Stanley Johnson for Knighthood: Report

Channel migrants will be removed from the UK, banned from future re-entry and unable to apply for British citizenship under new legislation. The slew of proposed measures will apply to anyone arriving on UK shores in a small boat.

UK New law to stop small boat migrants

Uk, News on Uk, stories on Uk, articles on Uk, Uk stories at Wion, Uk news, Uk latest news