It's Christmas amid the strike season in the UK. Britons are facing Christmas misery as their travel plans are halted by the ongoing rail and border force strikes.

UK: Passport control staff strike at six airports for better pay

UK's royal family marked its first Christmas since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles the Third and queen consort Camilla along with the family arrived at Sandringham.

UK: Royal family's first Christmas church service since Queen's death

Celebrated a day after Christmas, Boxing day, despite what the name suggests has nothing to do with the sport. The holiday which began as a day to give gifts to the poor is now celebrated as a ‘shopping holiday’.

What is Boxing day and how is it celebrated? All you need to know

A prestigious private school in London is under scanner for grading malpractice, reported The Guardian. Investigation into multiple cases was opened after it was found that all A-level examination entries received A* or A in the year 2021.

Prestigious London private school under scanner for 'blanket A' grades

On the eve of Christmas, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak found himself in a tricky situation. The moment happened when he was distributing food at a homeless shelter on Friday. Sunak asked the homeless man at one point if 'he worked in a business' and wanted to get into the finance industry. Watch the video to know more about their awkward exchange.

UK PM Rishi Sunak visits homeless shelter on Christmas eve, asks man if 'he is in business?'

Target date for cleaning up waterways in UK is pushed back by 36 years. The targets is to clean up majority of England's rivers, lakes and coastal waters suffering from a cocktail of agricultural and sewage pollution. Watch further to know more.

WION Climate Tracker: Targets to clean UK rivers pushed back from 2027 to 2063

Divorce rates are expected to hit a 50-year high in the UK. Couples are dealing with the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. Squabbling over budgets and holiday gifts has increased between partners. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: It's the season to fight with your spouse?

The ongoing strikes in the United Kingdom in the middle of the holiday season do not appear to be ending anytime soon as the National Health Services have now announced a fresh round of strikes in the month of January.

UK: PM Rishi Sunak says government open to talks but unions disagree

British PM Rishi Sunak, in a change in the usual tradition of Christmas message, called public sector workers around the world and thanked them for their service.

UK PM Sunak surprises public sector workers with call to say thanks

Sharing Netflix passwords with friends and families has become as common as sharing food with your loved ones but coming 2023, sharing Netflix passwords in one particular country will become illegal.

UK Government: Netflix password sharing is illegal, users can face criminal charges

UK nurses plan to strike for two days consecutively in the new year at dozens of hospitals across England in connection with their pay fallout with the government.

UK nurses announce two-day strike on 18-19 Jan in escalation of pay dispute with the govt

The series of strikes in UK seems nowhere close to an end. Now, its border force workers have announced a walkout starting from today until December 26 and then between December 28 and 31. The walkout comes a day after ambulance workers strike and as the rising cost of living is outpacing employees pay in the UK.

UK witness strikes against less pay and high cost of living

UK: Border force workers begin strike against less pay, high living cost

Scotland has become United Kingdom's first region to approve a self-identification process for changing gender. The Scottish Parliament approved disputed reforms that makes it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender.

Scotland validates self-ID for gender change which is now easier in the country

The US, UK and UN have criticised the Taliban's ban on Afghanistan women from universities. The Taliban have banned female students from private and public universities in Afghanistan. Girls are already banned from secondary school education in the country.

Afghanistan: Taliban fighters enforce university ban; Afghan women deprived of basic human rights

How safe are Christmas toys? In UK'S Wales, a 4-year-old nearly died after swallowing 52 magnets from a toy. Why were they inside the toy? Priyanka Sharma has some questions for Toymakers.

Gravitas: How safe are Christmas toys?

The UK economy contracted by more than first estimated in the third quarter. The value of all the goods and services produced fell by a revised 0.3% against the 0.2% decline. Watch further to know more.

WION Dispatch: UK economy shrinking more than expected

A day after the strikes by ambulance workers crippled services, National Heath Services officials predict tough days ahead in UK claiming that the situation arising will cause a big backlog unlikely to be very challenging.

UK: What next after ambulance strike? Health officials predict tough days ahead

Strikes hit UK healthcare services as paramedics, call handlers, emergency assistance and ambulance workers stop work over a pay rise. Industrial strikes hit medical, transport and postal services.

UK's health system pushed to the brink as ambulance workers went on strike

Earlier this week, Ali Ahmed Aslam, a chef from Glasgow, Scotland, who is credited with inventing perhaps the most famous Indian dish after butter chicken, the chicken tikka masala, passed away at the age of 77.

Why chicken tikka masala is not just any dish

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news, top headlines and international breakings from all across the globe, stay tuned with Gravitas for more!

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Palaeontologists in the United Kingdom after analysing fossil remains from over 100 million years ago, said that they might have found the first known “record of a dinosaur eating a mammal”.

Scientists might have found ‘first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal’

Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales will strike over pay on Wednesday, increasing the strain on a state-funded health service a day after nurses walked out.

WION Dispatch: UK ambulance workers on strike; industrial strikes hit medical, transport services

The UK has conducted a one-of-its-kind surgery using stem cells from a placenta bank. The operation was conducted on a baby who was born with a congenital heart defect. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: World-first stem cell surgery saves baby's life

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