In a rare incident, a woman swimmer has been bitten by a shark, while snorkelling at the Penzance harbour, off the coast of Cornwall in the UK last week. Reportedly, the woman swimmer, who has not been identified yet, was bitten on the leg by a shark and sustained injuries.

A swimmer bitten by a shark while snorkelling in the UK

Penny Mordaunt has announced her support for her former Tory leadership rival Liz Truss in the race to replace Boris Johnson. Mordaunt was eliminated from the Tory leadership contest in the fifth round.

Ex-rival Penny Mordaunt throws support behind Liz Truss in Tory leadership race

WION Dispatch: Penny Mordaunt backs Liz Truss to be the next UK Prime Minister

UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss, the current favorite to replace Boris Johnson and become next prime minister backtracked on a significant poll promise just a day after announcing it.

UK: Liz Truss makes U-turn on pledge, first major campaign misstep

As per the weather services of France and England, July was the driest on record, which exacerbated the shortage of water that has led to the restrictions. Water firms are finding it difficult to adapt to the dry circumstances.

France and England experienced driest July on record exacerbating water shortage

Trains in southeast England were stopped due to a huge tortoise on the railway track. The rail officials notified the passengers and trains between Norwich and Stansted airport were delayed for over an hour.

Huge tortoise on railway track blocks trains in UK

The United Kingdom has proposed the return of Elgin marbles of Athens, Greece after almost 200 years. In this process, UK is also expected to initiate the return of a host of Indian artifacts which were captured from India during the colonial times.

Is UK finally returning the Kohinoor back to India?

By the end of the decade, a national hosepipe ban and mandatory water measuring should be adopted throughout the United Kingdom, a message advisers have provided to the government as they prepare for a drought that threatens to cause significant disruption.

UK must act now or face long queues for bottled water, warn experts

Couples in love and looking to get married can soon walk the aisle in their kitchen, lawn, park, beach, theme park or a cruise ship in the United Kingdom. Reportedly, the law commission, ushering in a plethora of reforms is set to loosen the wedding rules which earlier mandated the couples to only get married at a prescribed place of worship or registrar's office, in case of a civil marriage.

UK to relax wedding rules. Couples can get married at beaches, cruise ships or even their kitchen

UK residents have been urged to use water wisely amid fears of a drought in Britain. The last time drought was officially declared was in 2018.

Is UK heading for a drought? UK residents urged to use water wisely

According to a report, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles had accepted funding from Osama Bin Laden's family members around a decade ago. The report claimed that, the 73-year-old Prince received a whopping $1.2 million donation for his charity from Bakr bin Laden and his brother Shafiq in 2013.

Report on Prince Charles' charity foundation: UK Prince had ties with the Bin Laden family?

Members of the ASLEF union in seven train companies walked out for 24 hours, crippling services in many parts of the United Kingdom. Strike action will be stepped up next month with a series of stoppages in the bitter row over jobs, pay and conditions.

UK: ASLEF union members stage 24-hours strike as pay dispute rolls on

The emotional case of Archie Battersbee is at the centre of a UK legal dispute on life-support treatment. The 12-year-old boy got seriously injured at his home in Southend, Essex on April 7, 2022.

Archie Battersbee: Emotional story of a 12-year-old boy in UK whose life support could end

Climate change is wreaking havoc across the globe. The changes are evident, but there are the so-called “deniers”. On one hand, experts raise concerns and warnings over climate-related issues, but some people call it propaganda.

Why are weather forecasters in the UK being trolled?

The ringleader of one of United Kingdom’s biggest money laundering operations has been sentenced to nearly a decade in jail. Abdullah Mohammed Ali Bin Beyat Alfalasi, the ringleader of the money laundering operation, will serve nine years and seven months in jail.

Leader of one of UK's largest money laundering racket gets 10 years in jail

The UK government has released plans to help people fighting the rising cost of energy. All households in England, Scotland and Wales will get a 400 pound discount on their energy bills regardless of income or size of the house.

UK announces discount on energy bills; all households to get a 400 pound discount

Climate change is now believed to be the cause of the record-shattering UK heat wave that struck the country last week. Study says that burning of fossil fuels and gas emissions are altering the severity of the extreme heat events.

WION Climate Tracker| United Kingdom: What's causing record-high heat waves

British news outlet The Guardian on Friday (July 29) lost the legal challenge mounted against a previous decision banning the media from court case about Prince Philip's will.

UK newspaper loses appeal for public gaze on Prince Philip's will

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak spelled out their vision of leadership as they clashed in the first official grilling in the presence of conservative party members in Leeds on Thursday.

UK leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss grilled by voters

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) has announced that it will be shutting its three-decades-old Gender and Identity Development Service (Gids) centre at Tavistock & Portman NHS foundation.

NHS brings down the shutters on its three-decades old gender identity institute

Air pollution is certainly not a good thing. Now, a finding by a UK government committee says that air pollution may raise the risk of Dementia, said The Guardian.

Air pollution may increase possibility of Dementia, says report

Up to 40,000 rail, maritime and transport workers at network rail and 14 train operators are on strike over pay jobs and working conditions, bringing major portions of the British rail system to a halt.

UK: Nearly 40,000 rail, maritime and transport workers on strike

According to government research, air pollution may make dementia more likely to occur. The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants examined nearly 70 research that examined the long-term effects of exposure to pollutants on the brain before publishing its conclusions.

UK researchers indicate air pollution 'likely' to increase risk of dementia

Europe continues to battle rising fuel prices and inflation. The UK shop price inflation soar to its highest level in nearly 17 years. Prices went up by 4.4% when compared to July last year due to rising cost of fertilizer, animal feed and transport.

UK: Highest shop price inflation in nearly 17 years

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