Britain’s high streets are discovering an uncomfortable truth: when the weather heats up, shopping cools down. An unusually intense spell of summer heatwaves in July didn’t just push up temperatures, it reshaped consumer behavior in ways retailers couldn’t ignore. Instead of strolling through bustling town centres, shoppers chose to shop online.


Heatwaves are reshaping UK retail

Hong Kong officials involved in targeting UK-based pro-democracy activists who had bounties placed on them should be subject to sanctions, opposition and Tory backbenchers have urged the UK government.

MPs call for sanctions on Hong Kong officials targeting UK-based activists

More than 94,000 prepayment meters were installed in homes in Britain using warrants and without customer consent in 2022, the government said on Monday, adding that British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy accounted for 70% of them.

More than 94,000 prepayment meters forcibly installed in Britain in 2022

The NHS in England needs a massive injection of homegrown doctors, nurses, GPs and dentists to avert a recruitment crisis that could leave it short of 571,000 staff, according to an internal document.

UK: NHS staff shortages in England could exceed 570,000 by 2036, leaked document warns

Britain's inflation rate rose for the first time in four months in February, surprising an analysts and increasing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates at its meeting on Thursday.

UK inflation jumps to 10.4% for the first time

After constructive talks with Health Unions, the government has put forward an offer for more than 1 million NHS staff to receive an additional pay rise. Watch the video to know more.

Government and Health Unions agree pay deal paving way for an end to strike action

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are launching a three-day strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) in England will form picket lines outside hospitals across the country in the longest-ever period of industrial action by junior doctors.

UK: Junior doctors launch three-day strike

Under new legislation, Channel migrants would be removed from the UK, banned from future re-entry and barred from applying for British citizenship. Supporters say the PM is "getting a grip" on illegal migration. The government is expected to outline the plans on Tuesday.

UK: New bill to stop small migrants

UK's Labour party has claimed it has unearthed evidence of a “scandalous catalogue of waste” by UK government departments involving the use of taxpayer-funded debit cards, including erroneous descriptions of spending, lavish gifts and end-of-year spending sprees.

UK: Uproar over government issued debit cards

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will unveil a new government department focused on energy security and change the responsibilities of three others. There will also be a reshuffle of ministers, with some new names in senior roles.

Rishi Sunak plans mini cabinet reshuffle to revive UK economy: Report

The wave of strike action continues to sweep the UK, threatening to bring the country to a standstill as workers across the transport network, NHS and civil service take industrial action in rows over pay and conditions.

Sunak government under fire over strikes in UK

A plan to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the UK for being a terrorist organization has been temporarily shelved by the government over fears that the move could harm diplomatic communication channels between London and Tehran. It is not known how long the pause will last.

UK's MI5 accuses IRGC of kidnapping in 2022

At the Milton Brewery in eastern England, Richard Naisby's warehouse is jammed full of pallets stacked high with sacks of malt, a key ingredient for his traditional cask beers. Watch video to know more.

UK: Small businesses fighting for survival, reluctant to pass the burden to consumers

As per reports, as many as 500,000 workers across Britain will go on strike in the biggest day of protest action in more than a decade. Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven trade unions will awalk out.

Trade Unions to rally against UK Government, teachers, drivers to join the strike

A new facility in the north of England allows scientists to literally make the weather in order to test the energy efficiency of homes built inside the huge lab. Watch video to know more.

WION Climate Tracker: Mega-lab makes own weather to test homes of the future

Hongkongers residing in Britain want UK home secretary Suella Braverman to reconsider the controversial measures in her public order bill that they believe pose a threat to their right to protest. In a letter sent to Braverman, they said that the measures are similar to the repressive ways used to crack down on democratic opposition back home.

Hongkongers urge UK home secretary to reconsider ‘repressive’ anti-protest bill

Britain's Crown Estate, an independent commercial business that manages the property portfolio belonging to the monarchy, said it had begun court proceedings against Twitter over alleged unpaid rent on its London headquarters.

UK's crown estate sues Twitter

Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Jan. 21 that Sea King helicopters donated by the U.K. have arrived in Ukraine. Reznikov didn't specify the number of helicopters obtained. “It is a strong reinforcement for the Ukrainian Navy.

UK donates helicopter to Ukraine, Germany says 'in close dialogue' with partners on issue of tanks

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