United Kingdom

Travel News

28 years and 50,000 kilometres: UK adventurer is home after epic trek

A crowd of up to 1,000 people cheered as the former British paratrooper arrived back in Hull, England, after his 50,000-kilometre journey.

2 November 2026

Tech News

UK pulls the plug on analogue phones in January - Europe is next

Businesses face soaring costs and disrupted services if they delay, as Brussels pushes for copper networks to be retired across the EU by 2035.

2 November 2026

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Londoners revive medieval jousting on electric bikes in Halloween spectacle

Londoners dressed as medieval knights raced into battle on electric bikes at a Halloween jousting event, drawing hundreds of spectators for a quirky modern twist on the medieval sport.

2 November 2026

Destinations

Harry Potter set-jetting by train: Five magical rail journeys

From Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross station in London to the Scottish viaduct crossed by the Hogwarts Express, these real-life locations bring the wizarding world to life. With the first film marking its 25th anniversary this November, here’s where to go for a spellbinding UK getaway by train.

2 November 2026

Business

AstraZeneca profit jumps 23% as it unveils major savings plan

AstraZeneca's net profit jumped 23% in the third quarter on booming sales of its cancer drugs, as the British drugmaker unveiled a programme to save $1.5 billion (€1.34bn) a year to invest back into developing new medicines.

30 October 2026

Business

BP profit quadruples as Iran war sends refining margins soaring

BP's net profit quadrupled between July and September as the Iran war sent refining margins and oil prices soaring, with the British energy giant beating forecasts and cutting its net debt by $8.4 billion (€7.5bn) ahead of a strategy update in December.

30 October 2026

Art

Knot for eating: Welcome to the Italian restaurant where every meal is knitted

From fluffy tiramisu to puffy ravioli, the food is as delicious as it is deceptive at 'Kate's Knitalian' — an immersive new art exhibition in London.

30 October 2026

Travel News

Low-cost airline Jet2 unveils business class-only charter plane

The Boeing 737-800NG has 76 business class seats and is based out of Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

29 October 2026

Economy

UK budget: Here’s five key takeaways from the Chancellor’s speech

The UK's new Chancellor, John Healey, has delivered his first Budget in the role. Here's five key takeaways from his speech.

28 October 2026

Europe News

Two men charged over RAF Fairford air base incident

One of those charged, Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, has been accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, which police believe to be Iran's.

27 October 2026

Travel News

London’s most famous shopping street is now pedestrianised

Ahead of the holiday season, cars, buses and bikes are banned from nearly a kilometre of Oxford Street.

27 October 2026

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UK: Oxford Street pedestrianisation begins in central London

Pedestrians have taken over part of London's Oxford Street as a new traffic ban comes into force.

26 October 2026

Business

Revolut to launch platform for investing in private tech companies

Revolut announced on Monday the launch of Revolut Ventures, a new platform developed with Carne Group to give eligible investors access to private technology companies, an investment market traditionally reserved for wealthy individuals and large institutions.

26 October 2026

Europe News

UK's Andy Burnham wants 'honest discussion' on EU free movement

Ahead of next month's UK-EU summit, Burnham said he favours an 'honest discussion' about the divisive issue of re-adapting free movement between the UK and the EU. But in an interview in London Sunday Times, he ruled out ever joining the Schengen zone or adopting the Euro.

25 October 2026

Europe News

Meghan Markle 'distressed' by child abuse image claims against father

Markle has been estranged from her father since 2018, when he was caught staging paparazzi photos in the run-up to her wedding to Harry.

23 October 2026

Art

What does wind look like? This art installation has an answer

Amsterdam-based art studio DRIFT has unveiled Aeolus, a large-scale installation at London’s Ladbroke Hall that uses hundreds of glass rods and hidden lights to make the invisible movement of wind visible.

23 October 2026

Travel News

This airline will cover the cost of a baby’s first passport in the UK

Parents can get a £66.50 (€79.40) discount on easyJet holidays if travelling with an infant under the age of two.

22 October 2026

Europe News

UK remembers moment a Welsh village lost a generation of children

Survivors shared their memories with the royal party, six decades after an official verdict, a raid on donations and a fight over the tips that followed.

21 October 2026

Art

Gulnur Mukazhanova explores her nomadic heritage for Frieze London

Presented in collaboration with Turkish Airlines, artist Gulnur Mukazhanova brought her ongoing Bosağa textile series to Frieze London 2026.

21 October 2026

United Kingdom

UN warns El Nino could be strongest on record

The UN's aid chief says the humanitarian system cannot cope alone, as $50 million is released for 11 frontline countries including Chad and Somalia.

21 October 2026

Earth News

UK gives green light to controversial North Sea gas project

The Shell Group, one of the project's co-developers, predicts the field can produce around 6.5% of the UK’s gas production at its peak.

21 October 2026

Economy

UK inflation jumps more than expected fuelling rate hike expectations

Britain's annual inflation rate accelerated by more than expected in September, rising to 3.5% on surging fuel prices. This comes a week before the UK government presents its autumn budget and as UK public sector net debt tops £3 trillion.

21 October 2026

Europe News

UK fighter jets to fly 'defensive' missions to help protect Saudi

British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting branded Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as "absolutely despicable and dangerous for the region."

20 October 2026

Europe News

Northern Ireland and Scotland schools sent hoax bomb warnings

Meanwhile, Scottish police said "threatening messages" had also been sent to "a number of schools across Scotland".

19 October 2026

Europe News

Norwegian teenager sentenced to 20 years in prison over UK murder plot

UK Counter Terrorism Policing said Natland had been operating under orders from someone in the Foxtrot Network, an international criminal gang based in Sweden.

16 October 2026

Europe News

'Switzerland plus' deal option for UK-EU ties, senior MEP says

Bernd Lange's comments come as the Brexit debate has once again reignited across the UK after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for the country to readdress its relationship with Brussels.

16 October 2026