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Campaigners say a car crash of different disasters has left the UK with some of the worst bathing water quality in Europe. ADVERTISEMENTAnger is rising over the dumping of untreated sewage into the UK’s rivers and seas.The situation attracted international attention at the end of March during the famous Oxford- Cambridge Boat…

<!-- -->Immigration is one of the key poll issues ahead of general elections in the UK this yearNew Delhi: The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that the minimum income threshold required to sponsor a family member's visa in the country has been increased, as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to cut down immigration levels.…

From 11 to 14 April, Italian coffee equipment manufacturer Cimbali Group will unveil its new corporate branding at London Coffee Festival in the United Kingdom (UK). The company’s new look was first revealed at HostMilano in Italy in 2023, but the team are excited to share it with the local and international coffee community that will…

British government is coming under growing pressure to halt weapons supplies to Israel as it continues its war on Gaza.The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by…

Reform UK published its candidates list early so that the media and other organisations could help vet them, the party’s leader, Richard Tice, has said.The party has vowed to stand 600 candidates, one against every Conservative, in the next general election but has been forced to drop 10 candidates who were reported to have made racist, sexist…

OnePoll / SWNS / Kindle Storyteller Award A poll of 2,000 literary lovers in Britain has revealed the top 35 places to visit made famous by iconic authors and the scenes from their books. Some of the top must-see locations for book buffs are right in London, including Shakespeare’s Globe theater, the John Keats home, and 221-B Baker…

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailBritain must ramp up its defence and aid spending and bolster its diplomatic and intelligence networks amid “the most dangerous period” since the Cold War, the UK’s formerly top civil servant has warned. Writing in The…

History books date the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the second half of the 18th century in England and Wales. As a milestone, they place at its altar the steam engine devised by James Watt between 1763 and 1775. But the accumulation of millions of census records made over two decades by historians at the University of Cambridge (UK)…

By Emily Atkinson & Adam DurbinBBC News4 April 2024, 03:23 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoThree former Supreme Court justices have joined more than 600 legal experts in calling for the UK government to end weapons sales to Israel. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, they say arms exports must end because the UK risks breaching international…

The government has no national plan for the defence of the UK or the mobilisation of its people and industry in a war despite renewed threats of conflict, Sky News has learnt. With ministers warning that Britain is moving to a "pre-war world" amid mounting concerns about Russia, China and Iran, it can be revealed…