Europe United Kingdom Teachers' unions will have to ensure that schools in England remain open on strike days, according to government plans; the Department for Education launched a consultation on how best to implement minimum service level requirements in schools
Europe United Kingdom According to police estimates, 300.000 pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza marched through central London, in the largest British demonstration since the start of the war between Israel and Gaza
Europe United Kingdom The country resumed boarding migrants on the barge Bibby Stockholm docked in Portland, which reopened on 19 October, after much controversy sparked in August over respect for human rights, which led to its closure
Europe United Kingdom The British Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats to Labour, another setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party ahead of next year's general election
Europe United Kingdom Steve Bell, who worked as a cartoonist for the Guardian for 40 years, was reportedly fired by the newspaper for a cartoon about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; a statement from the newspaper merely confirmed that his contract was not renewed
Europe United Kingdom The national living wage will increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the Chancellor is expected to confirm
Europe United Kingdom The University of Ulster is removing references to 'world leaders' in advertising posters after complaints were made to the UK advertising regulator
Europe United Kingdom Bringing 36 more politicians into the Welsh Parliament could cost up to £17,8m more a year, according to new figures
Europe United Kingdom An increasing number of Britons trust the EU, while more people do not trust their national government, according to the British Foreign Policy Group's annual 2023 survey of British public opinion on foreign policy
Europe United Kingdom Scotland's national clinical director Jason Leitch has said he is worried about winter following the summer rise in Covid cases, urging eligible people to vaccinate when the programme begins next month
Europe United Kingdom For the first time in the UK, a drone recently acted as a postman in Orkney, an archipelago of 70 islands sixteen kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, a remote and inaccessible place for postmen to reach
Europe United Kingdom Cases of anti-Muslim hatred in the UK have more than doubled in 10 years, according to a new study that says reported incidents have grown each year, from 584 in 2012 to 1.212 in 2021
Europe United Kingdom Illegal migrants could in the future be deported 'to safe third countries' to provide a deterrent against illegal immigration after the House of Lords rejected all proposed amendments on sensitive issues such as child detention and slavery