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The RMT union has announced more strike dates for rail workers: action will take place over four 48-hour periods on 13-14 and 16-17 December, and 3-4 and 6-7 January to demand changes on wages, working conditions and job security

Liz Truss has said she will step down as prime minister, thrown into crisis by her economic programme that has shocked markets and divided the Conservative party; she is the PM with the shortest tenure in the country's history

London's Regent's Park was transformed into an open-air gallery with the return of the Frieze Sculpture Park, featuring artists from the UK, USA, Nigeria, UAE, Australia

London Marathon 2022, scheduled to take place today, will be the 42nd edition of the event; due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the race has been postponed from April to this October to maximise the chances of mass participation

Westminster Abbey tenor bell tolled once a minute for 96 minutes, representing the years of Queen Elizabeth’s life, at her perfect, formal yet emotional funeral, where the presence of representatives from a number of religions showed a changing Britain

Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest; she will start her service today after meeting Queen Elisabeth II at Balmoral in Scotland, an unprecedented break with royal tradition

Bristol Zoo, the fifth oldest in the world, closed after 186 years; it had welcomed about 90 million visitors since it opened and its conservation programmes had helped save many species from extinction

A London court has ordered the government to disclose some of the information it received to draw up the agreement with Rwanda to send applicants there, information that the government intended to keep secret on the grounds of national security

The way Britons travel to Europe is about to change, becoming more bureaucratic, as the EU is poised to introduce new post-Brexit rules: from November 2023, EU borders will require UK, US and Australian travellers to have an ETIAS visa waiver to enter

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will kick-start from Alexander Stadium tonight with the Opening Ceremony, featuring local music legends: pop band Duran Duran and Black Sabath guitarist Tony Iommi

The Welsh Government started this month to offer a basic income of £1,600/month for one year to a group of 500 citizens aged 18 years, an experiment to test whether an unconditional income can help younger people to become independent economically