Europe United Kingdom The government wants to cut up to 91.000 civil service jobs to save money, with the aim of returning to 2016 staffing levels within three years, with realistic annual savings of £3,75bn
Europe United Kingdom The UK government has decided not to impose customs controls on EU imports until the end of 2023, stating that the effect of the Ukraine war on supply chains and rising energy costs was a factor in the decision to delay
Europe United Kingdom PM Johnson said the possibility of Putin winning the war in Ukraine is "realistic" and the fighting could last until the end of 2023; PM will block exports that could end up in Russia from India
Europe United Kingdom Both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will be fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday party organised for Johnson during a Covid blockade, part of a Met investigation into illegal partying in Downing Street
Europe United Kingdom Edible Oils Ltd, which bottles cooking oils for 75% of the country's retail market, said it has only a few weeks' supply of sunflower oil; manufacturers of foods with sunflower oil, from crisps to cereal bars, are reworking their recipes
Europe United Kingdom A high air pollution warning has been issued for London for the first time since August 2020, with the mayor warning that the capital is "importing pollution from the continent" along with a build-up of local emissions
Europe United Kingdom Pregnant women should be asked how much alcohol they are drinking and the answer recorded in their medical notes, according to new advice from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Europe United Kingdom PM Boris Johnson shared his '6 steps the West must take to help Ukraine right now' through a letter to the editor of USA newspaper The New York Times
Europe United Kingdom The pig industry is facing its 'biggest crisis' in 25 years, with some 40.000 pigs having to be culled and 'thrown away' due to a lack of butchers to process them, according to the National Farmers' Union
Europe United Kingdom London's police chief, Cressida Dick, has resigned; the announcement has been made by Mayor Sadiq Khan, who expressed his reserves on how the police dealt with issues such as racism and sexism within the institution
Europe United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II turns today 70 years into her reign, the longest in British history; celebrations will be held from 2 to 5 June with four days of national holidays in the country and in the 14 Commonwealth countries
Europe United Kingdom The Department for Transport spent almost £900.000 on research requested by PM Johnson for the possibility of building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland; its estimated cost of up to £355 billion was judged "impossible to justify"
Europe United Kingdom The average cost of a basic funeral has fallen for the first time in 18 years, dropping 3,1% to an average of £4.056 last year, according to insurer SunLife's Cost of Dying report; last year funeral directors were ordered to display clearer price lists