United Kingdom

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

Consumer interest in solar panels has increased in recent months as Brits look for ways to reduce their energy bills; the number of eBay searches for solar panels and batteries increased 54% and 134% respectively in June compared to last year

On average, dog attacks to a postman occur 32 times a week, with Royal Mail recording 1.673 dog attacks in the financial year 2021/22

The country's biggest transport strike in 30 years will last until Saturday, with nearly 50.000 rail workers on strike; the government is urging the population to avoid travelling

A group of asylum seekers, supported by refugee groups and a British border staff union, asked a British court to stop the government from taking them to Rwanda, arguing that the controversial plan is unsafe

The age at which people can buy tobacco products should be gradually increased, as raising the age from 18 is seen as a key factor in the plan to eradicate smoking by 2030; the recommendation is expected in a review for government to be made public soon

Eight new towns have been named for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, at least one in each UK nation, as well as in the Falkland Islands and Isle of Man

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

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

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