Europe United Kingdom 70% of young Britons are no longer interested in the monarchy, a YouGov survey sows just days from King Charles III coronation
Europe United Kingdom There will not be an apology over Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, when King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer visit the Commonwealth summit in Samoa 25-26 October, and a Downing Street spokesperson already ruled out financial reparations
Europe United Kingdom At least 40 more women have accused Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods department store and father of Dodi, who died in a car accident with Princess Diana Spencer in 1997, of rape and sexual abuse
Europe United Kingdom The country's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finished operations after running since 1967; it is thus one week since the UK has stopped producing any electricity from burning coal, ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel
Europe United Kingdom The report on the National Health Service commissioned by the Labour government in early July shows that public health is worse off than in comparable countries in terms of economy and population, amidst long waiting lists and inadequate investment