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Ukraine’s ambassador to UK exits role after Zelensky ’sarcasm’ row

Vadym Prystaiko is no longer Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, according to a PA source on Friday, after he publicly criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 10:19


Extra free childcare to be ‘properly, fairly funded’ - UK government

Reforms expanding the amount of free childcare for parents will be ‘properly and fairly funded’, the UK government said on Friday.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced reforms...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 09:06


Labour blames Ulez for by-election defeat in Johnson’s former seat

Labour has blamed the expansion of the charge on high-pollution vehicles being expanded by its London mayor Sadiq Khan for the failure to snatch Boris...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 09:05


Extra free childcare will be properly and fairly funded, says UK government

Reforms expanding the amount of free childcare for parents will be ‘properly and fairly funded’, the UK government said on Friday.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced reforms...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 09:04


Labour blames Ulez for by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s former seat

The UK Labour Party on Friday blamed the expansion of the charge on high-pollution vehicles being expanded by its London Mayor Sadiq Khan for the...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 09:03


TOP NEWS: UK retail sales higher than expected in June on good weather

UK retail sales volumes rose more than expected in June from the previous month, according to government data on Friday.

The Office for National Statistics...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 07:14


Average asking UK rents have hit new record highs - Rightmove

The average rent being asked outside London has hit a new record of £1,231 per month, according to a property website.

Average asking rents for new...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 05:50


TOP NEWS: UK Tories see double defeat but spared by-election whitewash

Rishi Sunak has suffered a double by-election defeat in safe Tory seats, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats both overturning majorities of about 20,000.

Labour won...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 05:45


UK PM criticises EU’s ‘regrettable choice of words’ over Falklands

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has criticised the EU’s ‘regrettable choice of words’ after it appeared to have endorsed the name Argentina uses for the...

Thu, 20/07/2023 - 17:21


German-British underwater electricity power cable project kicks off

After years of planning, construction work has begun on a subsea power cable between Britain and Germany, the company in charge of the power line...

Thu, 20/07/2023 - 16:46


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