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UK strikes: what ongoing industrial action means for the future of Britain's railways

Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to break an industrial action deadlock that, according to Network Rail, has lost the industry more than £400m in revenue since last summer.

The Conversation

Europe's best thermal spas from Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon to Budapest's baths

Greece, Switzerland, Britain, France and Hungary have some of the warmest, steamiest and most beautiful thermal spas in the world, with many of them boasting of extra medicinal qualities

Daily Mirror

UK's Princess Anne visits British peacekeepers on Cyprus

Britain’s Princess Anne has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew Prince Harry and carried on a visit to British soldiers serving with a United Nations peacekeeping force on ethnically divided Cyprus

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UK's 20 poshest villages of 2023 revealed with surprising number one - see full list

The swankiest spots in Britain have been named and ranked in a new list for 2023, with many boasting stunning scenery, walks in the countryside or a pub with a Michelin star

Daily Mirror

UK's Conservatives ditch lawmaker for comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservative Party expelled a lawmaker from its parliamentary bloc on Wednesday for comparing COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust.

Reuters

Prince Harry hits out at press over reports of Afghan killings in book

Britain's Prince Harry has hit back at "hurtful" responses to his record-selling memoir, saying he was particularly upset by the "lie" he had boasted that he had killed 25 people in Afghanistan when serving as a military helicopter pilot.

Reuters

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland Brexit trade spat

The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

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Heathrow still one-quarter down on pre-pandemic flights during 2022

Britain’s busiest airport warns Covid testing could set back recovery of aviation

The Independent UK

Birdwatch: the whistling of wigeons is a winter highlight

Half a million of these striking birds arrive in Britain in autumn to take advantage of the mild climate

The Guardian - UK

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine worried about his health - statement

The family of a British voluntary worker missing in Ukraine expressed concerns for his health and whereabouts on Tuesday in a statement released by Britain's foreign office.

Reuters

Still much to do in Northern Ireland Brexit talks, Dublin cautions

Britain and the European Union still have much work to do to settle on revised post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland after making important progress this week, Irish Foreign Minister Michéal Martin said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Flood warnings issued across Britain amid ‘persistent heavy rain’ and 50mph wind

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings for wind and rain spanning from Tuesday to Thursday evening.

The Independent UK

Britain's 'weirdest road' painted with 'bonkers' wiggly lines leaving locals baffled

The white lines have been installed in Clevedon, Somerset by the council to slow traffic down but locals are claiming the wobbly markings look like the 'lane for drink drivers'

Daily Mirror

UK laws to blunt strikes begin journey through parliament

The British government introduced legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike action by workers.

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Government is ‘100% committed’ on Windrush, Home Office minister tells MPs

The remarks come ahead of this year’s 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush generation in Britain.

Reuters

Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say

Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths.

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Mass floods hit Britain with more on way as Met Office issues three warnings

The Environment Agency has issued 29 flood warnings along with 90 alerts across England, as recent wet weather means that even areas which avoid the worst of today's deluge could be at risk of flooding

The Guardian - UK

‘I have a fighting spirit!’: the Windrush boxer who lost everything – then battled his way back

Vernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned twice and beaten up by police officers. Finally he ended up stateless in Jamaica. A new play tells his extraordinary life story

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Prince Harry's memoir breaks UK sales record on first day of release

Prince Harry's "Spare" became the UK's fastest selling non-fiction book ever, its publisher said on Tuesday, after days of TV interviews, leaks, and a mistaken early release of the memoir containing intimate revelations about the British royal family.

The Independent UK

Flood warnings issued across Britain amid ‘persistent heavy rain’

The Met Office has issued three yellow rain warnings across England, Wales and Scotland, and a yellow wind warning for the Northern Isles.

The Times of India

Royal Rumble: Harry says Camilla is 'dangerous', calls her a 'villain' in TV interview

Prince Harry on January 9 pulled back no punches as he launched another attack on Britain's Queen Consort Camilla, branding her "dangerous" and a "villain", as he continued promoting his explosive memoir, 'Spare', which is scheduled to hit the stores on January 10.

Reuters

Britain's satellite hopes undimmed by mission failure

Britain's hopes of becoming a prime launch site for small satellites remain intact despite the failure of what would have been the first launch into orbit from western Europe, business minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Sir Jim Ratcliffe shows ruthless side as joint Lewis Hamilton Man Utd bid takes shape

Britain's richest man could team up with Formula One great Lewis Hamilton to take over Manchester United from the Glazer family - and his ruthlessness has been on display at Nice

The Independent UK

Former Tory minister quits ‘self obsessed’ Conservative party and praises Keir Starmer’s Labour

‘Self-obsessed’ ruling party can’t take Britain into a green future, says May-era minister

The Independent UK

Huge meteor spotted in night sky over UK as residents ‘stunned’

Fireball lit up the sky at around 8pm on Monday

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