Heathrow passenger numbers fall in April as Iran war disrupts travel
- 12-May-2026
Heathrow Airport said on Monday its passenger numbers fell 5% to 6.7 million in April as the Iran war disrupted travel plans, with traffic from the Middle East plunging more than 50%. UK’s biggest airport by passenger traffic said transfer passenger numbers rose 10% as travellers rerouted through London. Also Read: UK regulator proposes allowing […]
Experts race to write guidance to contain first ship-borne hantavirus outbreak
- 10-May-2026
As the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak sails towards Tenerife, World Health Organization (WHO) officials are racing to draw up step-by-step guidance for what should happen next for the nearly 150 passengers when they finally reach land on Sunday. The hantavirus outbreak – which has killed three people among at least eight suspected […]
UK PM Starmer, weakened by local elections, is challenged by former minister
- 10-May-2026
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, reeling from a crushing local election defeat, faced a new setback to his leadership on Saturday when a former minister said she would challenge him for the top job if no-one else stepped forward. Starmer’s Labour Party recorded the worst losses of a governing party in municipal polls since 1995, […]
UK nationals on hantavirus-hit cruise ship to isolate in hospital on return
- 10-May-2026
UK passengers and staff on the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will be taken to a hospital in northwest England for an initial isolation period once they are repatriated, UK health authorities said on Saturday. The ship, the MV Hondius, is expected to anchor off the Spanish island of Tenerife early on Sunday, […]
A divided kingdom: pro-independence parties surge across Britain
- 09-May-2026
Three of the UK’s four nations are set for the first time to be governed by pro-independence parties after elections on Friday which nationalists said marked the death knell of the centuries-old union. A breakup of UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is by no means imminent, and polling showed voters were motivated by factors […]
Magnum investor group knocks ice cream maker over Ben & Jerry’s handling, letter shows
- 07-May-2026
A group of Magnum investors has criticised the ice cream maker over its handling of tensions around its Ben & Jerry’s brand’s social activism and a lack of transparency over its finances, a letter from shareholders seen by Reuters showed. The investors, who hold at least $1.3 million of Magnum stock but manage billions of […]
Weight-loss drugs fuel protein-rich whey craving
- 05-May-2026
Global dairy companies and food producers are investing heavily to meet soaring demand for protein-rich whey, driven by a surge in the use of weight-loss drugs and healthier eating trends. Whey, a by-product of cheese-making which is traditionally used as pig feed, is an essential component of the food products now targeting consumers looking to […]
Dollar rises, European stocks and bonds fall after reports of U.S. warship being hit missiles
- 04-May-2026
The dollar strengthened while European shares and bond prices fell on Monday after Iran’s Fars News agency reported that two missiles hit a US warship when it tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The dollar index , which measures the currency against six peers, rose 0.3% to 98.542. Read Also: Dollar edges up […]
UK police arrest two over arson attack at London memorial wall
- 04-May-2026
UK police arrested two people on Monday in connection with an arson attack on a memorial wall in a north London area that is home to a large Jewish community. A man, 46, and a woman, 38, were arrested in relation to the incident, which counter-terrorism officers are investigating, on suspicion of arson, the police […]
UK court orders Samsung to pay China’s ZTE a $392 million lump sum after patent trial
- 02-May-2026
Samsung Electronics must pay a $392 million lump sum for a licence to use ZTE’s patents for mobile phones, London’s High Court ruled on Friday in the English leg of the companies’ global licensing dispute. ZTE has brought parallel lawsuits against Samsung in China, Germany and Brazil as the two companies battle over the terms […]