UK pledges 300,000 youth placements after ‘lost generation’ warning
- 29-May-2026
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) will create additional work experience and training placements for young people, the government said on Friday, a day after a review warned the country risked a “lost generation” locked out of work. The UK government had previously announced a £2.5 billion ($3.36 billion) youth employment support package, unveiled earlier this […]
UK young people risk falling outside job market or education
- 28-May-2026
LONDON: One in six young people in Britain may find themselves not in employment, education or training (NEETs) within five years, up from one in eight now, according to a new government-commissioned report that warns of a “lost generation”. In recent decades Britain has had fairly low youth unemployment by European standards. But since the […]
UK targets Russian crypto networks in latest sanctions
- 26-May-2026
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday targeted Russia-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks and financial networks that it said were used to bypass sanctions, freezing their assets and barring UK firms from processing payments and holding correspondent banking ties. The measures focus on what London described as “shadow financial systems” underpinning Russia’s war economy, including the […]
Former Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling $540,000
- 26-May-2026
Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000), admitting diverting funds from the party to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods. Murrell is the former husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was arrested […]
UK set to break record for hottest May day
- 25-May-2026
LONDON: Britain was set to break its record for the hottest day in May on Monday, the national weather agency predicted, as the country sweltered in an “unprecedented” heatwave. “Today will be the hottest day in May in the UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected,” the Met Office said […]
UK floated single market for goods with EU, media say
- 23-May-2026
UK’s government proposed the creation of a single market for goods with the European Union in what would be an ambitious reset of its post-Brexit ties with the bloc, but Brussels has rejected the idea, UK media reported. The Guardian said the EU instead suggested UK should join a customs union or agree to deeper […]
UK’s Starmer calls for free broadcast of Champions League final
- 23-May-2026
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on broadcaster TNT Sports to show next weekend’s Champions League final between England’s Arsenal and Paris St Germain of France to viewers in Britain who are not paying customers. “I was saddened to see that, for the first time since the competition started 34 years ago, TNT Sports has […]
Zayn Malik responds after shocking on-stage attack in the UK Leaves fans stunned
- 23-May-2026
Zayn Malik has finally addressed the chaos that led to the abrupt cancellation of his much-anticipated Netflix docuseries with former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson. Reports of a physical altercation between the two singers surfaced last month, and now Malik’s silence has ended as he reflects on the incident and its fallout. What Happened on […]
UK runs NATO war drill from disused London Tube stop
- 23-May-2026
A disused platform of London’s Charing Cross Tube station was transformed into a temporary military headquarters for a NATO wargame exercise this week involving hundreds of personnel from the United States, Britain, France and Italy. The Ministry of Defence said on Friday the exercise had tested technologies and methods intended for real-world use if NATO […]
On London’s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
- 23-May-2026
Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital identity check as live facial recognition cameras scanned faces against a police watchlist. The operation was an example of a technology the Metropolitan Police say is transforming policing, helping officers arrest around 2,500 wanted people […]