UK Employment Rights Act 2025 cuts unfair dismissal qualifying period, lifts payout cap and brings tougher rules on tribunals, flexible working and layoffs.
Penuel Joseph Ares
Sep 25, 2026
A Boots pharmacy worker says she received a final written warning after colleagues sang the viral 'Chicken Banana' song at work, which she claims was treated as discriminatory.
John Tan
Sep 25, 2026
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, has been charged after allegedly slashing a migrant dinghy in the Channel while a French rescuer was aboard.
Jujemay Awit
Sep 25, 2026
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is considering a five-year review of up to 4,500 breast cancer cases after 321 women were harmed, including unnecessary surgeries and delayed diagnoses.
Francis Louie C. Añiga
Sep 24, 2026
A £1,800 Ibiza hen-party flat booked on Booking.com vanished days before arrival. See the warning signs and UK advice on protecting your money.
Stephanie Cruz
Sep 24, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered work on a new centre to counter foreign disinformation and deepfakes, warning that AI could amplify hostile campaigns against democratic societies.
Clark Garret Alvarez
Sep 24, 2026
Danny Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and recklessly endangering life after a video showed him slashing a migrant dinghy.
Jujemay Awit
Sep 24, 2026
Tommy Robinson says Counter Terrorism Police detained him at an airport and shared a Schedule 3 notice. Police have not issued an official statement on the claim.
Jujemay Awit
Sep 24, 2026
Britain has created a new RAF space unit to counter hostile activity in orbit, while officials warn that satellite disruption threatens military operations and the wider UK economy.
Francis Louie C. Añiga
Sep 23, 2026
Two RAF pilots suffered what are believed to be minor injuries after ejecting from a burning Hawk T2 jet shortly after take-off from RAF Valley in Anglesey.
Francis Louie C. Añiga
Sep 23, 2026
Two men are arrested over a suspected Manchester terror plot targeting Jews as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns Britain cannot expect Jewish communities to live behind higher walls.
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco
Sep 23, 2026
Cornwall evacuates 339 homes after a suspected 250kg Second World War bomb is found near Falmouth Docks, as specialists work to make the device safe.
Penuel Joseph Ares
Sep 23, 2026
The US president called Andy Burnham a 'natural businessperson' and talked up UK-US relations but said Britain's Chagos Islands agreement was a 'terrible deal.'
Ria Pathak
Sep 23, 2026
Dozens of US patients are pursuing lawsuits alleging GLP-1 drugs caused NAION, while UK and European regulators have classified the condition as a very rare possible side effect of semaglutide.
Ria Pathak
Sep 23, 2026
London venues are restricting or banning recording with smart glasses as concerns grow that people can be filmed without their knowledge, prompting wider debate over privacy and consent.
Anton Arandia
Sep 23, 2026
AirTag data helped the NCA connect luggage used by a smuggling gang after Border Force seized 460kg of cannabis from couriers arriving at Birmingham Airport.
Seneca Cabrera
Sep 23, 2026
More than 100 young people, including children aged 13, have been referred to Alder Hey's specialist clinic for ketamine-related bladder damage since it opened in May 2025.
Seneca Cabrera
Sep 23, 2026
Donald Trump praised Andy Burnham after their first bilateral meeting, but the leaders disagreed over the Chagos Islands, artificial intelligence regulation and other foreign policy issues.
Bal Marsius
Sep 22, 2026