London air pollution danger to life among all age groups EUROPE | UK | LONDON | ENVIRONMENT | HEALTH AND WELLBEING FACT BOX: In London, 9’400 premature deaths are attributed to poor air quality and a cost of between £1.4 and £3.7 billion a year to the health service. (Fact…
UK cost of living crisis sees mortgage rates more than double Finance | Real Estate | Mortgages | Europe | UK FACT BOX: Interest only mortgages where buys only ever pay the interest each month and never own equity in their own home, and shared ownership where buys only buy…
Pound £ GBP crashes to the lowest value in history Economy | Europe | UK FACT BOX: In 1971 the UK replaced a highly complex system of Pounds, Shillings, Pence, Crowns and Sovereigns with the current decimal currency system of (£) Pounds and (p) Pence. The GBP crashed hard early…
Queen Elizabeth II dies age 96 Royalty | Europe | UK | Queen Elizabeth II FACT BOX: Queen Elizabeth II is the second longest ruler of any country in history. She ruled for 70 years, 1952-2022, a reign only surpassed by King Louis XIV of France, who ruled for 72…
UK Conservatives refuse to remove MP arrested for rape, sexual assault and abuse of trust Europe | UK | Politics | Crime FACT BOX: More than 100 criminal fines for breach of COVID19 laws have been issued to UK MPs. With more expected to be issued. A Tory MP has…
UK officially in recession as the British economy crumbles Economics | Europe | UK | Recession FACT BOX: By March 2022 the UK economy was shrinking at a monthly rate of 0.1% according to the UK’s Office of National Statistics. Battling political chaos following more than 100 criminal fines and…
UK Brexit losses more than 17’800 percent larger than any possible gains EUROPE | UK | ECONOMICS | TRADE FACT BOX: Difference between PPP-GDP and Nominal-GDP: The GDP figure is calculated and reported in a country’s own currency. Thus India’s Nominal GDP is reported in rupees, Oman’s in Rial and Germany’s…
The Chagos Islands in citizenship legal battle with the UK over citizenship rights CULTURE | HISTORY | LAW FACT BOX: In 1965, Britain bought the Chagos islands for £3m GBP ($4.1m USD at the current exchange rate) from Mauritius to form the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Mauritius sold off…
UK forced to deploy the Army to tackle fuel crisis as Brexit Britain brought to its knees POLITICS | MILITARY | ECONOMY | UK FACT BOX: PRA says between 50% and 90% of its member fuelling stations in the UK have run dry. The UK is facing a multitude of…
Prince Andrew accepts service of sex offences lawsuit LAW | LEGAL CASES | UK | USA | PRINCE ANDREW FACT BOX: Unlike in the UK, in the USA when a civil case is brought, legal papers must be served on the defendant. When US citizens attempt to take UK citizens…
