Authorities have shut down a counterfeit weight-loss drug operation in Northampton, seizing illegal products worth more than £250,000.

“What I love about the Bank of England is that we really support working families and working parents,” Kyei added.

UK counter-terrorism officers have arrested three men on suspicion of assisting a Russian intelligence service, as part of an ongoing national security investigation. The suspects, aged 44, 45 and 48, were detained during coordinated operations in west and central London on Thursday morning, the Metropolitan Police said. The arrests were made under section 3 of the National Security Act, which covers assisting a foreign intelligence service. Officers carried out searches…

The UK government has confirmed plans to cut affordable housing requirements in London in a bid to evive the capital’s faltering housebuilding sector. Housing Secretary, Steve Reed announced on Thursday that developers will now qualify for fast-track planning permission if their projects include just 20% affordable housing , a sharp drop from the current 35% quota. Of that 20%, at least 60% must be offered at the lowest social rent…

Dozens of Labour MPs have warned that forthcoming gender recognition guidance could trigger confusion, legal disputes and major costs for UK businesses. This was disclosed in a private letter to Business Secretary Peter Kyle, nearly 50 Labour backbenchers said companies across the country were alarmed by the expected regulations and feared a legal and compliance minefield if the draft plans go ahead. The final guidance, prepared by the Equality and…

Resident doctors in England will stage a five-day strike in November as tensions deepen between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government over pay and the growing number of unemployed doctors. The industrial action, announced by the BMA recently, will run from 7am on 14 November to 7am on 19 November, marking one of the longest walkouts so far by resident doctors, who make up roughly half of the…

An 86-year-old former teacher accused of historical sexual abuse in Scotland has been arrested in South Africa on an additional 90 charges.

Givan acknowledged that 50 children had been unable to begin school because their classrooms were not yet ready.

The charity which is an organisation supporting domestic abuse victims said it has been invited into schools across Cambridgeshire to help tackle misogynistic content spreading on social media.

A migrant who was removed to France under the government’s new one in, one out returns scheme has crossed back into the UK on a small boat less than a month later. Reports revealed that the man, believed to be an Iranian national, has claimed he was a victim of modern slavery in France, alleging that smuggling gangs forced him into labour, abused him and threatened his life. He said,…

The UK Foreign Office has expanded its travel guidance to warn Britons about the risk of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or contaminated alcoholic drinks in eight additional countries. Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda have now been added to the advisory, following recent incidents involving British travellers. The warning already covered Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Turkey, Costa Rica and Fiji. The update comes after a string…

Six people have been arrested following violent scenes outside a Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers, where Irish police came under sustained attack from protesters hurling bricks, fireworks and bottles. The disorder erupted on Tuesday evening at the Citywest Hotel in Saggart. Gardaí said demonstrators tried to force their way through police lines, with some charging the cordon on horse-drawn sulkies and others wielding garden tools and makeshift weapons. A Garda…