The US government’s release of more than 3 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has raised further questions about the ties of three prominent figures in British public life to the disgraced financier,

Britain has among the most employer-friendly labour laws in the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, and overall the act will tighten them relative to its peers by a nudge, according to an analysis by legal academics at the University of Cambridge commissioned by the government (see chart 1).

How long will Britain’s rain deluge last after 41st consecutive day of wet weather? - 'Winter is stuck on repeat', Met Office says, while Wildlife Trusts warns of impacts on vulnerable species

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the first British leader to travel to China in eight years, on a trip dominated by questions over global trade and security concerns.

As EU designates Iran's IRGC as terrorist group, pressure mounts on U.K. to act as London center allegedly promoting Iranian regime propaganda.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is set to meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday, did not announce the changes. That role went to Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right finance minister, and another official. “We are deepening our roots in all parts of the Land of Israel and burying the idea of a Palestinian state,” Smotrich said.

It still demands something of a double-take to read that Britain, a country without a single sliding track, is the second-most successful skeleton nation in Olympic history, and that medal haul looks set to be increased in Cortina this week.