Aeroplane passengers should be restricted to two drinks at airports, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said. Mr O'Leary said introducing alcohol limits at airports would help tackle a rise in disorder on flights. Violent outbursts are occurring weekly due to alcohol, he said, especially when it is mixed with other substances.more

England's blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for donors, external. Supplies of blood have improved since an "amber alert" in July but there is still a risk that the care of hospital patients could be impacted, officials said.more

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died in an accident in Paris. Just before the anniversary of her death, it was revealed that a three-part documentary series, "Who Killed Diana?", was in the works. The project was produced by EverWonder Studio and Empress Films.more

The government is to provide £10.5m worth of funding to prepare for new EU border checks this autumn. The Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and Eurostar at St Pancras will receive financial aid to help reduce queues for travellers.more

Magistrates have been told to stop jailing convicted criminals for several weeks to help ease pressure on overcrowded prisons. Justices in the lower court have been told to temporarily avoid handing out short sentences behind bars by postponing hearings until more places are free.more

The number of 16-24 year-olds not in employment, education or training (Neet) across the UK reached 872,000 in the period April to June 2024, official estimates suggest. more

More than 700 people in the UK have posted on a pro-suicide website looking for someone to die with, a BBC investigation has found. The site, which we are not naming, has a members-only section where users can look for a suicide partner.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned yesterday that the British people will face hard times before the foundations of the country are repaired after the previous government, and the budget presented on 30 October will be painful. It is the clearest announcement yet of some tax increases.more

Charity says rise ‘hugely concerning’ and calls for change in law in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.more

The UK has an island that resembles a tropical paradise similar to the Caribbean. The Isles of Scilly are home to around 2,100 people and is a place where the average home is flogged for £548,000.more

UK shop prices have dropped for the first time since the cost of living crisis began nearly three years ago, as food inflation eased and retailers offered discounts on clothes and household goods to shift unsold summer stock.more

Care homes struggling to find staff following changes to the immigration system that will not be reviewed by the new Labour Government.more

The prime minister has scrapped a government helicopter contract - thought to be worth £40m. Rishi Sunak was criticised for his use of helicopters during his time in No 10.more

More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay. An employment tribunal said store staff, who are predominantly women, should not have been paid at lower rates than employees in warehouses, who are typically male.more

Eight people were knifed at this year's Carnival in the London borough of Notting Hill and 334 people were arrested, London's Metropolitan Police said today. The festival is one of the world's largest outdoor events.more

People in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111, giving them another way to get urgent help. It makes the NHS in England one of the first countries to offer such a support service for mental health issues, as well as for physical problems.more

A court in Pakistan yesterday cleared the administrator of the Channel3Now website of spreading false information by untruthfully claiming that the killer of three girls in the British town of Southport was a recent illegal immigrant Muslim. This information led to riots breaking out.more

The UK government has promised to enshrine the “right to switch off” from work in law, penalising employers for contacting workers outside an agreed set of hours.more

Many Western European countries still underestimate the scale of the Russian threat and are only branding efforts to rebuild their defence capabilities, although the example of Poland shows that rapid rebuilding is possible, says Keir Giles, an expert at London-based think tank Chatham House.more

Three people were injured with a knife, including one with life-threatening injuries, during the first day of a carnival in Notting Hill, west London, Reuters reported today, citing London police. Services said 90 people were arrested during the event.more

Flights between the UK and Israel have been cancelled following an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East overnight. British Airways has halted its flights between Heathrow and Tel Aviv in both directions between Sunday and Wednesday, the airline said. Wizz Air also said it is “temporarily suspending” flights to and from Israel “due to the escalating situation in the region”.more

The site of The Beatles first ever performance is set to be honoured with a commemorative plaque. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison played alongside Stuart Sutcliffe - the band's original bass guitarist - and Pete Best, the original drummer, at the Jacaranda on Slater Street in Liverpool in August 1960.more

The United Nations has urged the UK to take action to curb racist hate speech, including by politicians, in a report published on Friday. It noted the persistence of hate speech published in mainstream media, online, and spread by politicians and public figures.more

Councillors in Edinburgh have voted for the introduction of a tourist tax aimed at raising up to £50m a year. The city will become the first in Scotland to charge a transient visitor levy (TVL) on stays, with profits used to fund improvements to the capital.more

One of the rarest and largest species of spider in the UK is said to be making a comeback on nature reserves. cvAfter facing near extinction over the last century, the UK’s population of fen raft spiders is steadily increasing, and numbers are at a record high this year, according to the conservation charity RSPB.more