London has announced it would send two patrol vessels to the island of Jersey in the English Channel as a “precautionary” measure as French fishermen threaten to block its port amid a row over fishing rights. Read Full Article at RT.com

The number of adults reporting symptoms of depression in the UK more than doubled in early 2021, compared with pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019, with one in five people suffering from “some form” of depression. Read Full Article at RT.com

The island of Jersey buys almost all its electricity from French suppliers. A Jersey official called the threat “disproportionate”, claiming French fishermen haven’t provided the necessary information for full licences. Read Full Article at RT.com

France is prepared to retaliate against new rules governing fishing near the Channel Islands – and could even go as far as leaving Jersey without electricity, French Maritime Minister Annick Girardin has hinted. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two former British Army paratroopers accused of murdering an Official IRA commander have been acquitted, after prosecutors failed to provide further evidence against them and the trial collapsed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Legally changing your gender is now cheaper than going to the pub, after the UK government made the application process far more affordable. But the discount has rekindled debate about the true costs of transitioning. Read Full Article at RT.com

A UK primary school headmistress has kicked off a storm after revealing that she has instructed her teachers not to use a number of “sexist” phrases, including ‘let’s go, guys’ and ‘boys and girls’. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has shared new details about the government’s Covid-19 vaccine passport during an interview with Sky News, confirming that it will be located within the existing NHS app. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK Electoral Commission has launched a formal investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s expensive refurbishment of his Downing Street apartment. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said that two Met Police officers have been charged with misconduct over photos taken at the scene of a double murder and later reportedly shared on WhatsApp. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shot down claims he said “let the bodies pile high in their thousands” during the Covid-19 pandemic and called on those who allegedly heard him to come forward publicly. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government has been accused of adding to the “confusion and frequent misuse” of assisted driving technology after its transport department green-lit the use of self-driving cars offering hands-free capability on motorways. Read Full Article at RT.com

UK citizens are prepared for a “great British summer” due to the progress of the UK’s vaccination program. However, quietly-published government contracts reveal the promised roadmap out of lockdown could in fact be a red herring. Read Full Article at RT.com

The decision by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ignore the results of an inquiry that found Home Secretary Priti Patel bullied staff can be challenged by a judicial review, a High Court hearing ruled on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK’s police watchdog has said it is investigating complaints against London’s Metropolitan Police Service made by the mother of a teenager who went missing and was found dead in a lake this month. Read Full Article at RT.com

One man has been arrested after police in West Sussex, England, responded to reports of gunfire near Crawley College. Two people were injured in the incident, officers said, and college staff and students have been evacuated. Read Full Article at RT.com

Isaac Newton may have laid the foundations of modern physics, but professors at Sheffield University reportedly think he benefited from “colonial-era activity,” and the engineering curriculum should be “decolonized” as a result. Read Full Article at RT.com

Northern Ireland faces serious turmoil unless the British government takes a more direct role in resolving grievances stemming from Brexit, a group of former political, security and religious leaders has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com

A report claiming that Boris Johnson exclaimed that he would rather allow a surge in deaths than place the UK in another lockdown has enraged pundits. The government has strongly denied the claims. Read Full Article at RT.com

British agents are monitoring the world’s largest polluters, particularly China, to ensure that they are honouring their international commitments regarding the environment, Richard Moore, the head of MI6, has disclosed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Photographs of several people wearing Star of David badges during a massive anti-lockdown demonstration in London have riled social media users, many of whom thought the gimmick was in extremely poor taste. Read Full Article at RT.com

Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, has denied being the source of leaked text messages in which the prime minister seemingly promised British billionaire James Dyson he could “fix” his staff tax concerns. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK prime minister’s spokesman has issued a stern rebuke aimed at the French fishing industry after groups of trawlermen in France blockaded lorries carrying UK-landed fish, protesting a lack of access to British waters. Read Full Article at RT.com

The number of major blood clots reported in recipients of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine has risen from 100 cases last week to 168, the UK's medicines regulator has said, but added that the jab's benefits still outweigh the risks. Read Full Article at RT.com

An inquiry by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has found around 350,000 black and Asian troops who died for the British Empire were either not commemorated by name or not recognised at all, due to “pervasive racism.” Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government is under fire for its “systemically biased” approach to Covid-related procurement, after a new anti-corruption report raised red flags for over £3.7 billion worth of contracts – several awarded via a “VIP lane.” Read Full Article at RT.com

British spy agency MI5 is now on Instagram, promising to show off the ‘secret of successful spying’ and demonstrate how to ‘consider all angles.’ It has already beaten its sister service, GCHQ, in number of followers. Read Full Article at RT.com

Downing Street is investigating the leak of text messages between Boris Johnson and billionaire vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson following outcry over the PM’s phone ‘lobbying’. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tony Blair has some ideas on how to help out AstraZeneca in its PR crisis over blood clots. These include a supranational vaccine safety body and an instruction not to pause immunization to check possible side-effects. Read Full Article at RT.com

Helicopters are hovering above London Bridge station, where passengers have been evacuated following a security alert. Operators have said trains are being diverted, and warned commuters of cancellations and delays. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government has declared it will “take the action we need” to ensure that the flow of medicines to Northern Ireland is uninterrupted over concerns post-Brexit measures will interrupt the supply of crucial drugs. Read Full Article at RT.com

The pharmaceutical giant Roche has said the low levels of Covid-19 prevalence in the UK have made it hard to find enough participants to finish their trial of an ingestible treatment for the disease. Read Full Article at RT.com

Niko Omilana, a YouTube star who makes prank videos and other comedy content, has hit 5% in a new London mayoral election poll – placing him just one point behind the Green Party and three points behind the Liberal Democrats. Read Full Article at RT.com

London has left the door open for itself and its NATO allies to return to Afghanistan for another military campaign in the event there is any “threat” to the UK or its allies, the under secretary for the armed forces has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Sunday Times newspaper has apologised for publishing a front-page article in the wake of Prince Philip's death that claimed people had secretly “enjoyed” his 1986 comment about Asians having “slitty eyes” and similar “gaffes.” Read Full Article at RT.com