British minister condemns rail strikes as ‘huge mistake’
Travellers are braced for major disruptions this week in their commuting as the biggest rail strikes in almost 30 years is due to start on Monday night.
British transport secretary Grant ...
UK must have military capable of fighting in Europe, says army head
Britain must have a military capable of fighting in Europe and defeating Russia, the new head of the British army was quoted as telling troops by local media.
British Prime ...
Irish PM Martin warns Britain over its N.Ireland law (Updated)
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Sunday a new British law to change part of a Brexit deal to try to ease trade with Northern Ireland was “unilateralism of ...
UK rail union says talks have failed to avert strike next week
Britons will face widespread disruption across the railway network next week after a trade union said on Saturday talks had failed to avert plans for more than 50,000 workers to strike ...
UK’s Patel calls decision to block Rwanda deportations ‘scandalous’ -The Telegraph
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel called the European Convention on Human Rights'(ECHR) decision to ground UK’s first deportation flight to Rwanda “scandalous,” The Telegraph reported.
“The opaque way ...
Britain will give Kyiv strategic endurance to prevail against Russia, Johnson says
Britain will give Ukraine the “strategic endurance” to prevail against Russia’s invasion, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a visit to Kyiv on Friday.
Britain will also work ...
UK set to step in to host next Eurovision due to war in Ukraine
The Eurovision Song Contest is likely to be held in Britain in 2023 as the organisers deem it too risky for this year’s winners Ukraine to host it due to ...
UK gives go-ahead to U.S. extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange
British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long-running legal saga closer to ...
London’s Gatwick caps summer flight numbers over staff shortages
London’s Gatwick airport said on Friday it will limit the number of flights during the summer travel season in light of continuing labour shortages, a move that will force ...
UK-EU trade war? Sefcovic says all options are on the table
The European Union will keep all options on the table in terms of its response to Britain’s move to override some post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland, Maros Sefcovic said ...
UK sets out new Russia sanctions for “barbaric treatment of children in Ukraine”
Britain on Thursday said it had sanctioned Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as part of a new wave ...
Brazil police find remains in search for UK journalist, suspect confesses – investigators
Police have found human remains in their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira after a suspect confessed to killing them in the Amazon rainforest, ...
UK PM Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a further blow to his authority on Wednesday when his second ethics adviser in less than two years quit his post.
Johnson last week ...
UK pushes on with plan to deport migrants to Rwanda
Britain pressed on with its strategy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday and is planning further flights despite a last-minute intervention by European judges that grounded the first ...
Yorkshire charged by ECB after investigation into racism claims
Yorkshire County Cricket Club and a number of individuals have been charged following an investigation into racism claims made by former player Azeem Rafiq, the England and Wales Cricket Board ...
EU sues UK after plan to override deal on N. Ireland
The European Commission launched two new legal proceedings against Britain on Wednesday after London published plans to override some post-Brexit rules governing Northern Irish trade, and resumed another challenge it ...
UK migrant flight to Rwanda grounded as European Court steps in
Britain’s first flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda did not take off as scheduled on Tuesday after the European human rights court issued last-minute injunctions to stop the ...
ECHR confirms order to stop deportation of migrant from UK to Rwanda
The European Court of Human Rights confirmed it had issued an order on Tuesday preventing the deportation of one individual due to be on the first flight of migrants from ...
Russia bans 29 British journalists, along with defence figures
Russia has banned dozens of British journalists, media representatives and defence figures from entering the country, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
In a move that Moscow said was a ...
British woman’s rape case to be taken to ECHR
The legal team of the British woman who alleges that she was gang raped in Ayia Napa in 2019 is taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
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UK says no reason for negative EU reaction to N. Ireland law
Britain told the European Union on Tuesday there was no reason for its negative reaction to London’s plan to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, after Brussels ...
Britain defies EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law
Britain published plans to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland by scrapping checks and challenging the role played by the European Union’s court in a new clash ...
Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law (Updated)
Britain will set out plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, scrapping checks and challenging the role played by Brussels in a fresh ...
Boris Johnson: dead man walking
By Gwynne Dyer
‘Cad.’ ‘Scoundrel.’ ‘Rotter.’ The words that members of the British public used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the aftermath of last weekend’s failed attempt ...