Britain

British retailers reported lacklustre sales in November, according to industry data on Tuesday affected by the timing of the Black Friday sales, although it still pointed to weakening consumer confidence. ...

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two years in November, adding to signs of resilience in the property market despite high borrowing costs, data from mortgage ...

British business confidence ticked downwards in November to a five-month low but remained healthy overall, with companies still feeling upbeat about their trading prospects, a survey from Lloyds Banking Group ...

Music legend Elton John told a theatre audience in London on Sunday he had lost his sight after struggling to recover from an eye infection earlier in the year. The 77...

Britain will reconsider rules that force automakers to produce more electric vehicles after the industry warned that the plan would lead to factory closures and job losses without stronger demand ...

Britain’s parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate on an issue that has divided ...

Russia is waging a “staggeringly reckless campaign” of sabotage in Europe while also stepping up its nuclear sabre-rattling to scare other countries off from backing Ukraine, Britain’s foreign spy ...

By Sarah YoungBritish lawmakers must decide on Friday whether to support assisted dying, following what is likely to be a heated debate inside parliament and protests for and against outside. ...

Britain’s transport minister Louise Haigh has resigned after news reports about a previous fraud conviction involving a company mobile phone, dealing another blow to the new administration of Prime ...

Buying a new home in Britain became a little more affordable this year as average wages rose faster than house prices and mortgage costs, the country’s largest mortgage lender ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Thursday to reduce the number of migrants coming to Britain, saying he would produce a plan for reform of the points-based immigration system that ...

Net migration to Britain hit a record of more than 900,000 in 2023, much higher than original estimates, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data ...

Britain on Thursday set out stronger sanctions against employers who exploit foreign workers, following research showing abuses particularly in the social care sector. Businesses that repeatedly flout visa rules or ...

British lawmakers must decide on Friday whether to support assisted dying in an emotional vote which has split parliament and the country. Lawmakers will debate proposals to allow mentally competent, ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday opened London’s first Google-funded AI Campus which aims to help young people develop skills in the rapidly developing technology. The centre, based ...

William Hague, a former British foreign minister and onetime leader of the Conservative Party, was elected on Wednesday as the next chancellor of the University of Oxford, a largely ceremonial ...

Britain’s government has announced that it plans to increase access to mental health support and to reform job centres as part of its push to get more people back ...

British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of plans to introduce some of the world’s strictest anti-smoking rules, giving the green light for the bill to progress to ...

The main UK stock indexes eased from multi-week highs on Tuesday after US President-elect Donald Trump’s latest tariff proposal for some of the country’s biggest trading partners sparked ...

John Tinniswood, an Englishman born the same year the Titanic sank and who survived two world wars and two global pandemics, has died aged 112, Guinness World Records said on Tuesday, ...

Russia said on Tuesday it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying, in the latest blow to the already dire state of relations between the two countries. The FSB ...

British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Monday said she would never have to repeat the tax hikes of her first budget, an attempt to reassure businesses that were caught off-guard ...

Britain’s roads and railways were hit by closures on Monday after Storm Bert battered the country over the weekend, causing widespread flooding and killing four people. There were more 200 ...

More UK fund managers say they’ve paid higher costs in 2024 to protect their investment portfolios against fluctuations in currency markets, according to survey results by software provider, MillTechFX. This ...