Britain

UK grocery inflation edged lower in the four weeks to Sept. 1, data from market researcher Kantar showed this week, after rising for the first time in 18 months in last month’...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told trade unions on Tuesday he would have to take unpopular public spending decisions, just hours before he faces an important parliamentary vote on his ...

Britain’s antitrust regulator announced that it had provisionally found Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict competition. The Competition and Markets ...

British house prices rose last month at the fastest annual pace since late 2022, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax, adding to signs of renewed momentum in the property market ...

Britain’s foreign office on Monday launched three strategic reviews of its foreign policy, saying it wanted to strengthen the country’s global impact and would deliver the outcomes of ...

Britain’s labour market cooled noticeably last month as job placements fell sharply and pay growth slowed, according to a survey of recruiters on Monday that could bolster the case ...

Britain and Ireland said on Saturday they were moving “from friction back to friendship” as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Dublin, part of his efforts to improve ties with ...

The heads of the U.S. CIA and Britain’s spy service said in an op-ed on Saturday that “staying the course” in backing Ukraine’s fight against Russia was ...

A national memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth will be erected in a central London park, the British government announced on Saturday, at a site which it said had historical ...

A British man was jailed for nine years on Friday for arson at a hotel housing asylum seekers last month, by far the longest sentence imposed over a wave of ...

New car registrations in Britain fell slightly in August, industry data showed on Thursday, in line with expectations of a traditionally quieter month. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (...

Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale of Oasis tickets, including the use of “dynamic pricing” to hike the cost to fans at ...

Britain’s services activity grew last month at the fastest pace since April and price pressures eased, according to a survey that pointed to a more benign inflation outlook and ...

Five hopefuls were left in the race to become leader of the Conservatives on Wednesday after former interior minister Priti Patel received the fewest votes from lawmakers in a race ...

A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings by the government, construction industry and, most of all, the firms involved ...

Britain’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel was roundly criticised on Tuesday with some British politicians and Jewish groups accusing the Labour government of abandoning Israel, while ...

At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that rescue operations were underway ...

Britain’s chief rabbi criticised the government’s decision to suspend some arms export licences to Israel only a few days after the killing of six Israeli hostages in Gaza. “...

British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages in July since the start of the “mini-budget” crisis in 2022 under former Prime Minister Liz Truss, according to Bank of England data ...

British government plans to increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers would lead to a nearly 12 billion pound ($16 billion) drop in revenue to the state and ...

Seven years on, Shah Aghlani still remembers clearly the call in the middle of the night from his distressed aunt who was trapped with his disabled mother in a 23-storey ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he supported the idea of banning smoking in some outdoor spaces, including pub gardens, as a way of reducing the pressure on the state-run ...

The British government said on Friday it was “deeply concerned” by Israel’s ongoing operation in the occupied West Bank, warning that risk of instability was serious and that there ...

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Thursday to deepen ties with Britain over defence, security, migration and energy after a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Paris. Starmer and ...