Britain

Britain’s government has urged police officers to remain on high alert ahead of possible further riots over the weekend following several days of violent racist attacks and disorder, Cabinet ...

Britain’s jobs market showed further signs of cooling last month and employers increased pay more slowly, according to a survey which will form part of the Bank of England’...

For Liverpool’s biggest mosque, it’s been a week of firsts. Most entrances have been blocked, men in high-vis jackets have been taking turns to patrol and a handful ...

Thousands of police and anti-racism protesters gathered on streets across Britain on Wednesday to challenge expected far-right groups that failed to materialise following more than a week of violent racist ...

British house prices rose by the most six months in July, according to figures published on Wednesday by mortgage lender Halifax that suggested fresh momentum in the property market. House ...

Britain’s economy grew more strongly than previously thought in 2022, according to revised official data that gave more weight to the oil and gas sector which was buoyed by high ...

A British man was on Wednesday jailed for three years for violent disorder during anti-Muslim riots last week, one of the first sentences from a wave of violence after the ...

British police braced for further anti-Muslim riots on Wednesday as far-right groups pledged to target asylum centres and immigration law firms across the country, prompting anti-fascist protesters to plan counter ...

Britain’s top eight banks including HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest could be wound down in a crisis without the immediate need for taxpayer cash, the Bank of England said ...

The British government has increased its prison capacity to help tackle violent, week-long anti-immigrant riots that have prompted a growing number of countries to warn their citizens about the dangers ...

Britain’s financial watchdog has announced that it has widened the range of “dormant” assets, or money in financial firms’ accounts to tap a potentially extra 880 million pounds ($1.12 billion) to ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the “full force of the law” as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” after days of violent anti-immigration protests culminated in an attack on a hotel, saying perpetrators would ...

Violent disorder swept across several British cities on Saturday, injuring police and damaging property in the most widespread rioting in the country for 13 years, following the murder of three young ...

British police are putting more officers on the streets amid warnings of more violent disorder this weekend and mosques have tightened security after anti-immigration protesters torched cars following the murder ...

The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a narrow vote in favour from policymakers divided over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently. Governor ...

A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder for the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack in Southport, UK police said on Wednesday, ...

The Bank of England will not publish rules for implementing tougher global bank capital requirements until after the summer, it said this week, raising questions about whether a July 2025 start ...

Protesters clashed with police near Downing Street in London on Wednesday as Britain faced a second night of demonstrationsfollowing the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack ...

The British competition regulator’s ongoing review of supermarket loyalty prices is unlikely to identify widespread evidence of promotions that mislead shoppers, according to a statement by the watchdog. Loyalty ...

Uncertainty felt by British business leaders collapsed to the lowest level since before the 2016 Brexit vote after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s landslide election victory, according to a survey by ...

Britain’s new finance minister, Rachel Reeves, told parliament her Conservative predecessor had left public spending on track to go over budget by 21.9 billion pounds ($28 billion) this year and announced ...

Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England, and a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested, police said on Monday. He was held on suspicion ...

The Bank of England’s first interest rate cut since 2020 hangs in the balance next week, with greater uncertainty than usual as key policymakers have not spoken publicly for more ...