UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: ‘We were making history’
Royal Navy veteran Fred Ayton was told he was “making history” when he set off across the English Channel 80 years ago on the eve of D-Day, a momentous point in ...
Baby girl found in London related to two other abandoned siblings
A baby girl found earlier this year in a shopping bag in east London is the third child to have been abandoned by the same parents in similar circumstances over ...
80 years on, UK D-Day veterans set sail for Normandy once again
– Two dozen D-Day veterans were the star passengers of a flotilla which set sail from Portsmouth, England, on Tuesday, bound for the beaches of Normandy where 80 years ago this week ...
UK Elections
UK’s Labour set for record general election win, poll says
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is set for its biggest ever victory in next month’s general election, winning by a larger margin than in 1997 under former prime minister ...
Brexit champion Nigel Farage to stand in UK election
Nigel Farage, the colourful politician who helped champion Britain’s departure from the European Union, said on Monday he would stand as a candidate in next month’s election and ...
British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at staff
The British ambassador to Mexico has been removed from his post after he pointed an assault rifle at a local embassy employee in a car, according to media reports and ...
London’s Evening Standard to go weekly after racking up losses
London’s Evening Standard newspaper, which has been read by the city’s inhabitants since it was founded almost 200 years ago, said it plans to switch to a weekly format ...
UK retail sales bounce back in May, price growth slows
British retail sales bounced back in May after a slump in April that could have been caused by the timing of Easter and bad weather, while prices charged by shops ...
UK’s first black woman MP barred from running for Labour
Britain’s first black woman lawmaker, Diane Abbott, said on Wednesday she had been barred from running as a Labour candidate in the July 4 election after she was suspended more ...
Will UK election be an extinction-level event?
“Why did he do it? We were all told it would be the autumn and we were hoping by then we could turn things around. It is very perplexing,” said ...
Five UK market hotspots to watch ahead of the election
As Britain prepares for a general election in early July, and polls indicate the opposition Labour party could return to power for the first time in nearly 15 years, market analysts ...
Labour puts economic stability at heart of election offer
Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday it prioritise economic stability if it won a national election on July 4, and its finance policy chief said she would focus on ...
Fewer top women earners in British finance since pandemic, report says
Women make up a smaller proportion of top earners in British financial and professional services than before the COVID-19 pandemic, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (...
Lagging in polls, UK Conservatives pitch national service at 18
By Andy Bruce
Britain’s Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national election on July 4, comprising military or community participation, Prime Minister Rishi ...
England’s football fortunes add sporting drama to UK election
Does British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak risk scoring an own goal by calling an election during the 2024 European Championship soccer tournament in July?Sunak, himself a soccer fan, might be ...
Weak UK economy awaits winner of July election
The winners of Britain’s election on July 4 will have to tackle an economy that looks stuck in a rut of slow growth with high levels of debt limiting the ...
Russia will strike British targets if UK weapons used to hit its territory
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Moscow will retaliate with strikes on British targets if British weapons are used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory.
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Pound steady day after election announcement, inflation data
The pound held steady on Thursday near multi-month highs a day after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election and data showed inflation did not slow as much ...
UK elections
Sunak and Starmer to hit campaign trail as UK election race begins
Sunak, whose Conservative Party trails Labour by around 20 percentage points in opinion polls, ended months of speculation centred on an election in October or November, and instead used a rain-soaked ...
‘Time to choose’: Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday for July 4, saying Britons would be able to choose their future in a vote his Conservatives are widely expected ...
One dead, 30 injured as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence
One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI flight from London hit severe turbulence en route on Tuesday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in ...
Renovation guide: Maximising ROI on your UK property
Every investment aims to get a profit that is worth the expenses you have made as an investment. Hence, when people build or buy properties, they hope to get a ...
Asking prices for UK homes hit record high
Prices of homes being put up for sale in Britain have hit record highs despite still expensive mortgage costs, but the pace of gains has slowed, according to data from ...
Assange wins permission to appeal US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission on Monday to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able ...