Britain

Britain’s BBC is “determined to fight” any legal action filed by U.S President Donald Trump, saying on Monday there was no basis for a defamation case over its ...

A man convicted over a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former U.S. President Barack Obama has been ordered to repay 4.1 million pounds ($5.40 million) worth of ...

Britain on Monday said it would make refugee status temporary and speed up the deportation of those who arrive illegally, in a major overhaul aimed at stemming the rise of ...

Britain’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to introduce a new levy on high-value homes in her upcoming annual budget, the Telegraph reported. Reeves is expected to need to raise ...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would likely sue the BBC next week for as much as $5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video ...

U.S.-based private investment firm RedBird Capital Partners on Friday pulled out of a 500-million-pound bid for Britain’s Telegraph Media Group, the latest twist in a two-and-a-half year ...

British Chancellor Rachel Reeves has no plans to raise income tax rates in this month’s budget due to improved fiscal forecasts, a source said, following a surge in borrowing ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer distanced himself on Wednesday from a briefing by unnamed allies that he would fight any leadership bid, throwing his support behind his health minister Wes ...

The outgoing boss of Britain’s BBC broadcaster said on Tuesday he was proud of its journalism, despite quitting after accusations of bias and the threat of legal action from ...

BBC Chair Samir Shah on Monday apologised for an “error of judgment” in the editing of a speech by Donald Trump that raised the ire of the U.S. president, ...

The BBC’s boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U....

A Polish woman was on Friday convicted of harassing the family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann for more than two years, but was cleared of a more serious charge ...

British police were mounting a large operation with 700 officers to prevent trouble in the city of Birmingham on Thursday where Aston Villa were to play Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel ...

Britain’s justice minister said on Thursday that a spike in prisoners being wrongly released from jail was unacceptable, as he and the government faced mounting pressure to address a ...

David Beckham, one of Britain’s most celebrated soccer players, was knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, recognising his decades-long contribution to sport and charitable causes. The 50...

British Chancellor Rachel Reeves paved the way for broad tax rises to avoid a return to “austerity” on Tuesday, framing her second annual budget as one of “hard choices” to ...

Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s populist Reform UK, watered down some of his pledges on Monday, saying his party could not immediately implement substantial tax cuts if it won ...

A British man accused of carrying out a mass stabbing on board a train on Saturday was charged on Monday with 11 counts of attempted murder, including over a separate incident ...

British transport minister Heidi Alexander said there were no injuries reported after a train bound for London from Glasgow derailed in northern England on Monday. “A major incident has been ...

A 32-year-old British man was the sole suspect accused of a mass stabbing on a train in England, after another man arrested in the case was released on Sunday with ...

Britain’s financial markets watchdog on Tuesday confirmed that it will stop publishing the identity of stock market short sellers, as it set out details of a revised framework aimed ...

British retailers cut their prices in October, led by the biggest drop for food in almost five years, industry figures showed, offering a bit of relief to households before Halloween ...

British manufacturers are investing the least in new equipment relative to their sales since 2017, according to a report from trade body Make UK, which urged the government to streamline tax ...

Britain’s governing Labour Party on Saturday said Lucy Powell had won a vote of members to become the party’s deputy leader, a victory for a candidate whom Prime ...