Britain

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 ...

Britain has revived its attempt to give police wider powers to impose conditions on street protests, a decision that a civil rights group said showed a worrying disregard for the ...

British retailers reported a third straight month of falling sales in August and they expect another decline in September, prompting them to lower their hiring and investment plans, the Confederation ...

Britain and Germany’s leaders agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to work on an ambitious treaty covering issues from defence to trade that would be part of a reset of ...

Police in Paphos arrested of a 56-year-old woman residing in the district who was wanted by British authorities for fraud.  According to the police, the woman was arrested on Tuesday ...

British shop prices fell in annual terms this month for the first time since October 2021, pushed down by summer sales of clothes and household goods, a survey showed this week. ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would have to take unpopular decisions, raising the possibility of “painful” taxes on the wealthy and spending cuts to try to fix ...

British rock band Oasis said on Tuesday they would reunite after 15 years, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher planning a series of live shows in 2025. The band, whose debut album “...

Oasis, one of the 1990s rock bands that defined Britpop, is set to reunite as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher teased an announcement early on Tuesday and a newspaper said ...

In 1959, Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones organised a Caribbean carnival in London in response to race riots, planting the seeds for what today is one of the world’s largest street ...

British business activity sped up this month and cost pressures were the weakest in over three years, according to a survey on Thursday that signalled growth momentum going into the ...

Britain’s government again borrowed more than expected last month, according to official data released on Wednesday that highlighted the tight financial backdrop for new finance minister Rachel Reeves as ...

British estate agents have seen a pick-up in demand from buyers since the Bank of England’s decision on Aug. 1 to begin cutting interest rates from a 16-year high, property ...

British house prices rose by 2.7 per cent in the 12 months to June to an average of 288,000 pounds ($370,000), according to a report from the Office for National Statistics. June’s annual ...