Britain

Two men on Friday received the longest jail sentences yet over the recent widespread violent disorder in Britain, as prosecutors charged another man with the more serious offence of rioting ...

Immigration tops the list of issues that Britons consider most important for the first time since 2016 – when Britain voted to leave the European Union – following riots this month targeting Muslims ...

British retail sales edged up in July, boosted in part by extra spending due to the men’s Euros soccer championship, official figures showed on Friday, after an unusually cool ...

British pay grew at its slowest pace in nearly two years, likely reassuring the Bank of England that inflation pressures are easing, and there was a surprise drop in unemployment, ...

British employers expect to raise pay by 3 per cent over the coming year, the lowest planned increase in two years and down from 4 per cent three months ago, a survey ...

The parents of one of three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northern England last month called for an end to the nationwide rioting that followed their deaths ...

Larnaca was one of the most popular destinations for travellers flying from London’s Heathrow airport in July, according to an announcement released on Monday. “Venice and Larnaca proved popular ...

 King Charles has called for mutual respect and understanding after racist riots targeting Muslims and migrants in Britain, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Friday, marking the first intervention by ...

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 ...