Britain

British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages in February since September 2022, when new lending slumped due to bond market turmoil caused by Liz Truss’ premiership, Bank of England data ...

British house prices rose in March at their fastest annual pace since December 2022, adding to signs of a modest recovery in the market which has been squeezed by high interest ...

The British government said J.K. Rowling should not be arrested for her transgender views after the Harry Potter author challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law with social media ...

Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in March, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on Tuesday, adding to signs that the country’...

Britain’s government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas. More than 120 industry leaders have called for government ...

Top London-focused landlords are betting on environmentally compliant office spaces at prime locations that offer higher rents as tenants become more selective in their real estate investments amid hybrid work ...

Britain’s King Charles attended the annual Easter church service in Windsor on Sunday, his first appearance at a public royal event since his cancer diagnosis was announced in February. ...

Top fashion retailers ASOS (ASOS.L), Boohoo (BOOH.L) and George at Asda have signed undertakings to clarify the way they display, describe and promote their environmental credentials, Britain’s ...

A serving member of the British government attended an event held by far-right party Elam on Saturday. Martin Callanan, the country’s Under-secretary of state for energy efficiency and green ...

British businesses trimmed their plans for staffing and wage increases this month, according to a survey published on Wednesday that suggested April’s big increase in the minimum wage is ...

King Charles is due to make his first public appearance at a royal event since his cancer diagnosis on Sunday, but the likely absence of son Prince William and the ...

British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama “Oppenheimer”, will receive a knighthood from Britain for services to film. His wife and film producer Emma Thomas ...

Victorious rowers in Britain’s University Boat Race have been warned not to jump into the River Thames this weekend due to alarming levels of E. coli bacteria, as official ...

Legislation that would that would allow people living in Scotland with a terminal illness to take their own lives was laid before the country’s parliament on Thursday as a ...

The pound eased on Thursday after data confirmed the UK economy entered recession in the second half of last year and as the dollar put on a display of broad-based ...

Liverpool and Manchester United have jointly launched an education programme through their foundations to tackle tragedy-related abuse, the clubs said in the run-up to their Premier League game at Old ...

Britain’s financial watchdog set out guidelines earlier this week to stop misleading adverts on social media, and warned “influencers” that promoting a financial product without regulatory approval could be ...

More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister Rishi ...

British satisfaction with the state-owned National Health Service (NHS) dropped to a record low for 2023, showing the challenge for the government over a key concern for voters ahead of an ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London’s High Court said the U.S. must provide assurances ...

Kate, Britain‘s Princess of Wales, was praised on Saturday for her “extraordinary dignity”, as the shock announcement of her cancer diagnosis triggered an outpouring of support from well wishers. ...

The announcement by Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, on Friday that she was having treatment for cancer should finally put to bed the speculation about her health, royal commentators ...

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Friday she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests taken following major abdominal surgery in January revealed cancer had been present. Kate, 42, the ...

National flags should not be “messed with”, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday, after Nike’s NKE.N decision to use an altered design of the St George’...