Britain

Britain’s economy shrank in October, official data showed on Wednesday, raising the risk of a recession and testing the Bank of England’s resolve to stick to its tough ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda avoided defeat in parliament on Tuesday, surviving a rebellion by dozens of ...

An asylum seeker has died on board a barge housing migrants off the south coast of England, British police and Home Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday. Earlier refugee charity ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to live in Rwanda. ...

British wage growth slowed more than expected in the three months to the end of October, official data showed, but pay is probably still increasing too quickly to persuade the ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry and must win a crunch vote ...

Quality Street maker Nestle and Cadbury owner Mondelez (MDLZ.O) are seeing higher sales of confectionery in Britain this holiday season driven by cash-strapped shoppers seeking cheaper gifts. Shoppers hit ...

Prince Harry lost his attempt to have the Mail on Sunday newspaper’s defence to his libel lawsuit thrown out, meaning the British royal is likely to give evidence again ...

An airport worker in the United Kingdom has lost his job after a man arrived in Cyprus to find the words “c–t stop checking in late” written on his ...

Britain’s “big promises” to boost the financial sector’s post-Brexit global competitiveness have been a “damp squib”, with many of the changes yet to be implemented and none so ...

Britain’s labour market remains tight, despite a fall in job postings by employers over the course of 2023 and broader weakness in the economy, figures from recruitment platform Indeed showed ...

The British government has summoned the Russian ambassador and sanctioned two people for what it said was a sustained but failed attempt to interfere in politics by Russian cyber spies. ...

A defiant British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed to his Conservative Party on Thursday to unite behind his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning colleagues that if he ...

British house prices rose for a second month in a row in November, figures from major mortgage lender Halifax showed on Thursday, adding to signs that the past year’s ...

Britain’s construction sector activity fell sharply for a third month in a row in November, led by an ongoing slump in house-building as it bears the brunt of higher ...

Britain’s immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned on Wednesday saying the government’s published draft emergency legislation aimed at getting its Rwandan migrant deportation scheme up and running did not ...

The British government pledged there would be no repeat of injustices suffered by families of the 97 victims of the 1989 Hillsborough crush but rejected calls for a new law in the ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he was deeply sorry for the loss of life during the COVID-19 pandemic and accepted he had made mistakes, but struggled ...

UK investors pulled money from real estate funds for the second month running in November, but sentiment towards equity and fixed-income funds improved, fund network Calastone said on Wednesday. Investors ...

Activity in Britain’s services sector grew in November after three months of declines, a survey showed on Tuesday, but companies reported an uptick in prices charged, a potential concern ...

Barclays (BARC.L) shares opened 4.5 per cent lower on Tuesday after one of the bank’s largest shareholders Qatar Holding moved to sell around 510 million pounds ($644 million) of its stock, ...

Former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined for using a deceased person’s parking permit. Manchester Magistrates Court was told that in May this year the 30-year-old parked ...

British Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday in an attempt to overcome a court decision to block the government’s controversial policy of sending ...

British grocery inflation slowed again in November, while the rise in the cost of a traditional Christmas dinner is tracking well below the headline rate, industry data showed on Tuesday. ...