Britain

By Nick Carey China’s Geely is planning a big investment to turn the maker of London’s iconic black taxis into a high-volume, all-electric brand with a range of ...

Britain’s National Grid said it would pay customers to use less power on Monday and Tuesday evenings this week, the first time it has used a new scheme designed ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on a surprise trip on Sunday, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledging that Britain would “stick by Ukraine as long as it ...

British anti-monarchists said on Sunday that they planned to protest during the coronation of King Charles in May, saying the ceremony was “a slap in the face” for most people ...

Southampton’s home Premier League game against Aston Villa was suspended shortly before halftime on Saturday after a drone was spotted flying over St Mary’s Stadium. Referee Michael Salisbury ...

British police fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for failing to wear a seat belt while he filmed a social media clip in the back seat of a moving ...

Church of England bishops apologised to LGBTQI+ people on Friday for the rejection and hostility they have faced, with the Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledging that the religious body was still “...

Inflation-pinched British consumers cut their shopping by the most in the key month of December in at least 25 years, official data showed on Friday, dashing hopes for a Christmas boost ...

The price of holidays from Britain has risen by 44 per cent in the last year, including to Cyprus, which has gone up 15 per cent, it emerged on Thursday. Air tickets ...

British inflation eased last month after hitting a 41-year high in October, offering some comfort to the Bank of England, but the pressure on households remained intense as food and ...

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS has formally entered the bidding process to buy Premier League club Manchester United, a spokesperson for the chemical firm said. The Glazer family, United’...

Cypriot tattoo artist Christos Phitides, who sexually assaulted his client in Cheshire over two years ago, received a suspended jail sentence by a UK court this week. After abusing his ...

Britain’s ASLEF train drivers’ union said on Tuesday its members would take fresh strike action on Feb. 1 and 3 after rejecting a pay offer. Earlier this month, rail industry body ...

Average weekly earnings +6.4 per cent yy, stronger than forecasts BoE watching pay growth as it gauges next rate hike move Jobless rate holds at 3.7 per cent, close to five-decade low ...

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) (MKS.L) plans to open 20 new stores creating 3,400 jobs throughout Britain, The Times reported on Monday. The 138-year old clothing and food ...

Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, has linked up with online meal ordering and delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway (TKWY.AS), to add faster home delivery ...

The British government will block a bill passed by the Scottish parliament that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender, its Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said on ...

A serving London police officer has admitted carrying out 24 counts of rape in a near two decade-long campaign of abuse against women, making him one of Britain’s most prolific ...

London’s High Court on Monday granted permission to a group of asylum seekers to appeal against a ruling that Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful. ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has struck a deal with publisher Harper Collins to write a memoir that will cover his role at the centre of one of the ...

British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he had emailed an apology to Prince Harry and Meghan after he wrote in a national newspaper column that he hoped the Duchess of ...

Teachers in England and Wales on Monday announced they would take strike action, joining nurses, rail workers and others in staging industrial action in a further headache for Prime Minister ...

Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to finalising its long-overdue 2021 financial accounts, a move that could pave the way for the start-up to obtain a UK banking licence, two people ...

The death toll from Russia’s missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has climbed to 18, officials said on Sunday, while Britain said overnight it will soon send a ...