Britain

Britain’s royal family will observe a period of mourning that ends on the seventh day after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with flags at royal residences to remain at ...

The administrator of the sovereign base areas on Friday paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II a day after her passing. Air Vice Marshal Peter Squires said in a written statement ...

By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill King Charles will on Friday address a grieving nation following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth after seven decades on the throne, as ...

With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years – ...

Cyprus on Thursday joined the international community in offering condolences for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who during her long reign had not been received well by at least ...

Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday aged 96, was praised for her devotion to duty, but her reign was often overshadowed by scandals involving her extended family. Here are some of ...

Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Here is some reaction to the news: PRIME ...

The crowning achievement of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades of seismic political, ...

Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday ...

Sterling’s slide against the dollar to a rate last seen in 1985 has sparked talk of a dramatic spiral downwards that ends in a collapse in confidence in British assets ...

Britain’s new leader Liz Truss capped soaring consumer power bills for two years on Thursday in a package to limit the economic shock of war in Ukraine that could ...

Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday appointed strongly pro-Brexit lawmaker Steve Baker to a junior ministerial role in the Northern Ireland Office, an appointment criticised as sending ...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was forced to cancel a planned virtual meeting with ministers on Wednesday after being advised to rest by her doctors, a day after the 96-year-old monarch ...

Former Manchester United soccer player Ryan Giggs will face a retrial next year, a British judge ruled on Wednesday, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges ...

Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday her preference is to find a negotiated settlement with the European Union to resolve the issues around the contentious rules ...

By Mike Dolan Even though fears of another “sterling crisis” have been wide of the mark for decades, they are harder to bat away this time around as a fourth ...

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng look set to revive Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s experiment in “trickle-down” low-tax economics, the results of which have ...

The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country’s four most important ...

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticised Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss for not being willing to compromise and mocked her for saying she did not ...

Sterling lifted on Tuesday as media reports offered new details on how incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss is planning to tackle Britain’s growing energy crisis. Household bills are due ...

Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as British prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with steering the country through a looming recession and energy crisis that threatens the futures of millions of ...

Russian politicians and media lined up on Monday to heap scorn on Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss, predicting her ascent to power would do nothing to improve dire ...

Priti Patel said on Monday that she will stand down as Britain’s Home Secretary, or interior minister, once Liz Truss formally takes over as the country’s prime minister. ...

-Liz Truss was named as Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when the country faces a cost ...