Britain

Activity in Britain’s construction sector fell by the most in more than five years last month, according to a survey that raises questions about whether the government will achieve ...

The National Federation of Cypriots in the United Kingdom on Friday called for the immediate removal of the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey Afzal Khan after he travelled to ...

Britain and the United States may disagree about how to address the crisis in Gaza but they share common goals in the region, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said ...

Britain’s near-daily surveillance flights over Gaza, flown from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, have prompted fresh questions about how the intelligence gathered is used and whether it is being passed ...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said consumers have been more cautious than policymakers had expected, speaking after the bank cut interest rates to 4 per cent from 4.25 per cent on ...

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday but four of its nine policymakers – worried about high inflation – sought to keep borrowing costs on hold. Difficulty reaching an agreement ...

Birmingham Airport reopened its only runway on Wednesday, more than six hours after a small aircraft made an emergency landing due to landing gear failure, leaving one person with minor ...

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with raping two women while he was a player for the English Premier League football club. Partey, ...

The Bank of England is widely expected to reduce its benchmark interest rate from 4.25 per cent to 4 per cent on Thursday. A further rate cut is anticipated before the end ...

Britain’s manufacturers – hit in recent months by trade wars and higher taxes – moved closer to a return to growth in July and executives were their most optimistic in five ...

A downturn in British retail sales extended into its 10th month in July as rising prices weighed on consumers, although the pace of the fall was less severe than in ...

The United Kingdom’s top court on Friday overturned a landmark ruling on car finance commissions in a decision that is likely to ease fears among banks about a redress ...

At least 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a British government amnesty launched last month to combat knife crime, the interior ministry announced on Friday, as a new ban on ninja ...

Bishop Cherry Vann has been elected as archbishop of the Church in Wales, becoming the first woman and LGBTQ+ cleric appointed to lead any of Britain’s Anglican churches. While ...

At least 16 flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were cancelled on Thursday, a day after technical problems with Britain’s air traffic control system caused widespread disruption across ...

Thousands of heavy metal fans lined the streets of Birmingham on Wednesday for the funeral procession of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who died earlier this month at the age ...

Britain’s air traffic controllers reported a technical issue that disrupted flights at major airports in London and elsewhere in the country on Wednesday, though later said the issue had ...

Britain rejected Israeli criticism on Wednesday that it was rewarding militant group Hamas by setting out plans to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel took steps to improve the situation ...

US President Donald Trump formally opened a new golf course at his sprawling property in Scotland on Tuesday, saying he would play a quick round before heading home to focus ...

British shop prices rose by the most in more than a year in the 12 months to July and food prices grew more strongly, according to a survey that adds to ...

The Bank of England is expected to soon slow the pace at which it shrinks its 558 billion-pound ($754 billion) holdings of government bonds, and economists hope next week will shed some ...

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the number one priority in Gaza was getting people fed, because “you have a lot of starving people”, adding that he was not ...

British consumer sentiment had a marked fall for the first time in nearly three years last month, reflecting increased worries about job security, a Deloitte survey showed this week. Deloitte ...

U.S. President Donald Trump kept a low profile on his Scottish golf course on Saturday, ahead of meetings with top British and European leaders, as questions swirled at home ...