World leaders react to Boris Johnson’s British election victory
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority in a landslide election victory, results showed on Friday. Following is reaction from leaders around...
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Johnson wins ‘huge’ mandate for swift Brexit in UK election (update)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain...
British PM Johnson to win a majority of 86 – exit poll
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will win a majority of 86 seats in Britain‘s election, giving him the numbers...
The funny, strange and surreal of Britain’s election
Britain’s election campaign has delivered funny, strange and surreal moments, from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit-branded boxing to a stranded train full of journalists on their...
UK voters leave as large queues reported in some constituencies
Members of the public have been reported leaving before casting their votes due to long queues outside some polling stations. Waits of more than half...
Featured United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
Voters go to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another...
Johnson’s waning lead casts doubt on election victory chances
A major polling forecaster slashed its prediction for Boris Johnson‘s majority in Thursday’s British general election, saying the race has tightened and the prime minister can...
Thousands of UK political ads went missing from Facebook archive searches
Thousands of UK political ads went missing from Facebook Inc’s searchable advertising database on Tuesday, hampering researchers’ ability to track ads two days before Britain’s...
Johnson criticised for response to photo of sick child
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor ahead...
Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls (Update 2)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday’s election but pledged to deliver a...
Johnson, Corbyn wage Brexit battle in final debate before election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit on Friday in the last televised debate before next week’s election that...
Woman died after being run over by her own car, police believe
A woman who died after a collision with a Ford Fiesta may have run herself over, police believe. Officers were called to Clarence Street, Leigh,...
Division pervades Nato as the ‘brain dead’ meet the ‘delinquent’
NATO leaders gathered at a golf resort near London on Wednesday for a summit acrimonious even by the standards of the Trump era, aiming to...
UK’s Johnson says he met Trump, avoids answering why no photo together
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with President Donald Trump late on Tuesday, and said in response to a question on why he was avoiding...
He knows the truth, says woman at centre of Prince Andrew sex scandal
By Michael Holden An American woman who says she was forced to have underage sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew has appealed to Britons to take her side,...
London holds vigil after attack thrusts security to election fore
London held a vigil on Monday for two people killed near London Bridge by a convicted terrorist who had been released early from prison, an...
Johnson vows to strengthen prison sentences (updated)
By Paul Sandle and Elizabeth Piper Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would strengthen prison sentences, vowing to boost security after an attack...
Outrage after revelations London attacker was released last year after terrorism offences(Update 3)
By Costas Pitas and Guy Faulconbridge The 28-year-old British man who killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge before police shot him...
Police confirm two deaths, three injuries in London stabbing incident (Update 3)
Two members of the public were killed and three injured in Friday’s stabbing rampage by a lone knife-man near London Bridge, police confirmed. “It is...
Hillsborough families brand Duckenfield verdict a ‘disgrace’
Bereaved families have branded the trial of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield a “disgrace” after he was cleared of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95...
