On eve of fateful British EU referendum, rivals race for final votes
Prime Minister David Cameron and his eurosceptic opponents were crisscrossing Britain on Wednesday in a final push for votes on the eve of a momentous referendum...
Prime Minister David Cameron
Cameron needs to win big on EU
By Elizabeth Piper Among the ranks of campaigners to keep Britain in the European Union is a small group of Prime Minister David Cameron’s closest...
EU summit extended as Cameron struggles for British deal (Update 3)
By Kylie MacLellan and Paul Taylor A European Union summit to negotiate new membership terms for Britain was forced into extra time on Friday as...
Europe’s got its own Donald Trumps
By John Lloyd As an assailant, reportedly shouting, “this is for Syria” stabbed a fellow traveller in a London metro station last weekend, an onlooker...
Cyprus ready to accommodate Akrotiri refugees, as UK drags feet
By Evie Andreou CYPRUS is willing to take in any number of asylum seekers, out of the 114 refugees who landed on the shores of...
China’s Xi tells UK he hopes to see a united EU
By Sarah Young and Ben Blanchard Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union, making his most direct...
UK’s Cameron draws up plan to help tackle Calais migrant crisis (Updated)
By Andrew Osborn Prime Minister David Cameron drew up plans to help France tackle a spike in attempts by migrants to enter Britain illegally via...
British warning of new Tunisian attack prompts tourist exodus
By Sarah Young and Tarek Amara Thousands of tourists rushed to leave Tunisia on Friday after Britain warned another attack was “highly likely”, two weeks...
DNA queried as Myanmar men go on trial for murder of UK tourists
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Two Myanmar men accused of murdering two British holidaymakers in Thailand went on trial on Wednesday in a case that caused...
Britain pays tribute to 7/7 victims 10 years after London bombings
By Michael Holden Prime Minister David Cameron led sombre tributes on Tuesday as Britain commemorated the 10th anniversary of attacks that killed 56 people in...
Britain falls silent to remember 30 killed in Tunisian gun attack
Millions of people across Britain held a minute’s silence on Friday on an official day of mourning to pay tribute to 30 Britons killed a...
Cameron asks lawmakers to mull UK air strikes on IS in Syria
By Andrew Osborn and William James Prime Minister David Cameron asked lawmakers to consider whether Britain should join US-led air strikes against Islamic State militants...
Cameron: IS militants are plotting ‘terrible’ UK attacks
Prime Minister David Cameron warned on Monday that Islamic State militants based in Syria and Iraq were planning specific attacks against Britain and posed an...
Former leader of UK’s Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy dies at 55
By Kylie MacLellan Charles Kennedy, a former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats, has died at his home in Scotland at the age of 55, his...
UK’s Cameron to unveil immigration curbs on eve of EU meeting
By Andrew Osborn Prime Minister David Cameron will outline measures to stem near-record immigration levels on the eve of a European Union summit he wants...
UK’s Cameron gives London Mayor Boris Johnson a political role
By Estelle Shirbon Prime Minister David Cameron gave London Mayor Boris Johnson, a popular figure widely seen as his possible successor, a political role in...
Cameron’s Conservatives to be biggest party, close to majority – UK exit poll
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives are on course to win the most seats in parliament but will be just shy of an outright majority,...
Ahead of election, Miliband says PM Cameron has squandered Britain’s global clout
By William James Prime Minister David Cameron has squandered Britain’s global influence by forging an inward-looking approach to international affairs that has left the world’s...
UK’s Cameron woos voters with Thatcherite dream of home-owning democracy
By Kylie MacLellan and Andrew Osborn British Prime Minister David Cameron launched his party’s pre-election policy manifesto on Tuesday, promising to deliver the “Conservative dream”...
UK’s Cameron to meet queen, formally start knife-edge election campaign
By Andrew Osborn Campaigning in Britain’s closest national election in decades will start on Monday after Prime Minister David Cameron meets Queen Elizabeth following parliament’s...