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Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards to be sentenced over indecent child images
British broadcaster Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, is due to be sentenced Monday over indecent photographs of children, capping a stunning fall from stardom
UK far-right spreading false claims about violence in Bangladesh
Videos and posts, many of them misleading or false, about attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh have been getting shares from accounts on social media controlled by individuals on the far-right in the United Kingdom, the BBC reported
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq being investigated over property income
Tulip Siddiq, a British Bangladeshi Labour Party lawmaker and a minister, is being investigated by the UK parliament's standards watchdog over a failure to register rental income on a London property
UK appoints Tulip Siddiq as city minister
She would be responsible for overseeing the financial services sector, reports Bloomberg News
Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jets off to Washington this week for his first steps on the world stage, just days after taking office following a landslide election victory
World leaders react to Labour's sweeping victory in UK election
Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister after his centre-left Labour Party won a huge majority in a parliamentary election, defeating Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and ending their 14 years of often tumultuous rule. Here are some reactions to the news
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of upheaval and strife
UK polls: Tulip, Rushanara among four reelected
Four Bangladesh-origin candidates -- Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali, Rupa Huq and Apsana Begum -- have been elected as Labour Party lawmakers in the UK parliament
Incoming PM Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis
Britain’s next prime minister, set to be former finance minister Rishi Sunak, inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil triggered by Liz Truss.
Rishi Sunak to become next UK PM
Rishi Sunak will become British prime minister on Monday after other candidates quit the race to lead the Conservative Party, leaving him with the task of steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer.
Johnson drops UK PM bid, Sunak now favourite
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realised the country and the Conservative Party needed unity.
Sunak enters race
British Conservative Rishi Sunak yesterday announced he is standing to be prime minister, just weeks after failing in a first attempt and setting up a potentially bruising battle with his former boss Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson looks for support in race for UK PM role
Boris Johnson was fighting on Sunday to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain's prime minister after prominent figures on the right wing of the Conservative Party coalesced around the man once accused of betraying him, Rishi Sunak.
Boris Johnson considering attempt to win a 2nd term as UK PM
Boris Johnson returned to Britain on Saturday as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime minister only weeks after he was forced to step down, with some colleagues warning his comeback could create more political chaos.
Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak top contenders for UK PM
Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest.
Rishi Sunak the favourite pick for next UK PM
To some Conservatives, Rishi Sunak is the minister who got Britain through the COVID pandemic, to others the traitor who knifed Boris Johnson or the rival to Liz Truss who presciently warned her tax plans would bring chaos.
Poll on Cost of living crisis: Britons skipping meals
Millions of Britons are skipping meals in current the cost-of-living crisis, a consumer group warned yesterday. The news came after data showed UK inflation
Liz Truss: Downing Street’s briefest incumbent
Liz Truss is set to become the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain’s history, after the public, MPs and the markets comprehensively rejected the self-styled heir to Margaret Thatcher.