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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
What challenges lie ahead of UK PM Truss?
Liz Truss became UK prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages.
British PM Truss ushers in tougher UK stance on China
One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister on Tuesday as Liz Truss, a self-styled defender of the post-war western world order, replaced Boris Johnson whose policy towards Beijing failed to harden fast enough for many in his party.
Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, tenders resignation to queen
Boris Johnson bowed out as British prime minister on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous three years in office and bequeathing his successor Liz Truss a daunting list of problems to tackle.
Britain's new PM Liz Truss and her political journey
The UK's Prime Minister Liz Truss, takes power as a traditional, low-tax Conservative eurosceptic promising to turbo-charge economic growth.
Only 1 in 7 Britons think Truss will be better PM than Boris Johnson: Poll
Only one in seven Britons say that Liz Truss will be a better Prime Minister than Boris Johnson, according to a snap poll by YouGov on Monday, with around a quarter of people feeling she will be worse.
Truss confirmed as UK’s next PM
Britain’s new Conservative leader Liz Truss yesterday vowed “bold” action to fix the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, as she was confirmed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor after a gruelling party contest.
UK PM Truss faces open Russian hostility from day one
Openly scornful of Liz Truss long before she became prime minister, the Kremlin is in no mood to grant a honeymoon period to Britain's new leader.
Liz Truss named UK's third female PM
Liz Truss was on Monday announced as the UK's next prime minister, after winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party.
Truss or Sunak? Conservatives to reveal UK's new prime minister
The next British prime minister will be announced Monday with Liz Truss the favourite to succeed Boris Johnson and take charge as the nation battles a spiralling cost-of-living crisis.
UK PM race: Truss tipped to beat Sunak
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said yesterday she would set out immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if she is, as expected, appointed prime minister.