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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
UK PM Boris Johnson to face no confidence vote Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote Monday that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals.
Prince Harry, Meghan greeted with cheers and jeers at event for the Queen
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were greeted with cheers and some jeers as they joined the royal family at a thanksgiving service on Friday for Queen Elizabeth, their first public appearance together in Britain since quitting royal duties
Platinum Jubilee: Queen to miss St Paul's Cathedral service
Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Friday, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals and politicians that the 96-year-old monarch herself will miss due to ongoing mobility issues.
Celebrations begin
A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace yesterday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne.
12 arrested for disrupting Queen's Platinum Jubilee parade
Twelve people were arrested as climate change protesters caused a disturbance at a military parade in London at the start of celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee.
Queen Elizabeth II: 70 years of record breaking
Queen Elizabeth II has notched up a number of landmarks in her record-breaking 70 years on the throne.
UK readies for Queen’s silver jubilee party
Putting aside a biting inflationary crisis and doubts over the monarchy’s future, Britons yesterday prepared for four days of festivities to mark a record-breaking
In a first, Queen's speech delivered by Prince Charles
Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took centre stage amid the pomp and pageantry of the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who missed the grand set-piece event with health issues.
British MP resigns, admits watching porn in parliament twice
A British lawmaker who had been suspended from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party said on Saturday he had resigned after admitting he twice viewed pornography on his phone in the House of Commons "in a moment of madness."
Britain's Queen Elizabeth gets own Barbie doll
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is being honoured with a Barbie doll in her likeness to mark her Platinum Jubilee this year.