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UK fears new summer of unrest, year after Southport riots

Concern is mounting that recent violent anti-immigrant protests could herald a new summer of unrest, a year after the UK was rocked by its worst riots in decades

1w ago

UK sanctions 135 tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet

Britain on Monday slapped sanctions on 135 oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet, in a bid to disrupt the flow of money helping Moscow fund the war in Ukraine.

1w ago

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in May in a blow to govt

Economists had expected growth of 0.1 percent

3w ago

UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying law

Lawmakers in the lower House of Commons chamber voted 314 in favour to 291 to send the proposal to the upper House of Lords for further scrutiny following four hours of emotional debate

1m ago

UK freezes properties of Salman F Rahman’s son

The UK’s National Crime Agency has obtained freezing orders on two London properties owned by the son of an ally of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina, following allegations that her regime embezzled funds, according to a report by Financial Times (FT).

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UK farmers pray for rain amid driest spring since 1852

UK farmers are praying for rain as Britain suffers its driest spring in well over a century, which has left the soil parched and crops stunted from lack of water

2m ago

Putin 'must pay the price for avoiding peace' in Ukraine: Britain's Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian President Vladimir Putin "must pay the price for avoiding peace" ahead of a European Political Community meeting in Albania on Friday

2m ago

UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, sexual assaults

Brand, who was once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and is the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry, denied the allegations when they first emerged in 2023 and said he had never had non-consensual sex

4m ago

UK announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration

Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes on Monday, raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job by a third, amid pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tackle record net migration figures

1y ago

‘AI’ named Word of the Year

The abbreviation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2023, the

1y ago

UK's ruling Conservatives suffer two damaging by-election losses

Britain's ruling Conservative Party suffered two damaging by-election defeats to Labour on Friday, boding ill for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party's chances at the next general election.

1y ago

UK child-killer nurse facing life sentence

A British nurse will be sentenced on Monday for murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others while they were in her care

1y ago

Sunak dealt blow as UK court rules Rwanda deportation plan unlawful

The Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the British government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, dealing a setback to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's campaign to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats

2y ago

Boris Johnson lied to MPs over Covid parties: committee

Boris Johnson deliberately lied to MPs about lockdown-breaking parties during the Covid pandemic that would have seen him face a 90-day suspension had he not quit as a lawmaker, a parliament committee ruled today

2y ago

UK ex-PM Boris Johnson resigns as MP

Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday announced his resignation as an MP, accusing a parliamentary probe into the "Partygate" scandal of driving him out

2y ago

FBI files uncover plot to kill UK's Queen Elizabeth II

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California.

2y ago

Net migration to UK hits ‘record’ 606,000

Net migration in the UK hit a record 606,000 in 2022, official figures showed yesterday, heaping pressure on the government, which has pledged to cut dependency on foreign labour.

2y ago

Britain to limit migration of foreign students by family

UK will also remove the ability for international students to switch out of the student route into work routes before their studies have been completed

2y ago