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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

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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

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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

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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

First UK baby with DNA from 3 people born

Doctors in the United Kingdom have delivered a baby with DNA from three people using a special in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) technique

2y ago

World leaders congratulate King Charles III, Queen Camilla

Leaders in the United States and Europe sent congratulations to Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation today, while China called for "cooperation" and "peace"

2y ago

Camilla: Who is King Charles' wife and Britain's new Queen?

After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles, was crowned queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought possible

2y ago

King Charles III crowned

King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.

2y ago

In a coronation brimming with history, King Charles and Britain look to future

Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years

2y ago

PM reaches London to attend King Charles III's coronation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached London from Washington DC to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the King and the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms..A United Airlines flight carrying the prime minister and her entou

2y ago

Police detain man after 'shotgun cartridges' thrown into Buckingham Palace

Police in London on Tuesday arrested a man allegedly armed with a knife and accused of throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the grounds of Buckingham Palace

2y ago

UK illegal migration bill approved by parliament's lower house

A new British law which seeks to bar the entry of asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the Channel was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, after the government accepted several amendments from rebel Conservatives

2y ago

UK tests alert system on mobile phones

The UK conducted its first test of a new emergency alert service on Sunday, with millions of mobile phones emitting a loud alarm and vibrating.

2y ago

UK deputy PM resigns after most bullying claims upheld

UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain's Conservatives.

2y ago