United Kingdom

UK lauds PM Hasina's leadership in tackling climate change

The United Kingdom has appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s enduring leadership in tackling climate change -- both domestically and on the international stage.

UK urged to persuade int’l communities to share responsibilities of Rohingya refugees

A parliamentary body of the United Kingdom has called upon its government to strengthen its efforts to persuade the international community to share the responsibilities of the Rohingya refugees now being sheltered in Bangladesh.

Watchdog confirms UK findings on nerve agent used on Russian ex-spy

The world's chemical arms watchdog says it had confirmed Britain's findings on a nerve agent used in an attack on a former spy last month, which London said came from Russia.

'You'll be sorry,' Russia tells Britain at UN nerve agent attack meeting

Russia tells Britain at the United Nations Security Council that "you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry" over its accusations that Moscow was to blame for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.

UK and EU agree Brexit transition terms

Britain agrees to a potentially unpalatable deal to avoid a "hard border" for Northern Ireland to win agreement from the European Union that it would retain most EU benefits for nearly two years after Brexit.

Can't pass an order on reclaiming Kohinoor: India SC

India Supreme Court says it cannot pass an order for reclaiming the Kohinoor from the United Kingdom or to stop it from being auctioned.

Flame of reconciliation to burn brightly at Commonwealth Games

The two decade reconciliation process which has seen Australia confront its treatment of indigenous people has been fully embraced by 2018 Commonwealth Games organisers, Gold Coast Elder Ted Williams told AFP.

Bangladeshi youth wins British Queen’s young Leaders Award

Bangladeshi youth to receive Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016 for his leading role in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in his community.

British MP dead after shooting attack

A British lawmaker has died after she was shot and stabbed during an attack in her constituency, police say.

December 18, 2015
December 18, 2015

Five things that are wrong with the world's best country

Is life in the world's nicest country all it's made out to be? Most of those surveyed, mainly Norwegians, said yes. But, for balance, here are some aspects of Norwegian life that don't tick everyone's boxes.

December 17, 2015
December 17, 2015

Ovarian cancer: Screening may cut deaths by a fifth

Doctors say there is now "encouraging" evidence that an annual blood test may cut ovarian cancer deaths by a fifth.

December 17, 2015
December 17, 2015

Star Wars 'coming home' says George Lucas at London premiere

Star Wars creator George Lucas says that having the European premiere of new film The Force Awakens in London is like "coming home".

November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015

UK hails Hasina’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism

The United Kingdom has hailed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

UK Muslims seek own path in countering jihadism

Feeling unfairly targeted by the government's anti-radicalisation drive, Britain's Muslim community is rallying to find its own response to extremism and take a greater role in the fight against terrorism.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Change in sense of humour 'a sign of impending dementia'

An increasingly warped sense of humour could be an early warning sign of impending dementia, say UK experts.

November 8, 2015
November 8, 2015

Sinai plane crash: Russia says 11,000 tourists brought back from Egypt

Russia says it has flown 11,000 tourists home from Egypt in the past 24 hours, and more will return on Sunday.

November 7, 2015
November 7, 2015

Barber gives autistic boy his first haircut

James Williams, a barber from UK shares his story on Facebook on how he helped Mason a little boy recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) overcome his fear and get his “first proper haircut”,

November 1, 2015
November 1, 2015

Scientists reveal a bit of good news about Greenland’s great melt

Climate change is speeding up the melting of the great sheet of ice covering Greenland, a frozen mass the size of Alaska that holds an estimated 10 percent of the world’s ice and scientists are sure of it, reports news and lifestyle magazine TakePart.

October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015

4 UK bird species including puffins 'face extinction'

Puffins are among four UK bird species now at risk of extinction, according to the latest revision of a global conservation database.