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September 21, 2023, 1:46 PM

A British ex-soldier pleads not guilty to escaping from a London prison

A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty to escaping custody
September 21, 2023, 1:46 PM
A British ex-soldier pleads not guilty to escaping from a London prison
September 21, 2023, 11:47 AM

Bank of England holds main interest rate steady after nearly two years of hikes in wake of surprise fall in inflation

Bank of England holds main interest rate steady after nearly two years of hikes in wake of surprise fall in inflation
September 21, 2023, 11:47 AM
Bank of England holds main interest rate steady after nearly two years of hikes
September 20, 2023, 3:30 PM

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta
September 20, 2023, 3:30 PM
September 20, 2023, 3:18 PM

UK inflation fell unexpectedly in August. That makes it unclear what the Bank of England will do

Inflation in Britain fell unexpectedly in August to its lowest level since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
September 20, 2023, 3:18 PM
UK inflation in surprise fall in August, though BOE still set to raise rates
September 20, 2023, 12:59 PM

British police officer is charged with murder of unarmed Black man in London

Prosecutors say an officer with London’s Metropolitan Police force who fatally shot an unarmed Black man has been charged with murder
September 20, 2023, 12:59 PM
British police officer charged with murder of unarmed Black man in London
September 19, 2023, 8:54 PM

YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off the streaming site after sex assault claims

Several women made allegations of sexual assault against the influencer.
September 19, 2023, 8:54 PM
YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off site after sex assault claims
September 18, 2023, 8:01 PM

The remaining dates on comedian Russell Brand's tour are postponed after sexual assault allegations

British police say they received a sexual assault allegation after media outlets published claims against comedian Russell Brand
September 18, 2023, 8:01 PM
UK police urged to investigate sex assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand
September 16, 2023, 2:54 PM

London police arrest a man who allegedly climbed over a wall near Buckingham Palace stables

London police have arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly climbed over a wall and entered the royal stables at Buckingham Palace
September 16, 2023, 2:54 PM
Man who allegedly climbed over and entered stables at Buckingham Palace arrested
September 15, 2023, 11:28 PM

Russian-backed mercenary squad Wagner Group designated as terrorist organization by UK officials

British officials officially declared the Russia-linked private military company as a terrorist group.
September 15, 2023, 11:28 PM
Wagner Group designated as terrorist organization by UK officials
September 15, 2023, 4:39 PM

American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks

The proposed ban comes following a fatal attack on Thursday.
September 15, 2023, 4:39 PM
American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks
September 15, 2023, 1:34 PM

After attacks, British prime minister says American XL Bully dogs are dangerous and will be banned

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described American XL Bully dogs as a “danger to our communities” and announced plans to ban them following a public outcry after a series of recent attacks
September 15, 2023, 1:34 PM
British prime minister says American XL Bully dogs are dangerous and will be banned
September 14, 2023, 3:49 PM

A second major British police force suffers a cyberattack in less than a month

Personal details of thousands of police officers and staff from Greater Manchester Police have been hacked from a company that makes identity cards, the second such cyberattack to affect a major British police force in less than a month
September 14, 2023, 3:49 PM
A second major British police force suffers a cyberattack in less than a month
September 11, 2023, 6:17 PM

Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79

The British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep in 1996 has died at age 79
September 11, 2023, 6:17 PM
Ian Wilmut, British scientist who led team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at 79
September 11, 2023, 4:31 PM

UK government may ban American XL bully dogs after a child was attacked

Britain’s home secretary says she is seeking “urgent advice” on banning a type of American Bully dog, highlighting an attack on a 11-year-old girl over the weekend
September 11, 2023, 4:31 PM
UK government may ban American XL bully dogs after a child was attacked
September 9, 2023, 5:10 PM

Terrorism suspect who escaped from London prison is captured while riding a bike

British police say they captured a former soldier who escaped from prison.
September 9, 2023, 5:10 PM
September 8, 2023, 5:18 PM

Police confirm sighting of terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison soon after he bolted

A former British soldier awaiting trial on terror charges escaped from prison.
September 8, 2023, 5:18 PM
Police search huge London park for terrorism suspect who escaped from prison
September 7, 2023, 5:34 PM

Police comb the UK and put ports on alert for an escaped prison inmate awaiting terrorism trial

A former soldier awaiting trial on terror charges who appears to have escaped from a London prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck remains at large as police are combing the United Kingdom amid concerns he may try to flee...
September 7, 2023, 5:34 PM
Police comb UK, put airports on alert for an escaped inmate awaiting terror trial
September 7, 2023, 10:06 AM

The UK is rejoining the European Union's science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw

Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program
September 7, 2023, 10:06 AM
UK rejoining European Union's science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw
September 6, 2023, 11:06 AM

The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization

The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization
September 6, 2023, 11:06 AM
UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a terrorist organization
September 1, 2023, 4:46 PM

UK orders more than 100 schools to keep buildings closed, citing risk of crumbling concrete

The British government has ordered more than 100 schools to keep some or all of their buildings closed when the new academic year begins next week because of concern that crumbling concrete threatens the safety of children and staff
September 1, 2023, 4:46 PM
With some schools crumbling, UK government orders action on aging concrete risk
August 30, 2023, 3:34 AM

London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions

Hundreds of traffic camera have been vandalised.
August 30, 2023, 3:34 AM
London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests
1 month ago

Britain's foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties and reduce tensions

Britain’s top diplomat James Cleverly is set to visit China on Wednesday in the first trip by a U.K. foreign secretary to the country in more than five years
1 month ago
Britain's foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties
1 month ago

From tarantulas to tigers, the animals at London Zoo step onto the scales for their annual weigh-in

Staff at London Zoo have been getting the measure of giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects at the annual animal weigh-in
1 month ago
From tarantulas to tigers, animals at London Zoo get their annual weigh-in
1 month ago

British judge says life support treatment can end for a brain-damaged pastor who's in a coma

A London judge says life support treatment can be stopped for a brain-damaged English pastor in a coma
1 month ago
British judge: Life support treatment can end for brain-damaged pastor in a coma
1 month ago

Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again

Hospital care across England is coming to a standstill as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike amid an ongoing dispute over pay
1 month ago
Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of doctors strike again
1 month ago

UK political watchdog says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 'inadvertently' broke ethics rules

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been chided by Parliament’s standards guardian for failing to declare his wife’s financial interest in a childcare firm that stood to benefit from government policy
1 month ago
UK political watchdog says PM Rishi Sunak 'inadvertently' broke ethics rules
1 month ago

Tenor Freddie De Tommaso, a young British sensation, makes US opera debut

Tenor Freddie De Tommaso, who at 28 became an overnight sensation nearly two years ago after stepping in for a star who had taken ill, is so in demand that he sometimes has to turn down roles
1 month ago
Tenor Freddie de Tommaso, a young British sensation, makes US opera debut
1 month ago

British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6

A British judge has sentenced a former neonatal nurse to spend the rest of her life in prison for killing seven babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital in northern England
1 month ago
British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life for the murders of 7 babies
1 month ago

Former neonatal nurse given a whole-life prison sentence for killing 7 babies and trying to kill 6 others at UK hospital

Former neonatal nurse given a whole-life prison sentence for killing 7 babies and trying to kill 6 others at UK hospital
1 month ago
1 month ago

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception when she preyed on the vulnerabilities of premature and sick newborns as well as their anxious ...
1 month ago
A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
1 month ago

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception when she preyed on the vulnerabilities of premature and sick newborns as well as their anxious ...
1 month ago
A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
1 month ago

Renowned British talk show host Michael Parkinson dies at age 88

Michael Parkinson, a renowned broadcaster widely considered Britain’s talk show king, has died at age 88
1 month ago
Renowned British talk show host Michael Parkinson dies at age 88
1 month ago
British Museum: Staff member dismissed after items were missing, stolen or damaged
1 month ago

England moves into the Women's World Cup final against Spain after ending Australia's run

England has advanced to its first Women's World Cup final with a 3-1 victory over co-host Australia and will next play Spain for the title
1 month ago
England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women's World Cup final against Spain
1 month ago

5 French tourists and 1 Swiss arrested for the gang rape of a young British woman in Spain

Spanish Civil Guard police have arrested five French tourists and one Swiss for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old British woman on the Spanish island of Mallorca
1 month ago
5 French tourists, 1 Swiss arrested for gang rape of young British woman in Spain
1 month ago

UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise

The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower energy prices
1 month ago
UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8%, unlikely to derail interest rate rise
2 months ago

UK police arrest suspect in a stabbing that took place near the British Museum in London

Police in London say they have arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man near the British Museum
2 months ago
UK police arrest suspect in stabbing near the British Museum in London
2 months ago

The UK government moves asylum-seekers to a barge moored off southern England in a bid to cut costs

A small group of asylum-seekers has been moved to a barge moored off southern England as the government tries to cut the cost of sheltering a rising number of people arriving in the country
2 months ago
Migrants moved to barge moored in southern UK as government seeks to cut costs
2 months ago

Bank of England hints that UK borrowing rates will stay high after its new hike

The Bank of England has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 15-year high as it tries to bring down persistently high inflation
2 months ago
Bank of England raises its key interest rate to a new 15-year high to fight inflation
2 months ago

A pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London's suburbs after a British court ruling

A British court has ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars
2 months ago
Pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London suburbs after court ruling
2 months ago

Doctors in England escalate pay dispute as they announce another 4-day walkout in August

Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service will go on strike for a further four days in August as their pay dispute with the government shows few if any signs of resolution
2 months ago
Doctors in England escalate pay dispute as they announce another 4-day walkout
2 months ago

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary is charged with directing a terrorist organization

High-profile British preacher is charged with leading a terrorist organization.
2 months ago
2 months ago

Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services

Thousands of senior doctors in England are staging a 48-hour walkout to demand better pay and conditions
2 months ago
Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out, crippling health services
2 months ago

UK homeowners get some respite as inflation falls by more than anticipated to a 15-month low

Inflation in the U.K. has fallen by more than anticipated to a 15-month low in a development that offered struggling homeowners hope that interest rates will not rise as much as feared over the coming months
2 months ago
UK inflation falls by more than anticipated to 15-month low of 7.9%
2 months ago

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologizes for a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military

U_K_ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans by saying that a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the U_K_ military was “an appalling failure of the British state.”
2 months ago
UK Prime Minister Sunak apologizes for ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military
2 months ago

Britain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia

The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency says British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia
2 months ago
Britain’s MI6 intelligence chief says AI won’t replace the need for human spies
2 months ago

British political candidate uses artificial intelligence to draw up election manifesto

An independent candidate for a U.K. Parliament has turned to artificial intelligence to come up with his campaign promises
2 months ago
British political candidate uses AI to draw up election manifesto
2 months ago

UK’s governing Conservatives face a reckoning with voters in 3 special elections

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party faces a trio of unwanted verdicts from voters this week
2 months ago
UK’s governing Conservatives face a reckoning with voters in 3 special elections
2 months ago

Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction

A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $50,000 at auction
2 months ago
Baa-gain? Iconic sheep sweater worn by Princess Diana could fetch $50,000 at auction
2 months ago

Britain officially joins an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations

Britain has officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting in New Zealand
2 months ago
Britain officially joins Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan, 10 others