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No plan to alter King Charles’ travel to protest-hit France: UK govt
There are no plans to change King Charles III’s state visit to France next week despite social disorder rocking the country, the UK government said ... World News -
Protests in France may impact King Charles’ visit: Buckingham Palace source
Protests in France may impact the logistics for a planned state visit by Britain’s King Charles next week, a Buckingham Palace source said on ... World News -
England to end pre-departure COVID-19 test rule for arrivals from China
The British government said it would end the requirement for people flying from mainland China to England to provide proof of a negative pre-departure ... Coronavirus -
Healthcare workers in the UK to decide on new pay offer by end of April
Healthcare workers in England will decide by the end of April whether to accept a government pay proposal aimed at ending strikes which have disrupted ... World News -
UK budget: Economy set to avoid recession this year, Hunt says
Britain’s economy is set to avoid a recession in 2023, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday as he began a budget speech that was expected to ... World News -
UK government calls in supermarket bosses for salad crisis talks
Britain’s major supermarket groups have been called in by the government to discuss what they are doing to restock shelves with salad items as the ... World News -
EU Chief Von Der Leyen to meet King Charles on UK trip
The president of the European Commission will meet King Charles on Monday during a visit to Britain to discuss an overhaul of the post-Brexit trade ... World News -
Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scotland’s First Minister
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigned after more than eight years as head of the country’s government and independence movement in a ... World News -
UK arms could be made in Ukraine under license: Report
British arms and military vehicles could be manufactured in Ukraine under license, easing the country’s dependence on supplies of arms from Western ... World News -
British store JD Sports to open up to 1,750 stores over five years
British-based JD Sports will spend up to £3 billion ($3.7 billion) to open as many as 1,750 stores over the next five years, said new CEO Régis ... Retail -
Prince Harry hits out at press over reports of Afghan killings in book
Prince Harry has hit back at “hurtful” responses to his record-selling memoir, saying he was particularly upset by the “lie” he had boasted that he ... World News -
UK’s Sunak to detail anti-strike laws as soon as Thursday: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could set out details of a planned new law to curb strikes as soon as Thursday, The Times reported, saying ... World News -
Sturgeon says UK court ruling on referendum only makes case for Scottish independence
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday the case for Scottish independence was only strengthened by a UK Supreme Court ruling which ... World News -
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund considering investing in UK’s tech sector
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, the Oman Investment Authority, is considering investing in the United Kingdom’s technology sector to take advantage of ... Economy -
Britain’s Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after six weeks of assuming post
Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as Britain’s prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic program that ... World News -
Biden: UK’s Truss’ original economic plan was a mistake
US President Joe Bide says he was not the only one who thought British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ original economic plan, which has led to a steep dive ... World News -
Tributes from world leaders pouring in following Queen Elizabeth’s death
Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on ... World News -
What happens after the death of UK’s Queen Elizabeth?
With the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, there are several procedures that British royal family members, politicians and residents of the UK ... Features -
Britain and Japan aim to merge fighter jet programs: Sources
Britain and Japan are close to an agreement to merge their next-generation Tempest and F-X fighter jet programs, with the two countries aiming for a ... World News -
Damaged, UK’s Boris Johnson scrapes win in party confidence vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote on Monday but a large rebellion in his Conservative Party over the so-called ... World News -
UK PM Johnson set to face confidence vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party later on Monday, the chairman of the ... World News -
UK vows action on extremist takeover of prison wings
The UK government said Wednesday it will clamp down on “no-go” areas in jails carved out by extremist inmates who have been imposing Sharia law ... World News -
Issues relating to Iran to feature in meeting between US’s Blinken, UK’s Raab
Issues related to Iran are set to feature in talks later Monday between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his host in London, British Foreign ... World News -
British medicine regulator cites 41 more blood clot reports following AstraZeneca jab
Britain’s medicine regulator on Thursday said there had been a further 41 reports of rare blood clots after doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, ... Coronavirus -
UK to use NHS coronavirus app as vaccine proof for international travel
Britain is working on using the existing National Health Service (NHS) coronavirus app to show that people have received their COVID-19 vaccine for ... Coronavirus -
UK annual borrowing exceeds $420 bln due to pandemic support measures
Emergency pandemic support measures sent UK annual borrowing rocketing to the highest level since World War II, official data showed Friday.Public ... Coronavirus -
UN experts reject UK govt-commissioned review into racial inequality report
UN human rights experts on Monday rejected a review commissioned by Britain’s government into race inequality as an attempt to “normalize white ... World News -
UK online job ads, restaurant bookings rebound as COVID-19 lockdown eases
English diners rushed back to restaurants this week and online job adverts are back to pre-pandemic levels as Britain’s economy starts to reopen ... Coronavirus -
UN rights chief warns UK draft law for troops may undermine human rights obligations
The UN rights chief warned London on Monday that a draft law aimed at preventing “vexatious” prosecutions of troops over war crimes allegations risked ... World News -
Royal family 'deeply grateful' for world's support
Britain's Prince Charles offered a heartfelt tribute to his “dear Papa" on Saturday as Buckingham Palace offered the broad outlines of a royal funeral ... World News