Britain

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has struck a deal with publisher Harper Collins to write a memoir that will cover his role at the centre of one of the ...

British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he had emailed an apology to Prince Harry and Meghan after he wrote in a national newspaper column that he hoped the Duchess of ...

Teachers in England and Wales on Monday announced they would take strike action, joining nurses, rail workers and others in staging industrial action in a further headache for Prime Minister ...

Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to finalising its long-overdue 2021 financial accounts, a move that could pave the way for the start-up to obtain a UK banking licence, two people ...

The death toll from Russia’s missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has climbed to 18, officials said on Sunday, while Britain said overnight it will soon send a ...

A seven-year-old girl was left with life-threatening injuries after she and three women were injured in a suspected drive-by shooting incident on Saturday near a church in London where a ...

Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, its judiciary said on Saturday, defying calls from London for his release after he was handed ...

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault on Friday, while jurors could not reach verdicts on one ...

Britain’s economy unexpectedly eked out some modest growth in November after a boost from World Cup drinkers and video game sales, reducing the chance that it has already slipped ...

President Nicos Anastasides will brief King Charles III about the latest developments on the Cyprus problem during his visit in the UK next week, it was announced on Friday. The ...

A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail’s international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that some cybersecurity experts say has members in ...

Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s biggest retailer, kept its full-year profit guidance after it joined rivals in reporting stronger than expected Christmas sales despite an escalating cost-of-living crisis. The supermarket ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Blackstone Inc BX.N Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman on Thursday, receiving one of Wall Street’s most prominent figures at his Downing Street office ...

The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who had obtained so-called “golden visas” for rich investors might have obtained their wealth through corruption or other ...

British consumers turned a little bit less pessimistic in December as inflation started to fall back from historic highs, a survey published on Thursday showed. Polling firm YouGov and consultancy ...

British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) reported strong Christmas sales, with demand for turkeys helping to deliver its highest ever share of the food market and partywear boosting its ...

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 had killed 25 people in Afghanistan ...

Getting the design of a digital pound right is a bigger priority than a rapid launch, Britain’s Financial Services Minister Andrew Griffith said on Tuesday. China has pushed ahead ...

British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday reported record vehicle sales for 2022, with strong demand offsetting a 9 per cent drop in China caused by coronavirus-related lockdowns. The Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) ...

Prince Harry’s “Spare” became the UK’s fastest selling non-fiction book ever, its publisher said on Tuesday, after days of TV interviews, leaks, and a mistaken early release of ...

Weak confidence around personal finances and a squeeze on disposable income will hold back growth in food retail sales to around 5 per cent in 2023, according to market researcher NielsenIQ. In ...

The British government will introduce legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike action by workers. Britain is experiencing a ...

Britain agreed on Monday a way forward on sharing live data with the European Union on trade with Northern Ireland, a step towards resolving longstanding issues arising from post-Brexit trade ...

British ministers are due to meet with trade unions on Monday to try to bring an end to a wave of strike action across sectors from healthcare to transport as ...