Britain

Britain’s government on Monday scrapped plans to impose mandatory housebuilding targets on local councils after dozens of Conservative lawmakers threatened a rebellion against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Housebuilding has ...

The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens was imminent but said the two sides ...

The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England for more than 350 years, has been removed from the Tower of London ...

Britain’s economy is on course to shrink 0.4 per cent next year as inflation remains high and companies put investment on hold, with gloomy implications for longer-term growth, the Confederation ...

Britain’s RMT union said on Sunday that it had rejected a pay rise offer of 4% in 2022 and 2023 from train operators aimed at heading off further strike action, which has ...

Bank of England rate-setter Swati Dhingra said in an interview published on Saturday that higher interest rates could lead to a deeper and longer recession, adding there were few signs ...

Britain’s government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the ...

Britain’s National Crime Agency said on Saturday it had arrested a “wealthy Russian businessman” on suspicion of money laundering and other offences as part of a crackdown on corrupt ...

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to the European Court of ...

Britain’s opposition Labour Party secured a resounding victory in a vote for a parliament seat in northwest England on Friday, showing the scale of the challenge facing Prime Minister ...

Elton John will headline Glastonbury next summer in the last British show on his lengthy global farewell tour at the renowned music festival on Worthy Farm. One of the biggest ...

NatWest (NWG.L) has offered the bulk of its 41,500 staff in Britain a pay rise and one-off cash sum to help them cope with soaring prices, after a backlash from ...

US President Joe Biden plans to meet British royals William and Kate during a trip to Boston on Friday, the White House said. “The president intends to greet the Prince ...

The pound has pulled off its biggest monthly increase against the U.S. dollar since July 2020 in November, although its rally was eclipsed by peers such as the yen and ...

British house prices tumbled 1.4 per cent in November compared with October, the biggest monthly drop since June 2020 and the clearest sign yet that the housing market is cooling rapidly, data ...

A member of the British royal family’s household has left her role after making “unacceptable and deeply regrettable” comments about race and nationality to a woman at a grand ...

Britain’s energy watchdog has proposed price controls for electricity distribution network companies for the next five years that it said would drive investment in homegrown supplies and deliver cheaper ...

Britons may struggle to get hold of a free-range turkey or goose for the Christmas table this year after an industry head said about half of them have either died ...

Nurses at half of all National Health Service locations in England, including London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, will take part in unprecedented strikes next month over pay, ...

British fashion group Superdry (SDRY.L) said it is in negotiations to refinance borrowings of up to 70 million pounds ($85 million) with Bantry Bay Capital as it races to secure new ...

Prince William and his wife Kate fly out to the United States on Wednesday for their first visit for eight years, as an intense media spotlight on the British royal ...

A senior banker is suing NatWest (NWG.L) for around 4.3 million pounds ($5.2 million) after a London judge ruled that she was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed days after cancer surgery. ...

Paris’ luxury-laden stock exchange is now worth more than London’s. But although size matters, there are other indicators highlighting the UK capital’s popularity with investors. While the UK ...

Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be ...