British police face struggle to clean up sexist culture after scandals
Britain's police force is under unprecedented pressure to reform after the conviction of officers for murder and rape, alongside evidence of widespread sexism and misogyny in its ranks.
UK will back Ukraine if opposition Labour win power - Labour leader
Britain's support for Ukraine will not change if the main opposition Labour Party wins power in an election next year, Labour leader Keir Starmer said during a visit to Ukraine on Thursday.
British Embassy guard who spied for Russia filmed "secret" letter to PM, London court told
A security guard at the British embassy in Berlin collected highly sensitive information for more than three years, including "secret" government communications with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, prosecutors told a London court on Monday.
NATO chief's departure plan relaunches succession race
Diplomats in Brussels say there is no consensus as to who should replace former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg
Showman Zelensky wows England's ancient seat of power
Ukraine's leader pressed at British heart strings when he evoked "the so few" pilots defending his skies from Russia's invasion.
India celebrates its 74th Republic Day – A look back at India's Colonial Past and Relations with the UK
India celebrated its Republic Day on the newly renovated 'Kartavya Path', tearing the old colonial relics, ending its relationship with the British Empire and redefining its own democraticheritage.
Former UK PM Truss criticises Sunak policies as pressure builds
Truss came to power in September, immediately implementing a radical tax-slashing agenda.
Few sanctioned Russian oligarchs disclose UK property, despite new law
Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year, Britain trumpeted new legislation requiring property-ownership disclosure aimed at cracking down on Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites laundering illicit wealth.
Boris Johnson to meet U.S. Republicans, push Ukraine aid
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet with Republican lawmakers this week as he presses the United States to sustain aid to Ukraine as it fights off Russia's assault.
Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend
Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit dividend that was promised for its economy as it lags its peers on multiple fronts, including trade and investment.
Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me
The apparent threat came in a phone call just ahead of the invasion on February 24, according to a new BBC documentary to be broadcast on Monday.
UK PM Sunak sacks party chairman Zahawi over tax affairs
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday after an investigation found he committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe, the latest scandal to hit one of Sunak's top ministers.
Twitter engineers can still use 'God Mode' to tweet from any account, says former employee
A whistle-blower has claimed that Twitter engineers can still use the app's "God Mode" that allows them to tweet from any account.
UK Labour party outlines its vision for government
Labour's slogan contrasts with the "Global Britain" promised by Boris Johnson when he took the country out of the EU at the start of 2020.
Davos 2023: Ex-UK PM Johnson urges allies to double down on Ukraine support
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday urged allies to double down on sending military equipment to support Ukraine and speed up an end to the war with Russia.
Davos 2023-'Open for business' Labour slams PM Sunak no-show
British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer set out his green growth plan in Davos on Thursday and criticised British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not showing up at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
UK govt faces questions in Russia meddling probe
The European Court of Human Rights said on Thursday it had asked the UK government to answer questions about alleged Russian interference in elections after a legal challenge.
Boris Johnson to write memoir about his time in Downing Street
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 most dramatic periods in recent British history.
Boris Johnson's office receives £1m donation from tech investor
Former PM Boris Johnson's company has received £1 million in donations from Thailand-based British businessman Christopher Harborne.
UK minister to meet N.Ireland parties in bid to end deadlock
There are hopes the stand-off can be resolved before the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement
EU, UK discuss N. Ireland post-Brexit trading problems
Monday's talks in London were described as "cordial and constructive."
UK's Labour vows 'decade of national renewal'
Britain's opposition Labour party vowed Thursday to overhaul the country after 13 troubled years of Conservative rule -- but insisted it would not spend its way out of trouble.
UK drops contentious plan to privatise TV network
The UK government on Thursday abandoned plans to privatise the public-service broadcaster Channel 4 after standing accused of waging a political vendetta against the edgy television network.
UK's PM vows better times when dismal winter ends
Sunak did not offer any details, or on how he will end a wave of strikes including by nurses and train drivers that has stoked a sense of national paralysis this winter.
'F**k the Queen': Tweets Piers Morgan's hacked account
Journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan's followers were left baffled after he posted a number of offensive tweets from his account on Tuesday.
Soaring energy costs push UK public borrowing to November record
British public borrowing unexpectedly jumped last month to hit its highest for any November on record, reflecting the mounting cost of energy subsidies, debt interest and the reversal of an increase in payroll taxes, official figures showed on Wednesday.
UK nurses stage new walkout over pay
UK nurses on Tuesday staged a second one-day strike amid an increasingly acrimonious fight with the government for better wages and warnings that patient safety could be jeopardised.
British PM Sunak faces new demands from his fractious party
British Conservative politicians on Sunday launched two campaigns to address concerns about the direction of the party and the government, the latest challenge to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's attempts to unite a fractured party.
UK, Greece in 'secret talks' on Parthenon Marbles: report
The British Museum issued a statement on Saturday saying it wanted "a new Parthenon partnership with Greece" and was prepared to talk to Athens about that.
UK ex-finance minister joins exodus of Tory MPs
Britain's former finance minister Sajid Javid on Friday said he would not be standing at the next election, as the Conservative party faces a slump in support after 12 years in power.