United Kingdom

UK Parliament has reconvened amid Brexit turmoil

Sep 26, 2019 05:06

The MPs have gathered in the UK Parliament following the Supreme Court's ruling it was not lawfully suspended.
Corbyn to force PM Johnson to resign after no-deal Brexit averted

Sep 25, 2019 08:10

Britain's Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would trigger a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson only after a no-deal Brexit has clearly been prevented.
World leaders call for negotiations between Iran, United States

Sep 25, 2019 03:36

French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran, the United States, the remaining parties to the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as well as Persian Gulf states should engage in talks, demanding preservation of the nuclear agreement.
UK Supreme Court rules prorogation illegal

Sep 24, 2019 09:24

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court has just ruled that the British government acted unlawfully in proroguing parliament for five weeks.
UK must stop selling arms to Saudis instead of accusing Iran: Official

Sep 23, 2019 11:04

Iran says London must stop selling arms to Riyadh instead of accusing Tehran, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson alleged that the Islamic Republic was involved in last week’s drone attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
UK travel firm Thomas Cook collapses, thousands of travelers stranded

Sep 23, 2019 09:54

The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook (TCG.L) collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.
'Sexual assault reports on London Underground soar by 42% in 4 years'

Sep 23, 2019 09:49

Sexual assaults have been on the rise on the London Underground over the past four years, according to new figures, which say incidents that are being reported are just the tip of the iceberg.
British PM accuses Iran of being behind Saudi oil attacks

Sep 23, 2019 07:30

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused Iran of being behind last week’s attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
Iranian maritime official says UK tanker to be released soon

Sep 23, 2019 03:09

An Iranian maritime official says the Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in July in the Persian Gulf for violating international maritime law, will be released soon.
Welsh First Minister: UK must 'reform' to survive

Sep 22, 2019 13:40

In an impassioned plea, Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has called on the UK to reform in order to survive.