United Kingdom

UK accused of providing flawed estimates about scale of slavery

Aug 01, 2018 12:19

Rights campaigners have accused the British government of lagging behind in estimating how many people are being exploited as slaves in the country, saying data provided by the Home Office on the issue are not correct.
‘Ball in Europe’s court to save Iran deal after illegal US exit: Rouhani

Jul 31, 2018 07:27

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has once again denounced the US withdrawal from the 2015 international nuclear deal, saying the ball is now in Europe’s court to make up for Washington’s absence and work to keep the landmark agreement alive.
China’s door of dialogue with US on trade remains open: Wang

Jul 30, 2018 14:36

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his country’s door of dialogue with the United States on resolving bilateral trade disputes remains open, reiterating that Beijing is not after a trade war with Washington.
A third of people in Manchester were victim of hate crimes: Report

Jul 30, 2018 09:56

A new report shows that hateful behavior has reached unprecedented levels in the Greater Manchester area, with more than a third of residents in Britain’s second-most populous urban area reporting that they have been targeted with hate crimes because of their religion, race and ethnicity.
May, millions of diabetes patients at risk after no-deal Brexit

Jul 30, 2018 01:48

Chair of the United Kingdom medicines regulator has warned that a no-deal Brexit would make it hard for Prime Minister Theresa May, a diabetes patient, and millions of other like her in Britain to find insulin.
Britain should impose its conditions on EU: Italy’s Salvini

Jul 30, 2018 00:32

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, a far-right politician known for his eurosceptic views, has called on Britain to impose its conditions on the European Union as it seeks to leave the bloc, saying otherwise it would be the EU which could come out having “swindled” the United Kingdom.
Ecuador president: Assange will need to leave embassy

Jul 27, 2018 11:10

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has taken refuge at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, will eventually need to leave.
Theresa May says Brits should rest assured of a smooth Brexit deal

Jul 26, 2018 14:15

British Prime Minister Theresa May has told the UK public not to worry about Britain's exit from the European Union because she can get a “good deal” with the EU, despite government plans to urgently prepare for a no-deal Brexit, and stockpile food, medicine and blood.
Theresa May's Brexit plan rejected by most Britons: Poll

Jul 22, 2018 12:16

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to take the country out of the European Union are overwhelmingly opposed by the British public, according to a new poll.
Islamophobic attacks hit record high in UK: Monitor

Jul 22, 2018 06:16

An anti-Muslim hate monitoring group says a record number of Islamophobic attacks and incidents of abuse were reported in the United Kingdom in 2017, with women disproportionately targeted by mostly male teenage assailants.