United Kingdom

MPs blast May over lack of plan if Brexit talks collapse

Mar 12, 2017 05:22

A group of British MPs has accused Prime Minister Theresa May of endangering the UK’s national interest by not preparing for the “real prospect” that two years of Brexit negotiations could end in an impasse.
UK has lost a decade of economic growth: Study

Mar 10, 2017 11:33

Britain’s economy has now experienced a “decade without growth” and lost income from the financial stagnation will never be recovered, according to an economic research institute.
UK still supports two-state solution: Boris Johnson

Mar 10, 2017 03:21

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has reaffirmed London's support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling it the only alternative to an “apartheid system.”
UK-made arms to Saudis massacring Yemenis: Amnesty

Mar 10, 2017 02:53

Amnesty International has urged the British people to petition their lawmakers to pressure the UK government to immediately halt arms transfers to Saudi Arabia.
Iran banks to push for post-sanctions thaw

Mar 09, 2017 16:39

Three major Iranian-owned banks in Britain are reportedly planning to push the country’s banks to do business with them through a top regulating agency.
UK backs two-state solution, wants Israel ‘in peace with neighbors’

Mar 09, 2017 04:57

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reiterates the UK support for a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asserting that Tel Aviv should make peace with its neighbors.
UK stabbing incident leaves 2 dead, one wounded in Wolverhampton

Mar 08, 2017 13:17

A deadly stabbing incident in the central English city of Wolverhampton has left two people dead after a separate stabbing incident took place outside London's Victoria station a day earlier.
Amnesty warns of hate crime rise in London after Brexit

Mar 08, 2017 06:09

Several rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have warned of a considerable rise in hate crimes in the British capital London over the past year following Brexit.
Sexual abuse 'at epidemic levels' in UK universities: Report

Mar 07, 2017 12:08

Sexual assault, harassment and gender violence by university staff are at “epidemic levels” in Britain, a new report suggests, the latest in a string of institutional sex abuse accusations in the United Kingdom.
Britain to ‘fight back’ in Brexit talks with EU

Mar 06, 2017 04:24

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond says the UK will “fight back” to get what it wants in talks with the European Union to leave the bloc.