United Kingdom

UK PM avoided inheritance duties, tax records show

Apr 10, 2016 02:50

British Prime Minister David Cameron is under fire for avoiding inheritance tax after his mother gave him £200,000 following his father’s death, the premier’s personal finance details show.
English Junior doctors go on strike in contract row

Apr 07, 2016 01:16

Junior doctors across England have begun a 48-hour strike in a long-running dispute with the British government over working conditions.
43% of Britons support UK exit from EU: Survey

Apr 03, 2016 02:28

A new opinion poll shows that support for the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) has taken the lead over the Remain campaign, with nearly half of the voters backing Brexit.
Anti-racism, anti-refugee protesters clash in UK

Apr 03, 2016 00:47

Hundreds of anti-racism demonstrators have taken to the streets in southern England in a move aimed at blocking a march planned by far-right and anti-refugee protesters.
Scotland, Wales mull new country in case of Brexit: Leaks

Apr 01, 2016 09:06

Authorities in Scotland and Wales are reportedly discussing a strategy to break away from mainland Britain and establish a new country if the United Kingdom chooses to exit the European Union.
Argentina hails UN decision on territory

Mar 29, 2016 09:36

Argentina hails a UN decision to extend the country’s maritime borders past the Malvinas Islands, known as the Falklands to the British, which are the subject of a long-running dispute with the UK.
Prince Charles wants to visit Iran: Paper

Mar 29, 2016 01:14

Britain’s Prince Charles plans to visit Iran for the first official royal trip in more than 40 years, The Sunday Times reports.
Austria halts flight to UK over claim of terrorist onboard

Mar 27, 2016 03:54

Austrian authorities in Vienna halted a flight to London just prior to takeoff and evacuated the aircraft because a passenger had claimed that the man sitting next to her might be an ISIL Takfiri terrorist.
Scots hold pro-independence rally in Glasgow

Mar 27, 2016 01:19

Hundreds of people have flocked into the streets of the Scottish port city of Glasgow in support of Scotland’s breakaway from the UK, calling for a second referendum on the issue.
UK daily ordered to retract false story on Muslims

Mar 26, 2016 08:38

A major British newspaper, The Sun, has been ordered to publicly retract a report falsely claiming that one in five Muslims in the UK backed those joining militant groups, including Daesh, in Syria.