United Kingdom

London protest urges release of refugee women from detention

Mar 10, 2016 03:20

A protest rally outside the UK’s Home Office in the British capital has blasted the country’s detention of refugee women and demanded their immediate release.
British business secretary to head high-level delegation to Iran in May

Mar 10, 2016 02:42

British Business Secretary Sajid Javid will travel to Iran for high-level economic and trade talks with Iranian officials, reports say.
'85% of British women sexually harassed'

Mar 09, 2016 04:58

A new survey says 85 percent of young women in the UK have been sexually harassed in public places.
'Brexit biggest risk to UK economy'

Mar 09, 2016 04:53

As the UK is preparing to hold its historic vote on the EU membership, the head of the Bank of England says Britain's potential exit from the EU is the single biggest domestic risk to the nation's economy.
Over 3,600 migrants arrived in UK via Channel

Mar 08, 2016 11:54

The latest figures show that over 3,600 migrants arrived in Britain through the Channel between July and September last year.
UK’s business boss quits over Brexit spat

Mar 08, 2016 05:19

The head of one of the UK’s biggest business groups has resigned from his job after speaking in favor of Britain's exit from the European Union.
Dozens of UK kids growing under ISIL terrorists

Mar 06, 2016 11:21

A new study says as many as 50 children from the United Kingdom are growing up in Daesh-controlled territory.
Osborne drops pensions reform

Mar 06, 2016 03:26

British finance minister has decided to drop plans for a pensions overhaul which had run into opposition by his own Conservative Party members who are split over the UK's EU membership.
HR groups slam UK’s marketing arms to repressive regimes

Mar 06, 2016 03:18

Human rights groups have censured a major UK-sponsored "security trade show" that aims to sell non-lethal weaponry and crowd control gadgets to some of the world’s most oppressive regimes.
‘Social housing sell-off plan worse for older, disabled Britons’

Mar 04, 2016 06:19

The high-value social housing sell-off plan in England has sparked angry reactions from campaigners which they say could affect older and disabled people in the country.