Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say that Mohamed Al Fayed — the former boss of Harrods — was a “monster” who raped and sexually abused young women throughout his time at the helm of the world-renowned London department store
September 20, 2024
The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 5% despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago
September 19, 2024
The chief executive of Britain’s scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year
September 18, 2024Britain’s government has unveiled details of a new support package for workers who face losing their jobs at the country’s biggest steel plant ahead of its transition to a greener way of production
September 11, 2024A man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum-seekers has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the longest punishment so far handed to those involved in last month’s wave of far-right riots in England
September 06, 2024The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis
September 05, 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which could potentially see a ban on smoking in outdoor spaces, including at pubs and restaurants
August 29, 2024
U_K_ Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in the north of England, describing it as “far-right thuggery.”
August 04, 2024
A number of British police officers have been injured as far-right activists faced off with anti-racism protesters following a stabbing rampage at a dance class earlier this week that left three girls dead and several wounded
August 03, 2024
The Bank of England is cutting interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020
August 01, 2024
The BBC says it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who has admitted to accessing indecent images of children sent to him by a man via the WhatsApp messaging service
July 31, 2024
Britain’s new Labour government has axed several construction projects and withdrawn a winter fuel payment for millions of retirees to cover what it calls a newly found 22-billion-pound ($28 billion) shortfall in the public finances
July 29, 2024
The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument
July 24, 2024
Inflation in the U.K. held steady at the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% in June
July 17, 2024
A man has been given a life sentence for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities
July 12, 2024
British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack
July 11, 2024
The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election
July 06, 2024
The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election
July 05, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch
July 05, 2024
In 1964, the Conservative Party had been in power for 13 years and was on its fourth prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home
June 29, 2024
Around 3,000 workers at Britain’s biggest steelworks face the prospect of losing their jobs as part of a government-backed package to make the plant “greener.”
September 15, 2023
British oil giant BP says its interim chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, will be given the job on a permanent basis to replace Bernard Looney
January 17, 2024The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning
June 28, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career but there’s always been a nagging question over the keenness of his politcal antenna
June 27, 2024
An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete with some patients needing to undergo repeat tests
June 22, 2024
Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
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