UK automakers urge new govt to support EV market
Britain鈥檚 automobile trade body Friday asked the country鈥檚 new government for greater support to boost sales of electric vehicles, saying manufacturers鈥� collective discounts...
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UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what president Joe Biden called a 鈥榟istoric agreement鈥� will keep a strategic Indian Ocean military base with...
Indo-Bangladesh relationship
I BELIEVE that the relationship between Dhaka and Delhi could have been as strong as the one between Washington and London. The Washington-London relationship is special, characterised by mutual respect and trust. But it is unimaginable for America to interfere in Britain鈥檚 internal affairs, or those of France or Germany...
Starmer warns of 鈥榮truggle鈥� to fix UK but insists 鈥榣ight at end of tunnel鈥�
PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer said fixing Britain after years of right-wing rule would be a 鈥榣ong-term project鈥� during his first Labour party conference speech as the country鈥檚 leader Tuesday.
Starmer in 鈥榟ypocrisy鈥� row over gifts and hospitality
Britain鈥檚 Keir Starmer on Thursday faced mounting questions after analysis showed he has received more than 拢1,00,000 ($132,000) in gifts and hospitality since...
Princess of Wales makes tentative return to work
Britain鈥檚 Princess of Wales has taken a first step towards returning to her work on the early-years development of children, a week after announcing she had completed chemotherapy...
UK economy stalls, dealing blow to new govt
Britain鈥檚聽economy聽stalled again in July, official data showed Wednesday, dealing a blow to the new Labour government that has put growth expansion at the top of its priority list...
UK growth slows slightly in Q2
Britain鈥檚聽economy聽grew 0.6 per cent in the April-June period, a slight slowdown compared with the first three months of the year, official data showed on Thursday.聽
UK unemployment, wages growth drop: official data
Britain鈥檚 unemployment rate has unexpectedly dropped to 4.2 per cent and wage growth has slowed to the lowest level in nearly two years, official data showed Tuesday...
700 migrants cross Channel to Britain in small boats
Over 700 migrants in small boats crossed the Channel to Britain on Sunday, the highest number on a single day since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took power vowing to tackle people-smugglers...
700 migrants cross Channel to Britain in small boats
Over 700 migrants in small boats crossed the Channel to Britain on Sunday, the highest number on a single day since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took power vowing to tackle people-smugglers....
UK probes Amazon partnership with AI firm Anthropic
Britain鈥檚 competition regulator on Friday said it had launched an inquiry into a partnership between US e-commerce giant Amazon and Anthropic, an American developer of artificial intelligence...
Dominant Britain smash world record on way to team sprint gold
Emma Finucane spearheaded Britain to the first track cycling gold of the Paris Olympics in the women's team sprint on Monday, with the world record shattered five times in the session.
France, Britain win triathlon golds
France鈥檚 Cassandre Beaugrand and Britain鈥檚 Alex Yee won gold as the Paris Olympics triathlon went ahead Wednesday in a huge relief for organisers, and the star-studded USA chased a spot in the men鈥檚 basketball quarter-finals...
UK finance minister to reveal fiscal audit of 鈥榖roke鈥� Britain
Finance minister Rachel Reeves on Monday was to claim Britain is 鈥榖roke and broken鈥� when she was to reveal the findings of an assessment into the country鈥檚 public finances ahead of a forthcoming budget...
Dozens of countries finalise digital trade deal talks: Britain
Dozens of countries have finalised years of negotiations towards a 鈥榞roundbreaking鈥� agreement drawing up global digital trade rules, Britain said Friday.
UK deports illegal migrants to Vietnam, East Timor
Britain鈥檚 new Labour government on Thursday said it had deported 46 people to Vietnam and East Timor, after ditching the previous Conservative administration鈥檚 plan to...
Unemployment in UK steadies as Labour vows action on jobs
Britain鈥檚 unemployment rate remains at 4.4 per cent, official data showed Thursday, as the country鈥檚 new Labour government vowed action on helping people...
The old evil
IT COMES back in a rush, the stench of raw sewage, the groan of the diesel, sloth-like Israeli armoured personnel carriers, the vans filled with broods of children, driven by chalky faced colonists, certainly not from here, probably from Brooklyn or somewhere in Russia or maybe Britain. Little has changed. The checkpoints with their blue...
UK economy returns to growth, boosting new government
Britain鈥檚 economic output grew better-than-expected in May, official data showed Thursday, handing an early boost to the country鈥檚 newly-elected Labour government...
Tulip Siddiq appointed Britain鈥檚 city minister
Tulip Siddiq has been appointed Britain's city minister, responsible for the financial services sector, reports Bloomberg....
Europe stocks drop before Powell鈥檚 Fed testimony
Europe鈥檚 main stock markets slipped Tuesday as investors tracked new political landscapes in France and Britain and looked ahead to testimony from Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell...
UK鈥檚 biggest water supplier piles on debt
Britain鈥檚 embattled Thames Water on Tuesday said its debt continues to rise despite increased revenues, leaving the group with cash reserves taking it through only until May next year...
After defeat, Conservative Party warned of extinction
Britain鈥檚 Conservative Party, thrashed by Labour at the general election, on Saturday faced the task of rebuilding as leading right wingers warned it could face...
Plan to send migrants from UK to Rwanda 'dead and buried': Starmer
Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday began his first full day in charge declaring the ousted Tories' plan to deport migrants to Rwanda 鈥榙ead and buried鈥� and pledging growth as his government's 鈥榥umber one mission鈥�.
New UK PM Starmer vows to rebuild Britain
Keir Starmer on Friday promised to 鈥榬ebuild Britain鈥� as he took office as the UK鈥檚 new prime minister following his centre-left Labour party鈥檚 landslide general election victory...
Pound climbs after Labour election win
The pound advanced Friday after Britain鈥檚 centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to end 14 years of right-wing...
Keir Starmer officially appointed UK prime minister: palace
Britain's head of state King Charles III officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as prime minister on Friday during an audience at Buckingham Palace.
UK鈥檚 new government faces tough economic challenge
Britain鈥檚 new Labour government has pledged immediate action to grow the economy after clinching a landslide election victory to oust the Conservatives, but its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge Covid expenditures....
Record number of cabinet ministers defeated in UK general election
A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain鈥檚 general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns....
