Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has been reminded of his “responsibilities as a participant in English football” after he triggered a storm of criticism for claiming Britain had been “colonized” by immigrants.
Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has apologized after saying Britain has been “colonized” by immigrants.
In an earlier era, Britain’s royal family might have tried to bury the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% with U.K. inflation remaining above target and economic growth is showing signs of picking up.
The 2026 Winter Olympics have opened competition with the first curling matches in Cortina.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged action thriller “One Battle After Another” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 14 nominations including acting nods for five of its cast.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States.
Love letters spanning five centuries are on display at Britain’s National Archives in London.
Britain’s government has approved a massive new Chinese Embassy in central London, despite strong criticism from lawmakers.
Britain is bracing for potentially life-threatening winds, rains and snowfall as a severe storm headed in from the southwest of England during what already has been one of the country’s worst cold snaps in years.
The head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war.”.
Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 years ago.
A rare Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before the revolution has sold for more $30 million.
The Louvre museum has approved a ticket price increase for non-EU visitors, raising it from 22 to 32 euros starting in January.
Britain’s Labour government is seeking to shift the political narrative with a tax-raising budget aimed at boosting economic growth and reducing child poverty.
Britain’s Labour Party government is set to deliver a high-stakes budget aimed at fixing public finances and boosting economic growth.
Queensberry Promotions says former world heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker failed a drug test on the day of his loss to Fabio Wardley.
The former Prince Andrew has officially changed his name to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, adding a hyphen to align with the royal family’s surname style.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have won a legal case against a French magazine for publishing photos of their children on a skiing holiday.
The U.S. track team overhauled its struggling relay strategy to start this Olympic cycle and won four of five possible gold medals at the world championships in Tokyo last month.
Inflation in the U.K. has unexpectedly held steady in the year to September, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Britain’s antitrust watchdog is labeling Google a “strategic” player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure more competition in that market.
England's chief prosecutor says the trial of two British men accused of spying for China collapsed because the government refused to label China a national security threat.
George Russell has won the Singapore Grand Prix in dominant style as McLaren secured the Formula 1 constructors’ championship with six races to go.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer gas accused hard-right politician Nigel Farage of crossing “a moral line” with his anti-immigtration stance.
French authorities have announced the discovery of a body on a beach used by migrants attempting to cross from northern France to the U.K. on flimsy boats.
Jaguar Land Rover has announced that its production lines will remain halted until at least Oct. 1 after a cyberattack.
The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has given a wide-ranging speech on the threats facing the West as he prepares to leave office later this month.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned as dangerous comments by Elon Musk, who told an anti-immigration rally in London that violence is coming to Britain and urged people to fight back.
Britain’s National Gallery has announced it will use almost half a billion dollars in donations to open a new wing that will allow it to expand its collection into modern art.
Nigel Farage has made a bold pitch to his Reform UK party, echoing themes that helped Donald Trump rise to power.
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome underwent successful surgery after sustaining a fractured vertebrae, collapsed lung and five broken ribs in a training accident in France.
Britain's government has agreed to pay millions to Kenyans to settle a lawsuit after its military forces lost legal immunity in Kenya.
Pope Leo XIV has affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile.
Britain's top diplomat has been given a formal warning for fishing without a license during a recent outing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, announced Monday that their media company's partnership with Netflix has been extended with a multiyear, first-look deal.
Hong Kong authorities have strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security.
Lando Norris beat his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri by less than a second to win the Hungarian Grand Prix in a tense finish.
Lewis Hamilton called himself “absolutely useless” and suggested Ferrari should change drivers after he qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with teammate Charles Leclerc on pole.
The gold medals were spread around Friday at the swimming world championships, thanks to the absence of stars Léon Marchand of France and Canadian Summer McIntosh from any finals on Day 6 in Singapore.
Britain has announced it will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, stops building settlements in the West Bank, and commits to a two-state solution.
The prime ministers of Britain and India have sealed a major trade agreement that will reduce tariffs on products like Scotch whisky and Indian spices.
Prince Harry has followed in his late mother’s footsteps by wearing a flak jacket and walking down a path in an active land mine field in Angola to raise awareness for a charity’s work clearing explosives from old war zones.
Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them.
A man from Australia has been charged with “malicious mischief” for allegedly smashing a glass case holding the Stone of Destiny.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, returned to Wimbledon along with her husband Prince William and two of their children to watch the men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek after the women’s Wimbledon final, after not attending last year’s match while she was recovering from cancer.
Britain and France have agreed to a pilot plan that will send some migrants who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France as the U.K. government struggles to tamp down criticism that it has lost control of the country’s borders.
A report says at least 13 people were thought to have taken their own lives as a result of Britain’s Post Office scandal.
King Charles III is leading commemorations marking 20 years since the London transit bombings, the deadliest attack on the city since World War II.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staved off an upset bid by resurgent Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon by beating the home favorite 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the third-round at a raucous Centre Court.
Emma Raducanu played some of her best tennis since her U.S. Open title run in 2021 by sweeping aside former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-3 and reach the third round.
Defense tech hackathons are attracting engineering students, tech industry workers and hobbyists to solve military challenges.
Lando Norris says the new Formula 1 movie contains some reminders of his own rivalry with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri after their collision at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Novak Djokovic has earned his 100th career French Open victory by overwhelming Cam Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round.
British police say that a fourth man has been arrested in connection to a series of fires at properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica.
The British government is about to outline the biggest increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War as it seeks to send “a message to Moscow.”.
Police have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car collided with a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their team’s Premier League championship title.
Britain’s biggest water company has been fined almost 123 million pounds or $166 million for releasing sewage into rivers and streams while paying dividends to its shareholders.
A consortium led by U.S. investment firm Redbird Capital Partners has agreed to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old Daily Telegraph newspaper for about $674 million.
Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
A second man has been charged over a series of fires that targeted properties linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
A second man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Britain's prime minister says his government is talking with several countries to host rejected asylum seekers as they wait to be deported.
The British economy grew at its fastest rate in a year during the first quarter of 2025, in a welcome boost to the Labour government, which has made lifting the country’s growth its number one priority.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to cut immigration numbers and make it harder to settle in the U.K. He is confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the Associated Press “you cannot spy against an ally” after reports that the United States has stepped up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Britain and India have agreed on a hard-wrought free trade agreement that will reduce or eliminate tariffs on Scotch whisky and scores of other products.
A 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran accepted the thanks of a nation Monday as Britain paused to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
Lando Norris beat McLaren Racing teammate Oscar Piastri to win the sprint race held ahead of qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix.