'Sheer terror': Passengers describe turbulence-hit flight that put 20 in intensive care
Passengers on the Singapore Airlines flight that descended sharply after hitting severe turbulence have described the โsheer terrorโ of the aircraft shuddering, loose items flying and people wrenched so badly that 20 remain in intensive care.
Bank of England edges closer to rate cut, possibly in June, as it predicts below-target inflation
The Bank of England is keeping its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% though it gave a broad hint that a reduction could be on the cards as soon as June as inflation is forecast to fall below target.
5 migrants have died while crossing the English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation bill
French authorities say five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel, just hours after the British government approved a migrant bill to deport some of those who entered the country illegally to Rwanda.
A senior UK lawmaker fell victim to a sexting scam. His colleagues are being urged to go to police
British lawmakers who may have been targeted in a sexting scam were urged Friday to go to police, after a senior Conservative admitted disclosing the personal phone numbers of some colleagues to an unknown individual who held โcompromisingโ material on him.
UK government says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
The U.K. government says it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium of the Telegraph Media Group.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer tell appeals judges that Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal protects her
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to toss out her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying Jeffrey Epstein's 2007 non-prosecution deal with a U.S. attorney in Florida should have prevented her prosecution.
UK lawmakers seek reassurances about nuclear deterrent after reports of a failed missile test
British lawmakers are seeking reassurances about the nationโs nuclear deterrent after reports that a test of the system failed dramatically last month when an unarmed missile crashed into the sea near the submarine from which it was launched.
Australians protest British colonization on a national holiday some mark as 'Invasion Day'
Thousands of Australians protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country with large crowds urging for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning on the holiday some call โInvasion Day.โ.
Ireland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill
Irelandโs government says it is taking legal action against British authorities over a controversial law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offenses committed during three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
A British Palestinian surgeon gave testimony to a UK war crimes unit after returning from Gaza
A British Palestinian surgeon who spent weeks in the Gaza Strip during the current Israel-Hamas war as part of a Doctors Without Borders medical team says he's given testimony to a British war crimes investigation unit.
Israeli suspects to plead to charges of raping of a British woman after defense lawyers get material
A lawyer says five Israelis accused of gang raping a British woman in a Cyprus hotel room wonโt plead to charges including rape, sexual assault and abduction until prosecutors hand over key material including DNA tests, fingerprints and eyewitness testimony.
UK leader Sunak chides China after a report that a UK Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised Chinaโs premier for what he called unacceptable interference in British democracy after a newspaper reported that a researcher in Parliament was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of spying for Beijing.
British and Swiss police break up a crime ring and recover a valuable Ming vase in a sting operation
British police say a sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) and break up the criminal ring believed to have stolen the artifact from a Swiss museum.
British economy unexpectedly grows by 0.2% in second quarter largely because of June weather boost
The British economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter of the year largely as a result of a strong rebound in June when many businesses, particularly in the leisure sector benefited from the warm and settled weather.
Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny
The deadline for Microsoftโs $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended to as the companies seek to close a deal that has been opposed by regulators in the U.S. and the U.K.โs Competition and Markets Authority.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologizes for a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military
U_K_ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans by saying that a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the U_K_ military was โan appalling failure of the British state.โ.
Late British novelist Martin Amis knighted by King Charles in his first birthday honors list
Martin Amis, one of the most consequential British authors of his generation and who died last month, has been posthumously knighted by King Charles III in his first birthday honors list, which were unveiled late Friday.