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Moscow warns UK military sites could face Russian strikes

Russia has warned that British military facilities and equipment could become targets for retaliatory strikes if Ukraine continues using UK-supplied weapons to attack Russian...

South African teen makes English Channel history

South African swimmer Amber-Rose Berry has become the youngest woman from her country to cross the English Channel, completing the 33km journey from England...

UK opens door to Ukrainian long-range missile production

Britain is preparing to hand Ukraine classified technical information that could help Kyiv assemble long-range cruise missiles on its own territory, further deepening London’s...

Burnham under fire over undeclared VIP freebie

Recently-installed UK PM Andy Burnham is facing accusations of failing to properly disclose a £6,600 VIP event he attended in Japan before returning to...

Cyberattack knocks UK power plant offline

A cyberattack reportedly forced a small British power station to shut down for four days, with UK authorities suspecting hackers linked to Iran, according...

French cops seize migrant boat in Channel crackdown

French police have used pepper spray and knives to stop a group of migrants launching an inflatable boat across the English Channel, with dramatic...

‘Missing’ British athletics coach jailed in Morocco

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist and British sprint coach Leon Baptiste, who had reportedly been missing for more than three months, is serving an...

Bezos-backed group takes stake in Liverpool

Liverpool’s owners have agreed to sell roughly a third of the Premier League club to 1892 Holdings, a consortium whose investors include Amazon founder...

Former Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row found dead

Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday has died aged 41, days after resigning amid allegations of plagiarism and scrutiny over claims about his...

Kenyans demand halt to UK defense deal

A petition submitted to parliament cites sexual violence, abandoned children, and unresolved killings. Victims of alleged abuses involving British soldiers in Kenya have called on...

Farage wins by-election landslide

Nigel Farage has been returned as MP for Clacton with an emphatic by-election victory, securing 22,239 votes and 63% of the total — substantially...

Leicester City put up for sale

Leicester City’s Thai owners, King Power, are seeking a buyer after 16 years in charge, with US investment bank Citigroup marketing a package of...

Police expand live facial recognition trials to London Underground

Live facial recognition cameras are being trialled in select London Underground and Network Rail stations, prompting warnings over the expansion of biometric surveillance in...

Rogue AI agents targeted real people during tests

The British AI security institute said the models carried out unauthorized actions, created fake identities, and attempted to manipulate a human. AI agents developed by...

‘King of porn’ football club co-owner advised against visiting home matches

Billionaire David Sullivan has vigorously denied allegations made against him in the British media. English football club West Ham Utd co-owner David Sullivan, dubbed ‘King...

UK police hacked by cybercriminals – Times

The breach puts 100,000 members of the force “at serious risk,” an affected official has told the paper. The data of more than 100,000 UK...

UK court clears NHS puberty blocker trial

England's High Court has cleared the way for a major NHS-backed clinical trial examining puberty blockers in children experiencing gender incongruence, rejecting a legal...

‘Our order is to let them go’ – French police on migrants crossing to UK (Video)

Crossings have continued despite London and Paris signing a deal worth £661 million to combat illegal migration. The French police have admitted that they have...

Tate brothers may face death in US jail – lawyer

Andrew and Tristan Tate are being held in isolation while fighting extradition to Britain to face sexual assault charges. Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan...

Burnham centralises digital ID, telecoms and online safety

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved digital ID policy, telecoms, broadcasting, social media, online safety, mis- and disinformation work into a single expanded...

This man defied Britain, France and Israel – and his legacy still animates Africa

Gamal Abdel Nasser proved that true independence is won through active solidarity. When Gamal Abdel Nasser led the Free Officers Movement to power in 1952,...

British Airways jet has close call with illegal drone

A British Airways Airbus A320 carrying up to 180 passengers narrowly avoided colliding with an illegally operated drone while approaching Heathrow Airport, with the...

UK forces on alert after Iran threatens RAF base used in US strikes

British armed forces have been placed on heightened readiness after Iran warned that any foreign military base used to launch attacks against its territory,...

The UK has swapped one failure for another

Burnham has arrived on a wave of hype, but his vague promises and nostalgia-heavy agenda look no more workable than Starmer’s. Earlier this week, Andy...

Bhatia consortium eyes minority holding in Liverpool

A consortium headed by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia has entered discussions over acquiring a minority shareholding in Liverpool, with the club's owners, Fenway Sports...

Football legend Kevin Keegan dies aged 75

Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after battling stage four cancer, his family has confirmed. Widely regarded as one of...

Burnham could be even worse than Starmer – critics

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham could prove an even more damaging leader than his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer, according to historian David Starkey...

Burnham takes over as UK PM

Andy Burnham has officially become the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, pledging a 10-year strategy to restore political stability, revive economic growth and reduce...

UK opposition demands Pakistan aid freeze over child sex predator

Islamabad has refused to accept the deportee, saying he renounced his Pakistani citizenship decades ago. UK opposition parties have called for aid and visas for...

Fox claims historic British Open triumph

New Zealand's Ryan Fox produced a dramatic finish to capture the 154th British Open, sealing victory with a superb 20-foot birdie putt on the...

Tate brothers arrested in US

The influencers stand accused of various crimes and British prosecutors are seeking their extradition. Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in...

Islamabad blames Pakistani-born child rapist’s crimes on UK upbringing

Shabir Ahmed was convicted of 30 rape offenses against girls as young as 12 in Rochdale in 2012. Pakistani-born Shabir Ahmed, a rape gang ringleader...

Argentina players face FIFA scrutiny over Falklands banner celebration

Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after members of the team displayed a banner declaring "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" ("The Falklands are Argentine")...

Child arrests over sex crimes hit record high in UK

The number of youngsters arrested over sexual offenses rose nearly a fifth last year, a government-backed report says. The number of children arrested for sexual...

Billions of UK taxpayers’ money wasted during Covid – inquiry

Inadequate planning left Britain unprepared, forcing a costly scramble for vital medical supplies, a report has found. The UK wasted billions of pounds of taxpayers’...

Terror probe launched after Ann Widdecombe killing as political violence concerns grow

The investigation into the killing of former politician Ann Widdecombe has been handed to UK counter-terrorism police after new evidence, including material allegedly found...

Sinner defeats Zverev to retain Wimbledon crown

Jannik Sinner successfully defended his Wimbledon men's singles title with a hard-fought 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Alexander Zverev in a...

Noskova survives late scare to claim first Wimbledon title

Linda Noskova captured her maiden Wimbledon crown after overcoming a dramatic second-set collapse to defeat fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in a...

Suspect released in Reform UK spokeswoman murder

Police investigating the death of Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe have released the only man arrested in connection with the case,...

Man arrested over death of former UK Conservative politician

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering former Conservative MP and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe after the 78-year-old was found...

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