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Tragic Incident: Second British Airways steward in a week dies suddenly on plane

A 52-year-old British Airways crew member collapsed and died while on duty during a flight from London Heathrow to Hong Kong. Despite first aid efforts...

Argentina wants UK to discuss giving Falklands back

Buenos Aires wants to keep a “mature relationship” with London and relaunch negotiations over long-disputed islands. Argentina has called on the UK to resume talks...

Venezuelan leader orders response to British warship

Caracas says London’s move violated the deal with Guyana over the disputed Essequibo region. Britain’s decision to dispatch a warship to Guyana breaches the “spirit”...

British home secretary apologises for date rape drug joke

James Cleverly made the remark on the same day that parliament discussed tightening laws against drink spiking. The UK home secretary has apologized for his...

London Borough Council asks police to return removed Stop sign with Banksy’s artwork

The council of Central London district of Southwark said on Saturday it had submitted an application to the police, asking them to find and...

UK likely in recession – data

Revised official statistics show a GDP contraction in the third quarter. Britain’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter of the year, raising the possibility...

Watch: ‘Banksy’ stolen from London street

Onlookers expressed dismay over the broad-daylight heist, though no one attempted to stop it. Two men were filmed removing a sticker-decorated stop sign from a...

British priests rebel over Vatican same-sex blessings

The UK’s Confraternity of Catholic Clergy felt compelled to respond to this week’s announcement on blessings and gay relationships. An organization of British priests has...

Assange gets ‘last chance’ US extradition appeal date

The WikiLeaks founder faces a sentence of 175 years on charges of disclosing classified information if handed over by Britain. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible...

Qatar dumping shares in key UK bank – Bloomberg

Barclays’ second biggest shareholder reportedly plans to get rid of half of its stake in major lender. Qatar Holding, owned by the Qatar Investment Authority...

Top grocery brands fueling ‘greedflation’ – UK watchdog

Big names have been hiking prices faster than their costs increased, says Competition and Markets Authority. Many popular grocery suppliers have been pushing up prices...

UK to advise that schoolboys be allowed to dress as girls – The Times

Under new guidance, children will be able to choose pronouns and wear opposite-sex uniforms, the newspaper has said. UK school pupils should be able to...

Former England and Barcelona boss Terry Venables dies

Terry Venables, known to many as ‘El Tel,’ led his country to the semi-finals of Euro ‘96 in a distinguished management career. Former England football...

UK immigration hits all-time record

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made curbing immigration a key policy of his administration UK immigration hits all-time record. Net migration to the United Kingdom hit...

BBC accused of bias by own reporters – Al Jazeera

Employees have reportedly complained that the British state broadcaster is downplaying the suffering of Palestinian civilians. BBC journalists have accused the British state broadcaster of...

The US is leading its allies into an elaborate Middle Eastern trap

Uncritical support for the American stance on the Israel-Hamas war will prove to be some Western governments’ downfall. Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is on the...

Archaeologists appear to solve mystery of long-lost Scottish monastery

The site is believed to be the birthplace of the earliest written Scots Gaelic, found in the margins of the historic Book of Deer. The...

UK museum declares Roman emperor a trans woman – The Telegraph

Elagabalus will reportedly be referred to as ‘she’, as a classical author claims he asked a lover to call him a lady. The North Hertfordshire...

Covid-19: Sunak wanted to ‘just let people die’ – ex-adviser

Rishi Sunak and ex-PM Boris Johnson shared a laissez-faire attitude toward the coronavirus pandemic, according to Patrick Vallance. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanted the...

Ex-UK PM makes sensational return as foreign secretary

David Cameron led the country between 2010 and 2016, stepping down after the Brexit referendum. Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has made a surprise...

300,000 march for Palestine in London

Police accused right-wing counter-protesters of sparking “extreme violence” on Armistice Day. At least 300,000 people marched in the British capital on Saturday demanding an immediate...

UK to accelerate deportations to India

Britain is set to add the Asian country to its list of “safe states,” amid efforts to crack down on unfounded asylum claims. Indians arriving...

UK regulator details plans to police online behaviour

Some services, including WhatsApp, have threatened to withdraw from the UK in protest at the controversial legislation. UK communications regulator Ofcom has published lengthy guidance...

King Charles keeps British colonial legacy mindset alive

The issue of abuses committed by UK troops has been left to civil society and remnants of freedom fighters for decades, while avoiding the...

UK home secretary threatens pro-Palestine protesters with jail time

Activists should be thrown behind bars if they vandalize the Cenotaph, Suella Braverman said. Pro-Palestine activists should be jailed immediately if they attempt to desecrate...

Update on Tucker Carlson visit with Assange

The Wikileaks publisher faces extradition to the US and a 175-year prison sentence if his final appeal fails. Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson visited...

Family of dead ice hockey star demand ‘justice’

Adam Johnson was killed during a game in the UK last week after his throat was cut by an opposing player’s skate. The family of...

Tucker visits Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison

Tucker Carlson visited imprisoned journalist Julian Assange in Belmarsh Prison today. He was accompanied by Assange's wife Stella. Social media reaction speculated over the purpose...

Boris Johnson wanted to let Covid kill the elderly – ex-aide

The then prime minister didn’t have the right “skill set” to handle the pandemic, an independent hearing has been told. Former UK Prime Minister Boris...

The veil of silence over excess deaths

Around the world, there has been a deafening silence over excess deaths from governments and the mainstream media, who not so long ago were...

Kenyans demand compensation for fire set by British Army

African residents still haven’t received compensation for a blaze that broke out during a UK military exercise two years ago. The absence of compensation for...

Anti-Semitic, Islamophobic crimes skyrocketing in London

The recorded attacks against Jews and Muslims are up 1,353% and 140% respectively, police said. Hate crimes against Jews and Muslims have skyrocketed in the...

UK to prosecute Greta Thunberg – WaPo

Police have charged the Swedish climate activist after she protested outside an oil and gas conference. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been ordered to...

The Russell Brand rape scandal moves to the next stage, but it’s already too late for him

Police investigations into the comedian have begun, but his career is dead regardless of whether he’s found guilty or not. The #MeToo movement’s persecution of...

British PM clarifies stance on troops in Ukraine

Training of Ukrainian soldiers will continue on British soil, Rishi Sunak says. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the UK has no plans to...

‘Royal’ UK borough declares it’s nearly broke

Berkshire council, home to Windsor Castle, is more than $240 million in debt and is running a high risk of insolvency. The United Kingdom’s Royal...

Teen arrested after ‘Robin Hood’s tree’ cut down

The iconic 300-year-old Sycamore Gap tree in England’s Northumberland National Park was felled early on Thursday. UK police have detained a 16-year-old suspect over the...

British BLM organizer admits fraud

Xahra Saleem has pleaded guilty to stealing over $36,000 from donors. A Black Lives Matter organizer in the UK city of Bristol has admitted to...

UK firms shedding staff as recession fears mount

British private sector output dropped in September, prompting firms to cut staff, S&P Global says. Companies in the UK’s private sector have been downsizing their...

Hundreds of UK tanks could contain asbestos – London

Asbestos could be present in almost 2,700 tanks and armored vehicles owned by the UK military, The Times has reported. Challenger 2 tanks and many...

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