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'No suspect' in Salisbury spy attack investigation, say police

New Scotland Yard has given a statement on the latest in its investigation into the Russian spy poison attack in Salisbury.

13/03/2018

United Kingdom

Survivors of Britain's Dunblane massacre offer solidarity to Parkland

Survivors and family members of the victims in the Dunblane massacre that killed 16 school children and their teacher 22 years ago today, have written a letter to Parkland's Marjory Douglas High School in a show of solidarity and support.

13/03/2018

United Kingdom

May's Russia statement in full

Below is a transcript of a statement by British prime minister Theresa May to parliament on the subject of Russian involvement in a chemical attack on two people in the town of Salisbury.

12/03/2018

United Kingdom

Russian spy attack: British PM May to address parliament

Theresa May convened her National Security Council on Monday and was due to address parliament later in the afternoon to discuss how to respond to the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

12/03/2018

United Kingdom

Reports of nerve gas traces in restaurant

Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in hospital in a critical but stable condition after they were poisoned with a nerve agent

11/03/2018

United Kingdom

Russian ex-spy poisoning: 200 witnesses, 240 pieces of evidence

Home Secretary Amber Rudd addressed reporters on the investigation, that was entering its sixth day, after a meeting of the government's Cobra security committee.

10/03/2018

United Kingdom

Villagers create 'Poopfolio' map to shame dog owners into cleaning up

Discontented residents of a UK village have created a "poo-shaming" map to discourage dog owners from leaving their animals' excrement in public areas.

10/03/2018

United Kingdom

Britain and Saudi Arabia move closer to a multi-billion euro arms deal

But campaigners are outraged that Britain is selling arms to Saudi Arabia while it is waging a brutal war in Yemen.

10/03/2018

United Kingdom

Skripal Case: focus on grave of victim's wife

Detectives are trying to discover how the toxin was administered and where it was manufactured

10/03/2018

United Kingdom

Parsons Green jury sees CCTV footage of explosion

The trial of teenager Ahmed Hassan continues.

09/03/2018

United Kingdom

Soldiers on Salisbury streets as terror investigation deepens

Police extend their investigation and evidence gathering quickens into double poisoning.

09/03/2018

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Harry and Meghan fascinate young and old in Birmingham

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle were greeted by those young and old during a Birmingham walkabout on Thursday March 8th on a visit to mark International Women's Day.

08/03/2018

United Kingdom

Working for free! Britain's gender pay gap

International Women's Day is also 'Women's Pay Day' according to the UK's Trades Union Congress. It says March 8 is the day when average women effectively start earning, compared to better paid average men.

08/03/2018

United Kingdom

UK Foreign Minister vows 'robust response' to Skripal spy case

UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson vows to give a 'robust response' to the attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

08/03/2018

Living

Fashion meets art at Christie’s

British Fashion Council's annual Fashion Arts Commission initiative, honoured five of the most talented graduates from the Royal Academy Schools.

08/03/2018

United Kingdom

Campaign welcoming Saudi crown prince's London visit slammed

Pictures of what users called 'propaganda trucks' and adverts in newspapers praising Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ahead of his official visit to the UK were widely criticised on Twitter.

07/03/2018

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Theresa May to press Saudi prince over human rights concerns

The 32-year-old crown prince is seen by some as a modernising force in Saudi Arabia.

07/03/2018

United Kingdom

British MP calls for wolf whistles and cat-calls to be hate crimes

Melanie Onn from the UK’s opposition Labour Party claims that tough new rules are needed to combat sexual harassment.

07/03/2018

Economy

Brexit: Donald Tusk reveals EU27 draft trade negotiating guidelines

The EU Council President has unveiled the EU27’s draft guidelines for the Brexit trade talks, in response to Theresa May’s speech on the future UK-EU relationship last week.

07/03/2018

United Kingdom

Optimism over post-Brexit deal for ex-pats

Citizens' rights are one of the relatively easier parts of the negotiation to unravel more than 40 years of union

06/03/2018

United Kingdom

UK ready to take 'robust' action in case of critically ill Russian spy

As Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter lie critically ill in hospital, comparisons with the 2006 poisioning of Alexander Litvinenko are circulating. The police have offered reassurance, and the UK government has promised "robust" action if necessary.

06/03/2018

United Kingdom

Network failures after thaw put pressure on UK's privatised water util

Burst pipes leave thousands without water while several meters of snow in Wales and Cumbria means some communities have been cut off for nearly a week.

06/03/2018

United Kingdom

UK government in emergency briefings over Russian spy 'poisoning'

The UK government's emergency committee Cobra is to meet as anti-terrorist police take charge of the probe into the suspected poisoning of Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter.

06/03/2018

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A black Harry Potter? UK activists’ diversity campaign goes viral

A campaign which saw white characters swapped out with black actors on popular film and television posters has grabbed headlines in the country.

06/03/2018

United Kingdom

UK: Was critically-ill former Russian spy poisoned?

Sergei Skripal, 66, and a woman, 33, were found unconscious on a bench in southern England after being exposed to an unidentified substance

06/03/2018

United Kingdom

Cold snap 'kills tens of thousands of marine animals'

Tens of thousands of sea creatures — including crabs, starfish and sea cucumbers —washed up on Britain's east coast after last week's cold snap.

05/03/2018