United Kingdom

Economy

UK wages growth losing out to inflation

British workers' pay growth is barely keeping up with inflation as UK households feel the squeeze from rising prices.

12/04/2017

United Kingdom

Judge rules doctors can withdraw baby's life support - against parents' wishes

Doctors argued that the eight-month-old baby's brain damage is irreversible.

11/04/2017

Economy

UK inflation holds steady in March

Inflation in Britain was unchanged last month, but was still up 2.3 percent compared to a year ago. Retail sales dipped in March

11/04/2017

Green News

Charlie Ingham London City Guide

Charlie Ingham is the designer behind SohoBespoke, an exclusive made-to-measure glass brand.

11/04/2017

United Kingdom

Drunk driver launches car, and her 19-month-old child, over roundabout

A 32-year-old woman has been jailed for dangerous driving after speeding and launching her car nearly 5 metres into the air after “crashing into a…

11/04/2017

United Kingdom

Rare diamond auction: tears of the gods for sale

The most valuable diamond earrings to ever be put up for auction are on display in London. A super-rare blue one is called Apollo and Artemis is pink.

10/04/2017

United Kingdom

Murdered police officer Keith Palmer laid to rest in London

Murdered police officer Keith Palmer laid to rest in London

10/04/2017

United Kingdom

[watch] Synthetic cannabis turning drug users into zombies

A factory-made cannabis substitute called Spice is causing havoc on the streets of Manchester, north west England, leaving users resembling zombies.

10/04/2017

Business Series

Barclays boss reprimanded over whistleblower probe

British financial regulators are investigating Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley and the bank over attempts to identify a whistleblower employee.

10/04/2017

United Kingdom

Ladies Day at Aintree: The hats, heels and hangovers

The Grand National is the most valuable jump race in Europe where world-class jockeys compete for a prize of £1 million, but the Friday that preceded the big race (April 7, 2017) was all about the…

10/04/2017

United Kingdom

"Hostages" to the Brexit talks: fears and frustrations grow in Gibraltar

The border crossing between Gibraltar and La Linea, the closest Spanish town to the Rock, epitomises the relationship between Spain and the United Kingdom, even more so since the advent of…

09/04/2017

United Kingdom

Repair work underway on London's iconic Big Ben tower

The refurbishment of Big Ben’s tower is underway and set to last for three years – its biggest repair job for over three decades.

08/04/2017

United Kingdom

Romanian injured in Westminster attack dies

Andreea Cristea has become the fifth victim of the Westminster terror attack.

08/04/2017

Europe News

Brexit: Tusk and May in 'friendly' meeting

Let’s try to ease tensions.

06/04/2017

Economy

New British law could be major boost in womens' fight to close gender pay gap

From Thursday all British forms employing 250 people or more will have to publish by next April the complete gender breakdown of their workers' pay, and will no longer be able to hide the lower rates

06/04/2017

Europe News

Farage slams EU leaders as 'gangsters' over Brexit

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has described EU leaders as “gangsters,” as the European Parliament adopted a resolution setting the red lines for the Brexit…

05/04/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit 1.0: Britain’s 450,000-year separation from Europe revealed

Brexit, it would appear, is not a new phenomenon. Scientists reveal how Britain first separated from Europe 450,000 years ago.

05/04/2017

United Kingdom

Making waves: Spanish ship off Gibraltar heightens UK tensions

It was hardly the Spanish Armada.

04/04/2017

United Kingdom

Gibraltar's rocky road to Brexit

The rock of Gibraltar shaken by Brexit

04/04/2017

United Kingdom

EU's top Brexit negotiator tells Britain to ''Keep calm and negotiate'' over Gibraltar

The EU’s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has told Britain to ‘‘keep calm and negotiate’‘ amid a deepening row with Spain over Gibraltar.

04/04/2017

Business Series

Gazprom joins queue of companies threatening to leave London

Russian energy giant Gazprom set up shop in London in 1999 and has traded there ever since, but it may quit The City if Britain undergoes a "hard" Brexit that might amputate Gazprom's biggest market.

04/04/2017

United Kingdom

''The UK is the most corrupt country in the world,'' anti-mafia journalist Saviano claims

The UK is the most corrupt country on earth, using Gibraltar, Jersey and other territories to funnel dirty cash.

03/04/2017

Cult

From Selfie to Self-Expression

An exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery explores the history of the selfie

03/04/2017

United Kingdom

UK politician is slammed for 'sabre-rattling' over Gibraltar

Everyone knows Brexit will be difficult – but is talk of war a step too far?

02/04/2017

United Kingdom

UK could return to blue passports

British citizens could be issued with navy blue passports, last printed in the 1980s, following Brexit.

02/04/2017

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Northern Ireland: Meaningful peace needs a meaningless border

How meaningful can the Northern Irish border be allowed to become?

01/04/2017