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UKIP: race hots up to choose the next leader

The current leadership contest was triggered when Diane James recently quit as leader after only 18 days in the role.

23/10/2016

United Kingdom

'Save the Aleppo children' - protesters call for British government action

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in central London, to pile pressure on the British government to do more to end the bloodshed in Syria.

23/10/2016

United Kingdom

26 injured after roof sliced off London bus

The double-decker crashed into a railway bridge in the UK capital. None of the injures are life-threatening.

22/10/2016

United Kingdom

Two in hospital after "chemical incident" at London City airport

London City Airport evacuated on Friday afternoon and more than two dozen people were treated for breathing difficulties after "chemical incident."

21/10/2016

Business Series

Smoking consolidation: British American Tobacco bids for Reynolds American

A huge cigarette merger is in the offing as British American Tobacco aims to roll up the 58 percent of Reynolds American that it does not already own.

21/10/2016

United Kingdom

UK: Conservative Party holds on to David Cameron's vacant seat in parliament

The Conservative Party in the UK has held on to former Prime Minister David Cameron’s place in parliament, winning the by-election for the vacant Witney seat.

21/10/2016

Economy

WTO concerned about Britain's membership terms post-Brexit

The head of the World Trade Organisation says Britain's future terms of membership in the WTO will depend a lot on the Brexit separation negotiations.

21/10/2016

United Kingdom

Police hunt thugs who hammer a nail into dog's head

An RSPCA official has spoke of his horror of one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has ever seen.

20/10/2016

United Kingdom

[Gallery] Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

An intrepid photographer’s picture of an endangered Bornean orangutan high above the Indonesian rainforest has won a prestigious prize.

20/10/2016

United Kingdom

Calais children: the story so far

19/10/2016

Economy

UK job growth slows but no Brexit shock yet

Job creation in Britain slowed in the three months up to August but it seems the Brexit vote has not yet undermined the labour market.

19/10/2016

Economy

Inflation means inflation with post-Brexit price rises

Inflation in Britain jumped in September, and it was mostly more expensive clothes and costlier fuel which pushed it up, rather than the weaker pound.

18/10/2016

Business Series

How will Brexit impact the UK’s thriving creative industries?

18/10/2016

United Kingdom

Steven Woolfe 'to quit UKIP' after row with colleague left him hospitalised

17/10/2016

Economy

Brexit: trade versus immigration rows reported in British cabinet

UK finance minister Philip Hammond has had to deny that he is close to quitting over the government's Brexit policy.

17/10/2016

Cult

Rolling Stones pay tribute to Nobel laureate Bob Dylan

Thousands flocked to London’s Trafalgar Square at the weekend to join in the Diwali celebrations.

17/10/2016

United Kingdom

UK bank 'blocks accounts' of Russia's state-run RT broadcaster

The editor-in-chief of RT, Russia’s state-run broadcaster, claims all of its UK bank accounts have been blocked.

17/10/2016

Economy

UK consumers says 'Brexit vote - so what?'

A new survey finds British consumers were at their most confident in five years in September, though not in London which mostly voted against Brexit.

17/10/2016

United Kingdom

Descendants of Nazi victims seek German passports post-Brexit

The knock-on effect of Brexit has taken a turn in what would have been an unthinkable direction 80 years ago.

17/10/2016

United Kingdom

US and UK call on Syria and Russia to end siege of Aleppo

The United States and Britain have called on the Syrian government and Russia to show mercy amid the on-going bombardment of Aleppo.

16/10/2016

United Kingdom

Between a rock and a hard Brexit

Battle lines are deepening ahead of negotiations for the UK to leave the EU bloc.

16/10/2016

United Kingdom

Brexit: how hard can it be?

A look at the clues so far as to future negotiations, as the British government adopts a hardline stance on immigration while the EU digs in on free movement - with Donald Tusk saying that far from be

14/10/2016

Markets

Bank of England's Carney says inflation and price rises will make things difficult for some

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned inflation will rise with the falling value of the pound pushing up prices.

14/10/2016

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Money DJ - Brits use new five pound note to play vinyl records

While post-Brexit woes are causing the pound to plummet in recent months, innovative Brits have found something better to do with their cash.

14/10/2016

United Kingdom

Clumsy customer tumbling televisions slip costs thousands

WATCH: A clumsy shopper in a British store damaged TVs worth thousands in just seconds.

14/10/2016

My Europe Series

Female genital mutilation: the UK's hidden crime

The British government estimates at least 170,000 women and girls are living with the consequences of having the procedure

13/10/2016