Belgium

Britain appoints career diplomat as envoy to EU

Senior career diplomat Tim Barrow has been appointed as Britain’s envoy to the European Union.

04/01/2017

Europe News

Fallout continues after UK envoy quits

Brussels is still reeling from the British ambassador’s to the EU’s shock resignation on Tuesday.

04/01/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: British ambassador to EU quits

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

03/01/2017

Europe News

Britain's man in Brussels bows out ahead of Brexit talks

Britain’s ambassador to the EU has resigned, just months before crucial Brexit talks are set to begin.

03/01/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit - which way now as UK's EU ambassador resigns

The abrupt departure of Sir Ivan Rogers comes just a few months before Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to start formal Brexit negotiations.

03/01/2017

United Kingdom

Who is Sir Ivan Rogers?

The former treasury policy chief resigns from role as EU envoy

03/01/2017

Economy

UK and Irish manufacturing show strong growth in December

British and Irish manufacturing grew at a fast pace in December, showing little effect from the Brexit vote.

03/01/2017

United Kingdom

Cancer-hit boy, five, 'over-the-moon' after winning football gong

A terminally-ill British boy was given a heartwarming boost after a ‘goal’ for his beloved Sunderland won a prestigious prize.

03/01/2017

United Kingdom

Britons 'more positive' about EU since voting to leave

The EU conjures up a better image for Britons six months since they voted to leave the bloc, a new poll has found.

02/01/2017

Economy

Britain taps Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes to lure tourists

Britain hopes anniversaries involving boy wizard Harry Potter, fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and author Jane Austen will encourage visitors.

02/01/2017

United Kingdom

London's New Year's Day parade shrugs off rain

Despite heavy rain at times London's New Year's Day parade brought some glitz and glamour to the streets of the capital.

02/01/2017

United Kingdom

Out of sight: Queen Elizabeth misses church again

Her 95-year-old husband Prince Philip was there, as were other members of Britain’s Royal Family.

01/01/2017

World

Review of the year 2016: Brexit means Brexit

“To be or not to be in Europe”.

31/12/2016

USA

US 'surprised' by UK criticism of Kerry's Israel speech

US says statement in-line with UK policy

30/12/2016

United Kingdom

2017: A busy year ahead for Britain's royals

Royal-watchers in the UK and beyond will have plenty to keep them occupied in 2017, with a busy year ahead for Queen Elizabeth and her family.

30/12/2016

United Kingdom

Nail salons targeted by immigration officers in the UK

Immigration officers arrested just under 100 people, mostly from Vietnam, and more than a dozen were considered to be at risk from slavery

28/12/2016

Sport

British cycling great Wiggins retires

Britain’s most decorated cyclist sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from the sport.

28/12/2016

United Kingdom

George Michael - the Good Samaritan

So much of his life was public.

27/12/2016

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Swimmers brave elements for festive Serpentine dip

Members of the Serpentine Swim Club braved the cold on Sunday for the traditional Christmas Day plunge into Serpentine Lake, in London’s Hyde Park.

26/12/2016

United Kingdom

UK: Queen misses Christmas church service due to a cold

Queen Elizabeth has missed the Christmas church service near her Sandringham country residence in eastern England for the first time in decades – because of a heavy…

25/12/2016