The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power
July 01, 2024
Hundreds of London police officers are facing dismissal as the department steps up efforts to get rid of police officers accused of corruption and other misconduct
September 19, 2023
Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame
September 16, 2023
King Charles III has welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit offering the best in pomp and circumstance
June 25, 2024
British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter outside his home in London
March 30, 2024Britain's National Health Service faces myriad problems
June 28, 2024
Princess Anne has been hospitalized after an accident thought to involve a horse left her with a concussion
June 24, 2024
Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan hopped into a horse-drawn carriage with King Charles III, laid a wreath at Westminster Abbey or toured one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he kicked off his trip to the U.K. by visiting a site that has special meaning for him: The Thames Barrier
June 24, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of the July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party
June 20, 2024
BHP Group has dropped its 38.6 billion pound or $49.3 billion bid for Anglo American
May 30, 2024
Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war
May 31, 2024
It's been 80 years since Christian Lamb helped rescue France from Nazi tyranny
June 06, 2024
King Charles III is in northern France to honor the 22,442 British troops who died in the Battle of Normandy
June 06, 2024
The generals, paratroopers, pilots infantrymen all played their role for the D-Day invasion
June 05, 2024
Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the bright blue skies over East London, remembering the moment 80 years ago when he knew the invasion of France was under way
June 03, 2024
Marie Scott experienced British forces landing on the Normandy coast through her earphones
May 31, 2024
As a young Women's Royal Naval Service officer in World War II, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy's beaches under enemy fire
May 31, 2024
The history of the D-Day invasion that changed the course of World War II is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944
May 31, 2024
A Jewish veteran is preparing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings
May 29, 2024
King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks
May 24, 2024
The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in five years in a country reeling from the cost-of-living crisis, the fallout from Israel-Hamas war and deep divisions over how to deal with migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from Europe on small inflatable boats
May 22, 2024
King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, while skipping the larger international event a few miles away as he continues to be treated for cancer
May 17, 2024
King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey
May 05, 2024
Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change
April 29, 2024
British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore through his ankle a few days later, wanted to return to France for the 80th anniversary of the invasion so he could honor the men who didn’t come home
April 24, 2024
