A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in northeast England
July 01, 2024
The BBC is reporting that a Russian pilot deliberately fired missiles at a Royal Air Force surveillance plane in international airspace over the Black Sea last year
September 14, 2023A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana has sold at auction for $1.1 million
September 15, 2023
The British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England
September 24, 2023
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has disowned an election candidate who claimed that Israel allowed Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack to happen as a pretext to invade Gaza
February 12, 2024British playwright Edward Bond has died at the age of 89
March 05, 2024The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U_K_ The latest version of the plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles was approved early Tuesday, delivering what Sunak hopes will be a much-needed political victory and fulfill his pledge to “stop the boats.”
April 23, 2024Anti-immigration British politician Nigel Farage has condemned a worker for his Reform UK party who suggested migrants crossing the English Channel in boats should be used for “target practice.”
June 28, 2024
Ukraine’s battle to repel Russia is a fight for the country’s survival as a Western-facing democracy
June 28, 2024
Ukraine has spent years trying to build a Western-style democracy, although not without some bumps along the way
June 28, 2024
Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull
June 27, 2024
Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos
June 19, 2024
With less than three weeks to go until Britain’s election day, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune
June 16, 2024
Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year
June 15, 2024
Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Scott and Sarah Snook are among the stars battling for accolades at the Olivier Awards
April 14, 2024
Novels that give voice to the often unheard stories of migrants around the world are among the nominees for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction
March 05, 2024
Atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” could smash records at the British Academy Film Awards if it makes good on its field-leading 13 nominations
February 18, 2024
British stage and screen start Haydn Gwynne has died at 66 after being diagnosed with cancer
October 20, 2023
Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo for the exuberant, glitter-drenched final of the Eurovision Song Contest
May 09, 2024
Tom Hanks is a lifelong space buff
December 05, 2023
There’s lots of talk of change in Britain’s election campaign, but little talk about climate change
June 13, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged voters to throw him a lifeline in the U.K.'s July 4 election, promising to cut taxes and reduce immigration if his Conservative Party is reelected
June 11, 2024
The leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government has lost a no-confidence vote
June 05, 2024
The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister have sparred over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate
June 04, 2024
Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage is returning to front-line British politics
June 03, 2024
