In 1964, the Conservative Party had been in power for 13 years and was on its fourth prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home
June 29, 2024
Around 3,000 workers at Britain’s biggest steelworks face the prospect of losing their jobs as part of a government-backed package to make the plant “greener.”
September 15, 2023
British oil giant BP says its interim chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, will be given the job on a permanent basis to replace Bernard Looney
January 17, 2024The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning
June 28, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career but there’s always been a nagging question over the keenness of his politcal antenna
June 27, 2024
An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete with some patients needing to undergo repeat tests
June 22, 2024The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away
June 21, 2024
The Bank of England has kept its main interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25%, even though inflation has fallen to its target of 2%
June 20, 2024
Inflation in the U.K. has returned to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years
June 19, 2024
Organizers of the Glastonbury Festival have announced the line-up so far for arguably the world’s most famous music festival
March 14, 2024
Shares in U.K.-based mining giant Anglo American have surged after it received a 31 billion-pound ($39 billion) takeover bid from rival BHP Billiton
April 25, 2024
The U.K. general election campaign has now passed the halfway mark
June 14, 2024
The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Party’s general election campaign
June 08, 2024
The U.K.’s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer says, following a fractious few days over her political future
May 31, 2024
Inflation in the U.K. fell sharply to its lowest level in nearly three years in April on the back of big declines in domestic bills
May 22, 2024
The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry has been published, six years after it started its work
May 19, 2024
The British economy bounced back strongly in the first three months of the year, bringing to an end to what economists termed a “technical recession.”
May 10, 2024
The Bank of England is keeping its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% though it gave a broad hint that a reduction could be on the cards as soon as June as inflation is forecast to fall below target
May 09, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election
May 08, 2024
Millions of voters in England have voted in local elections, the last big test before a looming U.K. general election
May 05, 2024
London takes center stage as the counting of votes is underway in the capital city’s mayoral contest, a day after Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered a drubbing in local election results
May 04, 2024
Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in
May 03, 2024
Millions of voters in England and Wales have cast their ballots in an array of local elections
May 02, 2024
Scotland’s leader has cancelled a speech as he fights for his political life in the wake of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement
April 26, 2024
The British Army says the military horses that bolted and ran loose when spooked by construction noise in central London earlier this week “continue to be cared for and closely observed."
April 26, 2024
