World Nov 21 Victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should talk to U.S. investigators In the interview, Andrew denied having sex with a woman who says she was trafficked by the billionaire financier and forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17.
World Nov 07 Long festering charges of anti-Semitism hit UK’s Corbyn as campaign begins Jeremy Corbyn's bid for Britain's top job was sidetracked Thursday by renewed claims that he is not fit to be prime minister because of his perceived tolerance of anti-Semitic attitudes, an allegation Corbyn strongly denied.
World Nov 03 UK’s Boris Johnson apologizes for missing Brexit deadline Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would apologize to Conservatives for failing to take the U.K. out of the European Union by Oct. 31 and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said he won’t personally run for a seat in Parliament.
World Nov 02 UK halts fracking ahead of election; some want permanent ban The British government announced Saturday that it will no longer allow fracking because of new scientific analysis that casts doubts on the safety of the controversial practice, but some critics called the action an election stunt and demanded a permanent…
World Oct 23 39 people found dead in truck container in England A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland who was driving the truck, which is believed to have come from Bulgaria, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
World Oct 20 Mixed message: Boris Johnson seeks Brexit delay, sort of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging request to extend the looming Brexit deadline.
World Sep 24 UK Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was illegal The landmark decision, made as the UK is seeking a Brexit deal with the EU, immediately prompted calls for Johnson to quit.
World Sep 23 Thousands of travelers stranded as UK firm Thomas Cook collapses Overall, about 600,000 people were travelling with the company as of Sunday, though it was unclear how many of them would be left stranded…
World Sep 13 Johnson, Juncker to meet in Brexit breakthrough bid British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will hold face-to-face talks next week in a bid to break the Brexit impasse.
World Sep 10 Parliament suspended with UK lawmakers still at odds over Brexit Parliament is now suspended until Oct. 14, but once its session resumes, most scenarios lead to a cross-party agreement to hold an early election that would test Prime Minister Boris Johnson's popularity.