World Apr 07 Rapper Ye blocked from entering Britain to headline festival The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.
World Apr 01 Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war, widening transatlantic rift While President Donald Trump's talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, his comments to Britain's Telegraph newspaper, published Wednesday, were among the clearest and most disparaging yet — suggesting the fracture has deepened perhaps to a point of…
World Mar 25 UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence The move is likely to hurt the hard-right party Reform UK, which accepts crypto and has received large donations from a businessman living abroad.
Arts Mar 22 'Saturday Night Live UK' debuts across the pond “Saturday Night Live” has crossed the pond with a mild splash.
World Mar 21 Dozens injured in Israel after Iranian missile strikes target two areas near main nuclear research center Iran struck two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and at least seven people seriously injured, hours after Tehran's main nuclear enrichment site was hit.
Arts Mar 17 Len Deighton, British author of bestselling spy thrillers, dies at 97 Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” helped set the tone of cool and gritty 1960s thrillers and was made into a film starring Michael Caine that helped launch both author and actor to long and stellar careers.
Arts Mar 13 Two episodes of 'Doctor Who' were just rediscovered, a 'holy grail' of long-lost classic TV They have been restored by BBC archivists and will be available next month on the broadcaster’s streaming service.
World Mar 11 Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords.
World Mar 11 British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing Mandelson, files show Concerns were raised in a document sent to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in December 2024 when he was considering appointing Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador because of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
World Feb 24 Former UK ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe Both Mandelson and the former Prince Andrew are suspected of improperly passing U.K. government information to the disgraced U.S. financier, and the high-profile British arrests are some of the most dramatic fallout from the trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related…