Arts Jul 29 Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for 'Once,' dies in motorcycle crash Ireland's President Catherine Connolly said he was one of Ireland’s great singer-songwriters.
Arts Jul 28 Booker Prize semifinalist list includes previous winners Douglas Stuart, Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout Judges read 163 novels to come up with the 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the 50,000 pound ($66,000) Booker Prize.
World Jul 27 Zelenskyy visits Britain as Prime Minister Andy Burnham signals more support for Kyiv Zelenskyy and Burnham will meet more than 200 Ukrainian military personnel who have spent the past three weeks in Britain.
World Jul 24 Burnham caps busy first week as UK's new prime minister at part-time office in Manchester Since entering 10 Downing St. on Monday, Britain’s new prime minister has traveled to the southeast, southwest and northwest of England, and to Scotland, spoken to more than a dozen world leaders and made a flurry of small but symbolic economic…
World Jul 21 UK's new prime minister gathers his Cabinet after sweeping away Starmer supporters New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathered his Cabinet for its first meeting on Tuesday and vowed to take a “one-team approach” despite purging allies of predecessor Keir Starmer from the government.
World Jul 20 WATCH: Andy Burnham says politicians 'need to be better' in first speech as UK's new prime minister Burnham spoke for several minutes outside 10 Downing St., where he promised to end street sleeping by homeless people and deliver a “circuit breaker” for a system he says has taken wrong turns since the 1980s.
World Jul 17 Andy Burnham is declared leader of UK's Labour Party, pledges to restore hope The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the center-left party's leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was forced out by a rebellion within his party.
World Jul 15 Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session as UK leader Starmer, who leaves office next week, bid farewell to the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions sessions where he has traded barbs with opposition politicians and defended his government’s record.
World Jul 13 UK says Iran-backed group behind arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish community The U.K. government says a proxy group backed by Iran is responsible for recent arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain.
World Jul 11 UK police make new arrest over killing of former politician Ann Widdecombe Devon and Cornwall Police said the suspect was arrested more than 200 miles from the southwest England village where Widdecombe was found dead.