World Oct 13 Despite economic turmoil, UK Treasury chief says tax-cutting plan stays Britain's Treasury chief has rejected suggestions that the Conservative government would reverse course on economic plans that have roiled financial markets.
World Oct 11 UK cyber-intelligence chief says China’s growing power is a top security issue Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said that despite war raging in Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s growing power is the "national security issue that will define our future.”…
Arts Oct 05 WATCH: Annie Ernaux, French author of deeply personal works, wins Nobel Prize in literature Ernaux has mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, illuminating murky corners of memory, family and society.
World Oct 04 UK still backs Rwandan asylum-seeker deportations despite legal challenge Britain's immigration minister says people who arrive by unauthorized means should not be allowed to claim asylum in the U.K.
World Oct 03 UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners. The move was part of a package of unfunded cuts that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to record lows.
World Sep 29 UK’s Prime Minister Liz Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan that roiled financial markets, saying she's willing to make "difficult decisions" to get the economy growing.
Economy Sep 28 Bank of England intervenes in market to halt economic crisis The move Wednesday comes after the government spooked investors with a program of unfunded tax cuts, sending the pound tumbling and the cost of government debt soaring.
World Sep 26 British pound plunges to new, all-time low as proposed tax cuts spark economic concerns The British pound has fallen to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar after the government pledged a sweeping package of tax cuts that have fueled concerns about its economic policy.
World Sep 23 UK cuts taxes, boosts spending, accelerating recession worries The British pound has went on its biggest one-day drop in 2 1/2 years after the U.K.'s new government outlined plans to cut taxes and boost spending. It's sparked concerns that increased public borrowing will worsen the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
Arts Sep 23 Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel, author of ‘Wolf Hall’ Tudor saga, dies at 70 The Booker Prize-winning author of the acclaimed "Wolf Hall" trilogy has died. Hilary Mantel was 70.