Politics Oct 18 Theresa May says Brexit transition era could be extended British Prime Minister Theresa May came under attack from across Britain's political spectrum Thursday after saying she's considering a European Union proposal that would keep the U.K. bound to the bloc's rules for more than two years after it leaves…
Arts Oct 16 Man Booker Prize awarded to ‘Milkman’ author Anna Burns Burns won the prestigious honor Tuesday for her vibrant, violent story about men, women, conflict and power set during Northern Ireland's years of Catholic-Protestant violence.
Arts Oct 06 Banksy artwork self-destructs moment after $1.4 million sale A work by the elusive street artist apparently self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday.
World Sep 05 UK charges 2 Russians in absentia in nerve agent attack Moscow strongly denies involvement in the attack, and Russian officials said they did not recognize the suspects.
World Aug 14 London police treat crash near Parliament as terrorism A car plowed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that…
World Jul 10 Regret and relief at departure of Boris Johnson as top UK envoy Diplomats and politicians around the world were bidding a not-always fond farewell Tuesday to Boris Johnson after the foreign secretary's bombshell resignation.
World Jul 09 Boris Johnson quits UK government in mounting Brexit crisis British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned Monday, adding to divisions over Brexit that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister Theresa May's government.
World Jul 04 Police: 2 more exposed to same nerve agent that sickened spy The country's chief counterterrorism police officer said tests at Britain's defense laboratory had confirmed what many residents feared — a man and woman in their 40s had been poisoned with the same toxin that almost killed a former Russian spy…
World Jun 14 A year on, horrific Grenfell Tower fire haunts Britain On Thursday, survivors, bereaved families and people around Britain marked the anniversary of a local tragedy that's also a national shame — one for which blame still is being assigned and traded.
World Jun 03 UK remembers London Bridge attack victims on 1st anniversary Britain's resolve to "stand firm" against terrorism is stronger than ever, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, a year since a deadly vehicle-and-knife attack on London Bridge.