Politics Jan 17 UK lawmakers pass a bill to send migrants to Rwanda. But hurdles remain before any flights take off Lawmakers voted by 320 to 276 Wednesday to back a bill that aims to overcome a U.K. Supreme Court block on the Rwanda plan.
World Jan 15 Sunak defends his decision for the UK to join the U.S. in ‘limited’ strikes on Yemen’s Houthis Sunak faced questions in Parliament about why British lawmakers did not get a say on the military action.
World Jan 03 Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walk off the job, beginning a 6-day strike over pay Managers say tens of thousands scheduled appointments and operations will be canceled during the walkout across England and Wales by junior doctors, those in the first years of their careers.
World Dec 26 The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy Britain is one of the world's oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat.
World Dec 15 Prince Harry wins phone hacking case in landmark victory against British tabloid misconduct Prince Harry's victory against Mirror Group Newspapers is a landmark moment in the long saga of lawbreaking by Britain's tabloids.
World Dec 12 Rishi Sunak gets a respite after UK lawmakers vote in favor of the Rwanda migration bill The vote keeps alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million without a single flight getting off the ground.
World Dec 11 Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his immigration policy U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office. Sunak was grilled by lawyers at a public inquiry on Monday about his decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arts Nov 26 Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize with ‘Prophet Song,’ novel set in dystopian version of Ireland Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war.
World Nov 15 UK government still wants to send migrants to Rwanda, even after Supreme Court rules it’s illegal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop migrants reaching Britain in small boats. He vows to press on with the plan.
World Nov 06 King Charles III will preside over Britain’s State Opening of Parliament Centuries-old ritual meets modern-day politics at the ceremony, where the monarch sits on a golden throne and reads out a list of legislative plans written by the government.