Arts May 07 Lionel Richie, Katy Perry perform at royal coronation concert in England A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a much more relaxing time Sunday as they took in a concert featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor Castle.
World May 05 King's coronation draws apathy, criticism among former colonies in Commonwealth Most of the Commonwealth's 56 member nations are former colonies the British Empire. In those countries, the coronation is an occasion to recall colonialism’s painful and bloody past.
World Mar 02 MI5 lost chance to stop 2017 Ariana Grande concert attack, inquiry finds An inquiry has found that Britain's domestic intelligence agency missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England.
World Mar 02 Why is it so hard to buy vegetables in the UK? Officials blame the problem on recent bad weather in Spain and North Africa and say the shortages could persist for up to a month. But many point out that other European countries don't seem to be suffering from the same…
World Feb 01 Thousands strike across UK as unions increase pressure for better pay Up to half a million workers are estimated to be on strike across the U.K. in the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade.
World Jan 18 Church of England still forbids same-sex marriages in its churches The Church of England says it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time.
World Jan 14 UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the first time in nearly two weeks.
World Jan 04 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows to halve inflation, tackle illegal immigration British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in his first major speech of 2023, has pledged to halve inflation, grow the U.K. economy and stop illegal immigration.
World Dec 11 Suspect in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 taken into U.S. custody A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the…
World Nov 05 Prison-like migrant processing center draws criticism of UK's asylum system The conditions at the processing center for migrants in the village of Manston has put a spotlight on wider problems in Britain’s asylum system, which is struggling to cope with a record number of small boat crossings at a time when border…