Jan 18 UK nurses walk out in new wave of strikes over pay By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Thousands of nurses in Britain have walked out in a new strike over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of industrial action that has piled pressure on the U.K.'s overburdened public health system. Continue reading
Jan 17 Scotland vows to challenge UK in court over gender recognition law veto By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Scotland's leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents. Continue reading
Jan 16 UK government plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda faces new court challenge By Associated Press Two High Court judges ruled in December that the controversial policy is legal, rejecting a lawsuit from several asylum-seekers, aid groups and a border officials’ union. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.K. government considers blocking new gender designation change law in Scotland By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The law approved by the Scottish parliament allows people 16 or older to change the gender designation on their identity documents by self-declaration, removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Continue reading
Jan 14 UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine By Sylvia Hui, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 11 UK, Japan sign defense agreement amid rising concerns about China By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Reciprocal Access Agreement is Japan's first with a European nation and allows the two countries to hold joint military exercises. The British government said the defense agreement "cements our commitment to the Indo-Pacific" region. Continue reading
Jan 11 Arms supplied by UK, U.S. killed civilians in Yemen, report says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year. Continue reading
Jan 09 UK government ministers meets with unions but fails to end wave of strikes By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British government ministers have met trade union leaders but have fallen short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the U.K.'s rail network and overburdened health system. Continue reading
Dec 14 Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel, killing 4 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A small boat laden with migrants capsized in darkness in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four people and increasing calls on the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Man arrested after allegedly throwing egg at King Charles III By Associated Press A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an egg was allegedly hurled towards King Charles III during a visit to a town center. Continue reading