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The European Union's securities watchdog has asked Britain about recent extreme moves in UK government bond yields and is monitoring for "spillovers" into the bloc, its chair Verena Ross said on Monday.

Britain on Monday ramped up efforts to calm markets after a heavily criticised budget.

Britain on Friday rejected Russia's call for a secret ballot in the U.N.

Italy's outgoing government has adopted a new plan for LGBT rights just before handing over the reins to a right-wing administration that promises to be far more socially conservative.

The battle to hold a second Scottish independence referendum moves to Britain's top court next week when it hears arguments for allowing a secession vote in a year's time without approval from British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her government.

A UK man whose cold sore kiss led to the death of his 2-month-old son brutally attacked his former partner at the latter's house in the town of Bootle.

A woman who was taken from her family when she was only 4 years old has finally been reunited with her family in the UK.

Britain's battered pound will be around 3.6% stronger in a year, according to a Reuters poll in which analysts were divided, however, on whether the currency would reach parity with the U.S.

Equity markets mostly fell Thursday and the pound retreated once more against the dollar on lingering recession fears despite hopes that the US Federal Reserve will tame the pace of aggressive interest rate hikes.

UK government talks tough on immigration -- again

King Charles III allegedly wants to wear a new uniform during his coronation.

Conservative party members have been accused of using homophobic slurs at an event organised to celebrate LGBTQ+ diversity in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Euro zone government bond yields rose on Wednesday, but stayed well below multi-year highs, as concerns about systemic risks and economic slowdown led investors to lower bets on where interest rates might peak.

Britain's private-sector economy last month suffered the sharpest contraction in activity since a COVID lockdown early last year, underlining the challenge facing Prime Minister Liz Truss who on Wednesday emphasised her push for economic growth.

Train travel in Britain was disrupted on Wednesday by the latest in a string of strikes by railway workers over wages.

A 65-year-old grandmother was brutally mauled to death by a pack dogs at her house in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool on Monday.

Necrophile David Fuller has been charged with 16 further sexual offences.

EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones

A public inquiry into Britain's response to and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic got underway on Tuesday, with a promise it would get to the truth, and expose any wrongdoing or culpable conduct.

Some of Britain's top open-ended property funds are rolling out new measures to manage investor exit requests, as challenges in meeting redemptions continue to rise amid a sell-off in some UK risk assets.

Liz Truss, who has not even completed three months in office, could become the shortest-serving UK prime minister, according to some Conservative MPs.