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Britain officially declared a drought in parts of England on Friday.

British leadership candidate Liz Truss, the front-runner to become prime minister, said that while energy giants should be held to account their profits should not be seen as either dirty or evil.

Britain's economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday.

Following a heatwave alert, the UK Met Office has now said that parts of England and Wales face an "exceptional" risk of wildfires in the coming days.

The oldest UFO sighting in the UK was recorded in 1742 during the reign of George II of Great Britain.

UK households have faced unprecedented blows to their living standards in 2022.

An NHS worker who was undergoing treatment for breast cancer won a £1m lottery jackpot shortly before getting an all-clear from doctors.

Britain's weather service on Tuesday issued an amber "Extreme Heat" warning for parts of England and Wales.

An elderly woman was found inside cardboard boxes on the side of a highway after being dumped by her family in Puebla, Mexico.

In a tragic incident reported from Bangladesh, a British family of five lost three members within the span of just one week.

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A senior British minister admitted Friday "I don't know where Boris is" as the premier checked out on holiday.

The heatwave coupled with dry weather conditions has dried up the Thames River near its official start point in Gloucester.

The Duke of Sussex has reportedly been "begging" his wife to return to the U.K. but "she won't budge."

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Britain's Domino's Pizza reported a 16% fall in first-half pretax profit on Tuesday.

Several trains were cancelled in south-eastern England after a huge tortoise somehow ended up on a railway track causing chaos.

The UK government has taken a stricter approach and has banned British troops from paying for prostitutes while overseas.

A new study by a government research group has found that air pollution is "likely" to increase the risk of developing dementia.

The authorities in the UK have urged people to limit their water usage as the country faces its driest weather since 1976.

The UK, which has been witnessing extremely high temperatures and dry weather conditions, is now facing a drought alert.

A 73-year-old man, Graham Mansfield, who slit his wife's throat at their house in Trafford in March 2021, has been cleared of murder charges.

The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency as countries across the globe detect cases of the disease.

French satellite company Eutelsat is poised to buy British rival OneWeb in a deal that could be announced as early as Monday, two sources close to the negotiations said on Sunday.

The record-breaking heat has turned Britain into a microwave oven, disrupting the daily lives of the citizens.

An anonymous UK ticket-holder has won a record jackpot of £195m in the EuroMillions lottery. It is being termed the biggest National Lottery win of all time.

In a horrific incident reported from Brynhyfryd, Rhymney, seven dogs were burnt alive in an arson attack on their kennel.

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned governments around the world against the threat posed by climate change

A 43-year-old woman was mauled to death by her own dog at her house in West Melton, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire on Friday.

The UK is reeling under a severe heatwave condition, with temperatures expected to soon reach 40 degrees Celsius.