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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in London

UK's Sunak takes first trip to Northern Ireland as PM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with the main political parties in Northern Ireland on Thursday in his first visit to the region since taking office in October.

'Enough is enough': UK PM announces crackdown on illegal immigration

Migrants arrive in Dover after being rescued while crossing the English Channel

Britain on Tuesday said it planned to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants who cross the English Channel from remaining in the country, as the government tries to control a surge in people arriving in small boats on its southern coast.

Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?

Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London's role as a global financial centre, now outside the European Union and facing competition from Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as New York and Singapore.

Lorries were once the main way of smuggling migrants into the UK from mainland Europe

UK sentences head of Kurdish people-smuggling gang to 8 years' jail

Kurdish criminal groups control the increasingly lucrative cross-Channel illegal migration routes using both lorries and, more recently, small boats, according to the NCA.

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Another momentous year beckons for Britain's Royal Family

The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the history of the British royal family with the death of Queen Elizabeth months after she celebrated her record seventh decade as monarch, but 2023 could prove almost as momentous.

Pubs took a hammering due to pandemic closures and social distance restrictions and are trying to claw back losses

UK pubs feel Christmas pressure as inflation bites

Pubs have been central to British communities for centuries, but their number has been dwindling for years and has plunged to its lowest ever level

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, at a gala at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, U.S.

Prince Harry says UK royal household plays 'dirty game' by leaking stories

Prince Harry said Britain's royal household regularly leak stories about each other, calling it "a dirty game" in a new trailer released on Monday for the much-anticipated Netflix documentary series about him and his wife Meghan.

A marble sculpture from the Parthenon, held in the British Museum

UK, Greece in 'secret talks' on Parthenon Marbles: report

The British Museum issued a statement on Saturday saying it wanted "a new Parthenon partnership with Greece" and was prepared to talk to Athens about that.

Concerned about public perceptions, King Charles has reportedly requested a less lavish ceremony that his mother's 1953 coronation

Historic crown to be modified for Charles III coronation

The crown was made for King Charles II in 1661 to replace a mediaeval crown though to date back to Edward the Confessor.

A murmuration of starlings in the sky over Rome

UK groups hope creative biodiversity message takes flight

It is hoped a new global biodiversity framework will be agreed at the Montreal talks, which run from December 7 to 19.

The Elizabeth Tower, more commonly known as Big Ben, is seen reflected in a puddle as people walk outside the Houses of Parliament in London

UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks 'lost decade': CBI

Britain's economy is on course to shrink 0.4% next year as inflation remains high and companies put investment on hold, with gloomy implications for longer-term growth, the Confederation of Business Industry forecast on Monday.

'Controlling Britain's borders' was one of the main promises made during the Brexit campaign

On UK's south coast, even winter fails to stem migrant arrivals

The UK's asylum system remains more overwhelmed than ever.

Britain faces its biggest ambulance strike in 30 years

UK unions announce ambulance strike as stoppages widen

Numerous other public and private sector staff, from lawyers to airport ground personnel, have also held strikes this year

The taskforce is led by the City of London Corporation, the authority running the British capital's financial district

UK finance sector needs greater social mobility: study

Around half of all employees in the sector are from non-professional backgrounds

A total of 27 migrants drowned trying to cross the Channel to southern England from northern France on November 24, 2021

UK police arrest man over 2021 deaths of 27 migrants

French prosecutors have so far charged 10 people for their alleged role in the disaster on November 24 last year.

Britain U-turns over energy-saving publicity drive

The government is already partially subsidising rocketing electricity and gas bills after prices soared following the invasion of Ukraine by key fossil fuel producer Russia.

UK start-up Notpla makes naturally degrading -- and even edible -- packaging from seaweed and other marine plants

UK start-up behind algae-based packaging bids for Earthshot glory

A British start-up founded by two ex-students from France and Spain, crafting biodegradable packaging from marine plants, is aiming to seal royal approval this week when Prince William unveils his latest Earthshot prizes.

Property estate agent sales and letting signs are seen outside an apartment building

UK housing market seen facing further 'mini-budget' fallout

British property market activity stalled in October and house price growth slowed to its lowest quarterly level since February 2020 due to a disastrous "mini-budget" and a cost-of-living crisis, a survey released on Monday showed.

Ukraine's President Zelenskiy meets with Britain's PM Sunak in Kyiv

UK Prime Minister Sunak vows to maintain military aid to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to promise on Monday to maintain or increase military aid to Ukraine next year, and to confront international competitors "not with grand rhetoric but with robust pragmatism".

Apartment buildings are backdropped by skyscrapers of banks at Canary Wharf in London

High mortgage rates push UK first-time buyers towards rental market - Rightmove

Demand for rental homes in Britain rose in October as prospective first-time buyers put off purchases amid the surge in mortgage rates, property website Rightmove said on Friday.

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt defended the government's Brexit deal with the EU

UK defends Brexit deal despite economic woes

The Bank of England and the government's independent spending watchdog have both said Brexit has hurt the UK economy and plunged it to the brink of recession.

S. Africa's Ramaphosa demands climate aid from rich world in UK state visit

The two-day visit sees Charles finally presiding over proceedings after decades playing a supporting role to his mother, Elizabeth II, who died in September.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks at Downing Street in London

UK public finances worsen, as OECD warns on outlook

The government and OECD both see UK growth of above four percent this year.

The Northern Ireland assembly in Belfast has been hit by a walk-out by the biggest pro-UK party

UK govt proposes pay cut for N.Ireland lawmakers

The assembly has been crippled since February following the withdrawal of its largest pro-UK party, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rubbished reports of backsliding on Brexit

No backsliding on Brexit, says UK PM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday denied that his government was seeking to row back on the UK's EU withdrawal deal, despite an apparent growing backlash against Brexit.

Michael Bloomberg COP26 in Glasgow, November 2, 2021

Michael Bloomberg apologises for Boris Johnson speech criticising China

Michael Bloomberg apologised last week at a business forum hosted by the news agency he founded for remarks by British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticising China as autocratic.