Britain bans China’s Huawei: a victory for the US?
Britain on Tuesday bowed to growing US pressure and ordered the banning of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of...
Post-Brexit plans unveiled through ad-campaign
The UK on Monday launched another Brexit advertising blitz and unveiled its first detailed proposals for managing the country's borders after cutting ties with...
Britain has up to 100,000 modern day slaves
Britain is home to at least 100,000 modern slaves according to a new study, 10 times more than the official estimate, as activists warned...
First sanctions imposed by UK feature Russians and Saudis
The UK on Monday identified 49 "notorious" individuals and organisations, 25 of them Russian and 20 Saudis, to be sanctioned under its first post-Brexit...
Passenger reportedly beats Pakistani taxi driver in UK after refusing to pay fare
A white passenger reportedly punched a Pakistani taxi driver in Birmingham, UK after refusing to pay the fare. The video of the passenger punching...
Boris Johnson channels Roosevelt to combat virus depression
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday the coronavirus crisis needed the type of massive economic response US president Franklin D. Roosevelt mobilised to...
British pharma giant AstraZeneca expected to roll out virus vaccine in Sept
The chief executive of British pharma giant AstraZeneca said on Friday that his company is "on track" to begin rolling out up to two...
Jailed Iranian activist pleads Boris Johnson for help
Jailed Iranian activist Anoosheh Ashoori's voice does not falter as he pleads for help from inside Boris Johnson inside Iran's Evin jail. https://twitter.com/amnestylondon/status/1274793640838270984 "We are in...
‘Breakthrough’ steroid treatment for coronavirus praised by WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed a "breakthrough" steroid treatment for the coronavirus, boosting hopes that pandemic deaths can be reduced, but a...
The next stage: UK theatres adapt to social distancing during coronavirus
London's West End has traditionally drawn people from all over the world to see its shows but theatres have been forced to reinvent themselves...
Google vows to explore why Churchill’s photo briefly disappeared
Google has claimed there is a perfectly benign reason for Winston Churchill’s photograph disappearing from its search engine – but many are unconvinced, as...
Boris Johnson defends statues as anti-racism protests swirl out of control
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said a wave of anti-racism protests across Britain had been "hijacked by extremists", as fears mounted about clashes...