UK on knife edge as Parliament debates May’s Brexit deal
AFP | MPs will on Wednesday begin five days of debate ahead of a historic vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, which faces...
What next for Brexit? Three main scenarios
AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a dwindling number of options over Brexit ahead of a crucial vote in parliament later this month...
Britain’s battle over Brexit resumes ahead of big vote
AFP | Britain's battle over Brexit resumes Monday when parliament returns from its Christmas break to debate and -- most likely -- defeat Prime Minister...
UK warns Russia against ‘chess games’ over alleged spy
AFP | Britain warned Russia on Friday against playing "diplomatic chess games" after Paul Whelan, a former US Marine who reportedly also carries Canadian and...
UK universities would take ‘decades’ to recover from no-deal Brexit, leaders warn
AFP | British university leaders warned on Friday that leaving the European Union without an official deal would be "one of the biggest threats our...
Spike in illegal Channel crossings ‘concerning’: UK minister
AFP | Britain's Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said Thursday that a spike in migrants crossing the Channel by boat was "deeply concerning", after dozens of...
London’s Gatwick airport sold to French Vinci conglomerate
AFP | French conglomerate Vinci said Thursday it had bought control of Gatwick airport, Britain's second-busiest, for nearly three billion pounds only months before Brexit....
Sister Wendy Beckett, nun who became TV star, dies at 88
AFP | Sister Wendy Beckett, the Roman Catholic nun who left her cloistered convent life to launch a television career in later life and became...
Five things that have gone wrong for Manchester City
AFP | English champions Manchester City slumped to a third shock defeat in four Premier League games at Leicester on Boxing Day to slip to...
Queen warns of ‘tribalism’ in Christmas address
AFP | Queen Elizabeth II warned of religious "tribalism" in a Christmas message on Tuesday delivered against a backdrop of Britain bickering over its impending...
Two arrests over London airport drone chaos as flights resume
AFP | Two people were arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" at London Gatwick Airport, police said Saturday, after three days of...
UK opposition launches parliamentary confidence maneuver against PM May
AFP | British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May after she told MPs they will...