England’s northern ports look to prosper from Brexit
AFP | Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions...
UK says differences remain, as hopes rise of Brexit breakthrough
AFP | Britain warned Monday there were still "big issues" to resolve in Brexit negotiations with the European Union, even as hopes grow in Brussels...
“Pariah State”: British minister slams Russia
AFP | Britain's defence minister on Thursday condemned Russia as a "pariah state" after London accused Kremlin spies of mounting a campaign of cyber attacks...
Criticism of Saudi leadership seeps through cracks as report questions kingdom’s utility for Britain – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Signs of opposition to policies of Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and potentially increased domestic...
Miss England contestant in hijab first
AFP | A Miss England contestant is set to wear a hijab in the finals on Tuesday, in a first for the organisation. Sara Iftekhar,...
Times are a-changin’ in London where contactless is king
AFP | For centuries, London has sustained a street-level economy where performers and vendors make a living from the spare change of strangers but they...
Britain’s may takes post-Brexit trade tour to Nigeria
AFP | Britain's Theresa May held talks with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday on the second leg of her maiden Africa tour aimed at...
UK inflation erodes wages but boardroom pay spikes
AFP | British inflation accelerated last month on high transport costs, hitting average workers' purchasing power but boardroom pay has surged, data showed Wednesday. The...
Police probe ‘terrorist’ car attack outside UK parliament
AFP | A car swerved into passers-by then slammed into a barrier protecting Britain's Houses of Parliament in a suspected terror attack on Tuesday. A...
Britain’s Prince Louis christened without Queen
AFP | Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, the baby son of Prince William and his wife Kate, was christened on Monday but Queen Elizabeth II...
Glamour girl turned duchess: Meghan tones down
AFP | Muted colours, long dresses and chaste necklines: Meghan has had to tone down her fashion choices since marrying Prince Harry in May but...
Drill music deaths reveal hard truths of London streets
AFP | this year and police are accusing the genre of fuelling the violence. But defenders of a drill, a form of hip-hop, argue it...