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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Theresa May, Prince William mark centenary of key WW1 battle
AFP | Britain's Prince William and Prime Minister Theresa May will join 2,000 guests at a service Wednesday marking the centenary of the Battle of...
Khalistan 2020: UK rejects Indian demand to ban Sikh demonstration
News Analysis | Britain has rejected India’s demand seeking a ban on US-based pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ)’s plan to issue a ‘London Declaration’...
UK poisonings leave Soviet defector’s family in fear
AFP | The family of a Soviet defector who died in Salisbury in 2001 is living in fear following the recent poisoning of a Russian...
Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic speaking Middle East
James M Dorsey | Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television network, Saudi Arabia...