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Saturday, January 18, 2025

MI5 apologizes for not preventing terror attacks

The UK spy agency could potentially have stopped the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing if it had acted on intelligence it already had

British Navy says it has seized smuggled Iranian weapons in Gulf

A United Nations resolution bans arms transfers to Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Tehran long has denied arming the rebels, despite physical evidence, numerous seizures and experts tying the weapons back to Iran.

Britain’s Prince Harry loses home on royal estate

Harry and Meghan were reportedly told to vacate the property in January, just days after the publication of the prince's tell-all memoir "Spare".

UK government to block controversial Scottish gender law

Royal assent is the final stage required to get proposed legislation onto the statute books.

More than two thirds of Britons want a vote on rejoining the EU

More than two thirds of Britons want a vote on rejoining the EU, according to a new poll published by The Independent on Sunday. More than half of respondents described the decision to leave the bloc as wrong.

UK is set to boost defense spending in 2024-2025

Amid soaring inflation, the UK is set to boost defense spending in 2024-2025, the Telegraph has reported. The newspaper said the Ukraine conflict was among the reasons cited by Britain’s Ministry of Defence, when making a case for the hike to the Treasury.

Japan, Britain and Italy will jointly develop next-generation fighter jet

Japan, Britain and Italy said Friday they will jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet in a project that holds scope for future cooperation with allies including the United States.

Japan, Britain, Italy will announce joint fighter project

Next week, a historic agreement between Japan, Britain, and Italy to collaborate on the development of a brand-new, highly advanced jet fighter will be revealed.

UK’s Labour beats PM Sunak’s Conservatives in Chester by-election

Britain's opposition Labour Party retained a parliamentary seat in the northwest of England on Friday, comfortably winning the vote in the first electoral test for Rishi Sunak as prime minister.

UK facing unprecedented nurses strike over pay

Chukwudubem Ifeajuna, a nurse in the south of England, loves his job, but next month will walk out for two days as part of British nurses' biggest ever strike action, which he says is necessary for staff and patient welfare alike.

UK announces ending of troop deployment to UN mission in Mali

The UK announced Monday that the country is ending troop deployment to the UN mission in Mali earlier than expected, with British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey saying that two coups in Mali in three years had "undermined" international efforts to maintain peace.

Rain will likely spoil Pakistan vs. England T-20 World Cup final

Skipper Jos Buttler believes an "incredibly dangerous" England will be hard to beat in Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final, but Pakistan say they have "all bases covered" -- and then there's the threat of rain.