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More than 120 firefighters tackle blaze at London's Somerset House

More than 120 firefighters tackle blaze at London's Somerset House

Around 125 firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of London's Somerset house on Saturday, though the historic building's major art collections, including works by Manet, van Gogh and Cezanne, were undamaged.
UK women of color learn self-defense in response to racist riots

UK women of color learn self-defense in response to racist riots

King Charles III ends silence on UK far-right riots

King Charles III ends silence on UK far-right riots

UK to release thousands of prisoners due to overcrowding

UK to release thousands of prisoners due to overcrowding

Thousands of prisoners are to be released early from September in order to prevent the "collapse" of the prisons system, the U.K.'s new justice minister announced on Friday.
July 12, 2024 | 05:54 pm PT
Japanese Emperor Naruhito finally begins delayed UK state visit

Japanese Emperor Naruhito finally begins delayed UK state visit

Emperor Naruhito and his wife began a week long trip to Britain on Saturday, during which they will visit Oxford University where they both studied and attend a banquet with King Charles, but no formal meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is scheduled.
June 22, 2024 | 04:45 pm PT
Britain seeks to rein in Mastercard and Visa fees on retailers

Britain seeks to rein in Mastercard and Visa fees on retailers

There is little evidence that big hikes in fees by Visa and Mastercard on retailers who use their cards have also led to major improvement in service, Britain's Payment Systems Regulator said in provisional findings on Tuesday, flagging concerns competition was not working.
May 20, 2024 | 11:18 pm PT
Asking prices for UK homes close to record high

Asking prices for UK homes close to record high

The average asking price for houses in Britain are close to their record highs after the biggest annual increase in a year, according to a survey by property website Rightmove.
April 22, 2024 | 03:12 am PT
British passenger attacks Thai Airways steward on Bangkok-London flight

British passenger attacks Thai Airways steward on Bangkok-London flight

A man, believed to be British, is reported to have punched an air steward in the face and damaged the toilet on a Thai Airways flight traveling from Bangkok to London.
February 18, 2024 | 05:53 pm PT
Millions of overseas Brits now eligible to vote in UK elections

Millions of overseas Brits now eligible to vote in UK elections

An estimated 3.5 million Britons living overseas will from Tuesday be eligible to vote in U.K. general elections, in one of the biggest increases in the country's electoral franchise in a century.
January 15, 2024 | 11:49 pm PT
UK prohibits international students from bringing families

UK prohibits international students from bringing families

The U.K. has announced a new policy that bans international students from bringing their family members into the country, aiming to reduce immigration numbers.
January 3, 2024 | 12:52 am PT
UK bans entry for those responsible for settler violence against Palestinians

UK bans entry for those responsible for settler violence against Palestinians

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday he was banning those responsible for settler violence against Palestinians from entering Britain.
December 14, 2023 | 02:56 am PT
UK jails last gang member in Vietnamese truck tragedy

UK jails last gang member in Vietnamese truck tragedy

The final member of a people-smuggling gang linked to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in the back of a truck in southeast England was jailed for seven years in the U.K. on Thursday.
November 30, 2023 | 06:51 pm PT
Migrant boat that sank killing 27 was 'unsuitable': UK probe

Migrant boat that sank killing 27 was 'unsuitable': UK probe

An inflatable migrant boat that capsized in the Channel causing at least 27 people to drown was "unsuitable and ill-equipped", British investigators said in a new report published on Thursday.
November 8, 2023 | 04:43 pm PT
 
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