United Kingdom
Britain needs to stay in EU to support transatlantic ties, Obama says
World
July 24, 2015
Britain needs to stay in EU to support transatlantic ties, Obama says
US President Barack Obama said he wants Britain to stay in the European Union and help maintain the post-war transatlantic…
UK announces Calais ‘secure zone’ to curb migrants
World
July 15, 2015
UK announces Calais ‘secure zone’ to curb migrants
Britain plans to create a 'secure zone' at the French port of Calais to protect lorries heading for England from…
Report: Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files
World
June 14, 2015
Report: Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files
Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in "hostile countries" after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in…
UK opposition Labour to run separate pro-EU campaign
World
June 9, 2015
UK opposition Labour to run separate pro-EU campaign
The opposition Labour Party will run a separate campaign to keep Britain inside the EU when the country holds a…
Pew poll: British support for staying in EU rises to 55 percent
World
June 3, 2015
Pew poll: British support for staying in EU rises to 55 percent
British support for staying in the European Union has risen to 55 percent, up 9 percentage points from two years…
Prince Charles to meet North Ireland’s Gerry Adams in historic first
World
May 19, 2015
Prince Charles to meet North Ireland’s Gerry Adams in historic first
Prince Charles was set to become the first British royal to meet Irish republican leader Gerry Adams on Tuesday on…
Britain scrambles Typhoon jets to escort Russian bombers
World
May 14, 2015
Britain scrambles Typhoon jets to escort Russian bombers
British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace north…
Britain refuses to participate in EU migrant resettlement plan
World
May 12, 2015
Britain refuses to participate in EU migrant resettlement plan
Britain said on Tuesday it would not participate in any European Union plan to resettle refugees using country quotas, saying…
UK ambassador gives funny response to humorous job seeker
Egypt
May 10, 2015
UK ambassador gives funny response to humorous job seeker
The UK ambassador to Cairo made the social network punchline of the day on Thursday when he replied to a…
UPDATE: Britain braces for election gridlock as polls predict dead heat
World
May 7, 2015
UPDATE: Britain braces for election gridlock as polls predict dead heat
Britons voted on Thursday in the tightest election for decades; one that could cause government gridlock, push the world's fifth-largest…