LONDON — A former British lawmaker was found dead with serious injuries at her home Thursday, prompting a murder investigation that has reignited concerns about the safety of the country’s politicians. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Ann Widdecombe, 78, was one of Britain’s most recognizable…
A rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence has been found in the U.K.’s National Archive by a volunteer. Known as an “Exeter Declaration,” the copy is one of 11 of its kind known to still exist and is believed to be the only one outside the United States, according to the National Archive. …
Stock picture of a British Airways plane taking off from London Heathrow Airport. Stefan Rousseau – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images The U.K. government said on Sunday it plans to temporarily allow airlines to consolidate passengers onto fewer planes over the summer holiday season, a move aimed at preventing last-minute flight cancellations…
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he picked Jeffrey Epstein ‘s friend Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, batting away a barrage of calls to resign over a scandal that has left his leadership teetering. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access…
LONDON — Ye has offered to meet members of the Jewish community in Britain, as he responded for the first time Tuesday to growing backlash over his status as headliner of a London music festival. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The rapper, formerly known as…
Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory and the largest of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago on July 02, 2013 in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. USGS NASA | Gallo Images | Getty Images Iran unsuccessfully targeted a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, the U.K. said Saturday. “Iran’s unsuccessful targeting…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch A new year brings with it optimism for the coming 12 months The main hope for the U.K. must be that 2026 proves to be better — for the economy, households and individual businesses — than…
London — In British supermarkets these days, there’s a war being waged against sugar, with the U.K. this week extending its sugar tax to some coffee drinks and milkshakes in an ongoing effort to fight obesity. “Actually, in the U.K., it’s the main reason why children would be admitted to hospital,” Dr. Kawther Hashem, a nutritionist…
New details are coming in about a deadly attack on a synagogue in the United Kingdom on Yom Kippur. Authorities say one of the two victims may have been shot by police. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Manchester, where tensions remain high around the synagogue.
London — Two Jewish people were killed and four additional people were seriously injured in a terror attack outside a synagogue in the northern English city of Manchester on Thursday, authorities said. The vehicle and stabbing attack, which ended within minutes when police killed the attacker, comes as Jewish people around the world mark the holiday of Yom Kippur,…
