Judge Rejects Extradition Challenge by Colorado Woman Who Allegedly Drugged and Killed Her 2 Children Then Fled to the UK
A Colorado woman who fled to London after allegedly killing her two children and attacking her third is taking legal steps to prevent being extradited back to the US.
College Launches Course on Making Phone Calls as Youth Crippled by 'Telephobia'
A UK college has begun offering lessons on how to make phone calls to support young students with "telephobia", the fear of placing or receiving phone calls.
Elon Musk Asks X Users if the U.S. Should 'Liberate' Great Britain From 'Tyrannical Government'
PM Keir Starmer has hit back at Musk's recent posts about U.K. politics, saying he's only "jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention"
UK Joins Canada in Threatening to Arrest Netanyahu If He Enters Country
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be arrested if he travels to the UK following the issuance of an international arrest warrant for the leader by the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a spokesperson for the UK Prime Minister's office.
18-Year-Old Faces Years in Prison for Sleeping with 17-Year-Old While on Family Vacation in Dubai
An 18-year-old British teen faces jail time for beginning a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, while on vacation in Dubai, officials say.
Ellen DeGeneres, wife Portia de Rossi Leave US After Trump Win, Have No Plans to Return: Report
Retired television host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have moved to rural England with no plans of returning to the U.S. in a move attributed to Donald Trump's election to the nation's highest office.
UK Growth Slows In Third Quarter, Dealing Blow To Labor Government
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1% in the July-September period, a slowdown compared to 0.5% growth in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said.
Prestigious University Sends 'Privileged' Students Instruction Manual on How to Be Nice to Working Class Classmates: 'Don't Be a Snob!'
Edinburgh University has warned its students not to discriminate against one another on the basis of class, citing instances of prejudice as the reason it has issued the new guidance.
Fugitive Caught on Security Camera Reading News Articles About His Own Escape From Prison
CCTV footage from a convenience store in London has apparently captured a former soldier reading newspaper articles about his own escape from prison while actively on the lam.
New Blow For UK's Starmer As Growth Data Disappoints
Gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.5% in the April-June period, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement, while economists expected it to have remained at 0.6-percent expansion.
UK Accidentally Releases Dozens of Prisoners by Mistake; Several Remain on the Loose
The first mass-release in a series triggered by overcrowding has left the Ministry of Justice scrambling to collect potentially dangerous offenders.
Cop Steals Money from Car to Pay Off Candy Store Debt: Report
A police officer removed loose change from a car whose owner was under arrest, then used it to repay a candy shop where he had an unpaid debt.
UK Hosts Summit Eyeing Chance For European 'Reset'
New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservatives' tumultuous Brexit years.
UK Economic Recovery Improves As Election Looms
Gross domestic product expanded by 0.7 percent in the first three months of this year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement, upgrading the prior estimate of 0.6-percent expansion and beating market expectations for no change.
Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Spread To UK Universities
The grass outside SOAS University of London has been dotted with a handful of tents since the start of this week, with Palestinian flags and slogans calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
UK Inflation Holds At 4% In January: Data
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) stood at 4.0 percent last month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.
Prince Harry's Visit to King Charles After Cancer Diagnosis Mirrors Struggles of Immigrants With Aging Parents
He arrived in London less than 24 hours after the news broke
Royal Shockwaves as King Charles Faces Cancer Diagnosis as Confirmed by Buckingham Palace
It is not known what stage or condition King Charles is in, but it is known he communicated his condition to his sons, William and Harry
New Post-Brexit Customs Checks Spark UK Border Worries
The UK will finally roll out post-Brexit border checks Wednesday on food, plant and animal products imported from the European Union, fanning fears of more price hikes, empty shelves and even Valentine's Day flower shortages.
UK, Canada Pause Trade Talks, Agriculture Remains A Hurdle
British negotiators paused free trade talks with Canada on Thursday after years of discussions between the two Commonwealth nations, Ottawa said.
UK Taking Election Interference Threats 'Very Seriously'
The UK is taking threats of foreign interference elections expected later this year "very seriously", the defence minister said Sunday, after a warning from a counter-terrorism official.
UK's Sunak Survives Knife-edge Vote As Rwanda Bill Clears Commons
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
2023 Set To Be UK's Second-hottest Year: Met Office
Last year is set to be the UK's second warmest on record, according to provisional figures released on Tuesday by the country's national meteorological service.
UK To Deploy Naval Ship To Guyana Amid Border Dispute With Venezuela
"HMS Trent will visit regional ally and Commonwealth partner Guyana later this month as part of a series of engagements in the region during her Atlantic patrol task deployment," a spokesperson of UK's Ministry of Defense said.
UK Announces Limits On Regular Migration Crackdown As It Tries To Turn Polls Around
Britain's embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration -- a key battleground in a general election expected next year.
UK Permits 'World-first' Flight Powered By Sustainable Fuels
Britain's aviation regulator announced Monday it has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit for a "world-first" transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Democracy Worldwide Trending Downwards: Report
The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) said 85 out of 173 countries surveyed had "suffered a decline in at least one key indicator of democratic performance in the past five years".
UK Kicks Off World's First AI Safety Summit
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Vice President Kamala Harris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will all attend the two-day conference, which will focus on growing fears about the implications of so-called frontier AI.
UK Prepares To Host Global Leaders' Gathering On AI
The gathering, set to be attended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Vice President Kamala Harris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will focus on growing fears about the implications of so-called frontier AI.
UK's Ruling Conservatives Suffer Two Damaging By-election Losses
The elections were in traditionally safe Tory seats, but Labour managed to overturn huge majorities in both on a notable evening for the opposition party.