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UK to ban Russian diamonds, US sanctions target major gold miners

Britain published plans to ban imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel on Friday and announced new sanctions against Russia, targeting companies connected...

UK PM Rishi Sunak’s wealth declines

The wealth of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty has fallen over the last year, putting them in 275th place...

UK announces new Russia sanctions, including diamond ban

Britain unveiled new sanctions against Russia's minerals sector Friday, targeting imports of aluminium, diamonds, copper and nickel in a bid to choke Moscow's ability...

UK’s most wanted fugitive arrested in Spain

Mark Francis Roberts, one of the UK’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Spain after spending nearly seven years on the run. According to...

Political unrest: US, UK, Canada issue travel advisory for Pakistan

Foreign countries including the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and Canada have issued new travel advisories for their citizens citing political unrest after...

UK annual house price growth hits 10-year low

LONDON: UK house prices rose in annual terms by just 0.1% in April, their smallest year-on-year increase since December 2012, mortgage lender Halifax said...

King Charles III: an A to Z

Here is an A to Z of Britain's King Charles III, who will be crowned on Saturday in London's Westminster Abbey: - A for action...

British business morale hits 11-month high in April

British businesses were their most optimistic in nearly a year in April, boosted by growing hopes about the economy, according to a Lloyds Bank...

WhatsApp, other apps oppose UK’s move

WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages in its...

Rishi Sunak being probed over wife’s interest in UK childcare firm

LONDON: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by parliament's standards watchdog over whether he properly declared his wife's shareholding in...

UK casts doubt on leaked reports about special forces in Ukraine

LONDON: Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cast doubt on reports that UK special forces have operated in Ukraine, after the allegations emerged from...

UK house prices rise for 3rd month in a row

British house prices rose for a third month in a row in March, representing a further calming of the market after the turmoil sparked...

UK’s Suella Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants

Britain's interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but...

UK economy avoids recession

Britain's economy avoided a recession as it grew in the final months of 2022, according to official data which showed a boost to households'...

UK grocery inflation hits new high of 17.5%

LONDON: British grocery inflation rose again in March to a record 17.5%, inflicting yet more pain on consumers battling a cost-of-living crisis, industry data...

Britons may have to get used to shortage of fresh vegetables

Britons already reeling from the biggest rise in food prices since 1977 may have to get used to shortages of fresh vegetables as soaring...

Britain to announce plan to house migrants on military bases

Plans by the British government to move migrants out of hotels and into military bases or even disused ferries are expected to be announced...

UK’s Rishi Sunak wins post-Brexit trade vote in parliament

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won the backing of parliament on Wednesday for a key element of a reworked post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland...

Britain tenders $95 mln contract to transport migrants

Britain has tendered a 78 million pound ($94.75 million) contract for the transport of migrants to partner countries including Rwanda as part of its...

UK govt and healthcare unions agree final pay offer

Unions representing healthcare workers in England agreed a final pay offer with the British government on Thursday, potentially bringing an end to some strikes...

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