LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething was elected first minister of Wales on Wednesday, becoming the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. Gething was elected government leader by members of the Welsh parliament in Cardiff, four days after winning the contest to be leader of Wales’ governing Labour Party. He secured … Read more
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday addressed the nation about the landmark Post Office (Horizon System) Offenses Bill, which sets out to overturn convictions in the Post Office scandal. The years-long saga saw hundreds of employees wrongfully accused and convicted of fraud because of faulty software in what the Prime Minister called “one of … Read more
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appointed his former military chief, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, to become Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain — a next step outside of the military for Zaluzhny a month after he was replaced. Zaluzhny was offered the post last month but didn’t immediately accept, according to a person familiar with the … Read more
A general view of a kiosk near Charing Cross station in London, England, on January 20, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — Stronger-than-expected January retail sales provided a glimmer of light for the struggling British economy on Friday — and suggest that the country’s recession … Read more
LONDON — In a semi-secret courtroom in an overheated basement, a three-judge tribunal this week heard testimony about an alleged Russian spy who may have burrowed deep into Britain’s top intelligence agencies, gaining access to secret documents and meeting with prime ministers and British royalty when they traveled to Afghanistan. The British security services allege … Read more
In at least two British cities, certain vending machines offer up not snacks and sodas but a more unusual item: free self-test kits for sexually transmitted diseases. The initiative aims to overcome some of the obstacles that keep people from testing: the hassle of going to the doctor, the stigma of visiting sexual health clinics … Read more
The U.K.’s top foreign official has said “the Houthi attacks must stop” after the U.K. and U.S. joined forces for the third time on Saturday to carry out strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have initiated a series of attacks in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas war. “We have issued repeated warnings to the … Read more
The U.K. would consider recognizing a Palestinian state to create “irreversible progress” toward an end to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, David Cameron, the country’s foreign secretary and former Prime Minister, said on Monday at a reception for Arab Ambassadors in London. “We have a responsibility there because we should be starting to set out what a … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — An American chemist caused a stir here on Wednesday with her suggestion that the humble cup of tea could be improved with salt, prompting shocked headlines from British news outlets and an intervention by the U.S. Embassy in London. Drinking tea in Britain, of course, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, British Foreign Minister David Cameron was asked whether his country should be embarrassed by its plan to ship asylum seekers to faraway Rwanda. Critics, including 46 percent of lawmakers in the House of Commons, say the British … Read more