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
KYIV, Ukraine — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Kyiv on Friday to unveil a new support package for Ukraine, including an increase in military funding for its war with Russia that after 22 months shows no sign of ending. The 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) in military funding for Ukraine over the next … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — One of the youngest pro-democracy activists to have been sentenced in Hong Kong under a national security law imposed by China has fled to Britain, where he said he will seek asylum. Tony Chung, who in an interview described attempted brainwashing while incarcerated and arbitrary … Read more
LONDON — British Home Secretary James Cleverly was under fire Sunday for joking about date rape just hours after announcing plans to crack down on what he had dubbed a “perverse” offense. Cleverly, who oversees national security and law enforcement in England and Wales, faced a call to step down after he reportedly joked at … Read more
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Britain’s High Court ruled that Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, was the victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), publisher of the Daily Mirror tabloid, on Friday. He has been awarded 140,600 pounds, which is about $180,000 in damages. The presiding judge in the case at Britain’s High Court, Justice Timothy Fancourt, … Read more
LONDON — A political standards watchdog in Britain said Thursday that a Conservative lawmaker who offered to lobby the government on behalf of gambling interests should be suspended from Parliament for 35 days. The Commons Standards Committee said Scott Benton had “communicated a toxic message about standards in Parliament” during a meeting earlier this year … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Two Russian nationals have been charged with attempting to hack the computers of employees of multiple U.S. government agencies and allied countries around the world, in part to steal and release documents to interfere with elections in Britain in 2019. U.S. officials said one of the men, … Read more
We knew it was coming, but stock-trading platform Robinhood is finally open for business in the U.K. — its first international market since debuting in the U.S. more than a decade ago. Robinhood is granting early access to the app starting today for those who join the waitlist, with things gradually opening up to everyone … Read more