LONDON: Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious disruption and around 1,000 homes suffering damage so far. A succession of storms in recent weeks meant prolonged rainfall that started
LONDON: Muslims in the UK are observing Islamophobia Awareness Month against the backdrop of the conflict in Gaza and “an exceptionally hostile political environment,” the Muslim Council of Britain said. The negative political climate is “only further exacerbated by divisive comments from senior politicians such as
LONDON: Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country's transport minister Mark Harper said on Wednesday. Cars with full self-driving technology are not currently permitted on Britain's roads but the government's Automated Vehicles (AV) legislation is going through parliament, meaning that a
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was battling to keep his party together on Thursday a day after unveiling a plan to disregard some human rights law to send migrants to Rwanda, bringing back to the fore deep divisions in his party. Facing the biggest challenge
LONDON: Extreme weather has thrown a frosty wrench into the plans of many across the United Kingdom, prompting a series of cancellations and disruptions to sporting events and daily life. The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice, covering extensive
LONDON: The UK has begun a mission to bring thousands of Afghans who worked with British forces to Britain from Pakistan. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told The Independent that the UK owed the 1,500 Afghans already relocated as part of the mission “an enormous debt,”
LONDON: A recent inquiry into Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a concerning quote from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to the Times of India. According to Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser to the government, then-finance minister Sunak during a meeting with
LONDON: The UK faces a fresh crisis in its asylum system, with 50,000 refugees facing homelessness by the end of the year. The government has pledged to reduce a backlog of “legacy” asylum applications by the end of 2023, but is reducing support for refugees whose
LONDON: King Charles III succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the British throne after her death on Sept. 8 last year, becoming king of not just the United Kingdom, but also Australia, Canada, New Zealand and 11 other countries. Here are brief details of the
LONDON: British authorities launched a murder investigation and an international manhunt for three persons suspected of involvement in the killing of Sara Sharif, 10-year-old girl found dead in a house in Surrey on August 10. The girl's body was found in her family house in Woking