A preliminary report has blamed a software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in the United Kingdom last week.

Airlines are scrambling to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems experienced by the U.K. air traffic control system that have forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights.

The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration.

Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China.

Britain has announced it will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, stops building settlements in the West Bank, and commits to a two-state solution.

Heathrow executives are defending their response to a fire that shut down Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a day.

The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London.