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“The things that happened before I was prime minister, I can’t do anything about,” Sunak told a group of health workers this week. “We need growth or our debts will get bigger,” lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith, a former party leader, said this week. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is being investigated over allegations he bullied civil servants. U.K. voters haven't yet had their say on Sunak, who was chosen as party leader by the 355 Conservative members of Parliament. Some Conservatives hanker for the return of Johnson, whose final words to Parliament as prime minister — “Hasta la vista, baby” — hinted at a comeback.

The United Kingdom will soon implement a "permission to travel" requirement and payment for those looking to visit the area without a visa.

The huge show of discontent from teachers to train drivers comes amid rampant inflation and years of stagnant wage growth and now a cost-of-living crisis.

Several Western allies say they won’t send fighter jets, but some officials think they’ll relent. Bakhmut sees intense fighting but is not likely to imminently fall, analysts say.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A homeless man in England was praised by police for his actions in helping subdue an armed driver who was high on drugs when he struck a cyclist and attempted to flee the scene.

This is the second set of historic remains to be found in the area in two months, officials said.

One email found on Hunter Biden's laptop left at a Wilmington store should be cross-matched with classified information found at Joe Biden's Delaware home, Devine suggested.

The UK and EU both previously suggested it could help reduce checks related to the NI Protocol.

The majority of the missing children are teenage boys from Albania, the British government said.

Insight into the Coronation Weekend for King Charles III was revealed to the public by Buckingham Palace, detailing the timeline of events, but not giving insight into who is invited.

LONDON — Buckingham Palace announced Saturday evening plans for King Charles III’s three-day coronation. >> Read more trending newsThe coronation is broken up into three days - May 6 through May 8, according to Buckingham Palace. Their Majesties are looking forward to marking the occasion with the public throughout 2023,” said Buckingham Palace. According to CNN, Buckingham Palace has not yet specified which members of the family will be in the procession and on the balcony. There is also no word on who will be performing at the Coronation Concert, according to the New York Times.

The plans were revealed Saturday when the palace released the schedule for the three-day coronation weekend, which will begin with the crowning of Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, on Saturday, May 6. The palace is asking neighborhoods around the nation to take part in the “Coronation Big Lunch’’ on Sunday, May 7 — the latest incarnation of the block parties that have become a staple of big royal celebrations. The next day, the palace is inviting people around the country to take part in ‘’The Big Help Out,’’ encouraging them to volunteer in their own communities. “The Big Help Out will encourage people to try volunteering for themselves and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas,’’ the palace said in a statement. “The aim of The Big Help Out is to use volunteering to bring communities together and create a lasting volunteering legacy from the coronation weekend.’’Copyright 2023 The Associated Press.

Buckingham Palace plans a weekend of community events and voluntarism to mark the coronation of King Charles III

Buckingham Palace plans a weekend of community events and voluntarism to mark the coronation of King Charles III.

U.K. opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for opting not to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The U.K.’s Manchester Airport said it has temporarily closed both runways following a period of “heavy snow fall."

In the past decade, conspiratorial thinking has shifted from a worrying factor in Republican politics to a defining feature.

British leaders blocked a Scottish gender law that would have made it easier to legally change one's gender from proceeding further

No date has been set for the release of the former prime minister's book, nor does it yet have a title.

LONDON — (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office, which began with a vow to “get Brexit done” and ended in scandal and resignation. He was forced to resign in July 2022 after dozens of members of his government quit in protest. No publication date has been set for the book, which will be published in the U.K. by Harper Collins imprint William Collins. Johnson, a former journalist, has written several books, including “The Churchill Factor,” about wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In 2015 he signed a deal for a book on William Shakespeare, initially slated for publication in 2016.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office.

Russian is speaking out against an announcement by the United Kingdom that it will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, vowing they “will burn.”

British police arrested a man on terrorism charges Saturday after trace amounts of uranium were discovered in a cargo package at Heathrow Airport in London.

Two schools in England have issued guidelines banning students from making physical contact on-site to ensure the safety of their students. Parents received the change positively.

Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, visited Scotland this week. During Sunak's visit, he pledged to work constructively with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

LONDON — (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Friday to work constructively with Scotland's leader despite tensions over her administration's wish for a new independence referendum. Sturgeon's relationship with Sunak's two predecessors, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, had been frosty in light of Sturgeon's demand for Scottish independence. “What I want to do as prime minister of the United Kingdom is work constructively with the Scottish government to make a difference to people in Scotland,” Sunak told the BBC. Sturgeon has argued the situation has changed since then, and her semiautonomous government has pushed for a new vote. But in November, the U.K. Supreme Court said her government didn't have the power to hold a new independence referendum without the consent of the U.K. government.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to work constructively with Scotland’s leader despite tensions over her administration’s wish for a new independence referendum.

Irish premier Leo Varadkar says after meeting with political leaders in Northern Ireland he remained hopeful that an agreement can be reached between the European Union and the U.K. over post-Brexit trade disputes in the region

LONDON — (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to highlight the benefits of remaining in the U.K. when he meets with the Scottish leader on Thursday during his first visit to Scotland since taking office. Sunak will meet for private, informal talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who wants to take Scotland out of the United Kingdom. Downing Street said Sunak and Sturgeon will focus on “the shared challenges that people in Scotland and across the rest of the U.K. face," and how both governments can cooperate meaningfully. But in November, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that Sturgeon's government didn't have the power to hold a new independence referendum without the consent of the British government. Sunak and Sturgeon are also expected to jointly announce on Friday millions in U.K. government funding to boost investments in the Scottish economy.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to highlight the benefits of remaining in the U.K. when he meets with the Scottish leader during his first visit to Scotland since taking office.

Members of the U.K. royal family have appeared in public for the first time since the publication of Prince Harry’s explosive memoir.

See photos from Virgin Orbit's first launch from Spaceport Cornwall. Unfortunately, the pioneering mission did not go to plan.

After failing to reach orbit and deliver seven payloads on board, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket fell back to Earth towards its fiery doom. The rocket’s hellish descent was captured on video, revealing the unfortunate journey back from space.

"People are waiting longer because we can't get to them. It's a lack of capacity in every department," said one ambulance worker.

The report by the Oxfam charity found that the Saudi-led coalition used weapons supplied solely by the U.K. and the U.S. in hundreds of attacks on civilians in Yemen between January 2021 and the end of February 2022. A Saudi-led coalition — armed with U.S. and U.K. weaponry and intelligence — entered the war on the side of Yemen’s exiled government in March 2015. Oxfam’s report comes ahead of a legal challenge by the Campaign Against Arms Trade, a group of anti-weapons campaigners, against the U.K. government for supplying weapons used in Yemen’s war. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition was not immediately available for comment. Of all the attacks by the Saudi-led coalition during the 14-month period, airstrikes alone killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136, the report found.

Revelations from Prince Harry's memoir, "Spare," and a Netflix series with his wife, Meghan, has people talking in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa.

CAIRO — (AP) — Weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year, a new report said Wednesday. The report by the Oxfam charity found that the Saudi-led coalition used weapons supplied solely by the U.K. and the U.S. in hundreds of attacks on civilians in Yemen between January 2021 to the end of February 2022. A Saudi-led coalition armed with U.S. weaponry and intelligence entered the war on the side of Yemen’s exiled government in March 2015. Oxfam’s report comes ahead of a legal challenge by the Campaign Against Arms Trade, or CAAT, against the U.K. government on supplying weapons used in Yemen’s war. The Court of Appeal in London ruled in 2019 that the U.K. government acted unlawfully in selling weapons to Saudi Arabia that were used in the Yemen war.

A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year

A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year.

Virgin Orbit and the United Kingdom Space Agency announced they will investigate the loss of the Launcher One rocket during its first United Kingdom launch attempt.

Virgin Orbit stock fell in trading on Monday evening, after the company confirmed that its first launch out of the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit.

Virgin Orbit suffered an anomaly on its highly anticipated "Start Me Up" launch, the first-ever orbital mission from the U.K.

LauncherOne will depart from Spaceport Cornwall and will take satellites into orbit.

Ahead of Tuesday's release date, the British press are reporting how many Taliban he killed, how he lost his virginity and what drugs he took in boarding school.

Researchers warn that if carbon dioxide emissions aren't rapidly reduced, this record-breaking heat will soon become the norm.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimated that 300 to 500 people were dying each week because of delays in urgent care.

Benedict Cumberbatch's ancestors owned slaves in Barbados in the 1700s and 1800s. Reports alleged the actor was facing reparation-payment claims.

Those at the forefront of the U.K.'s response to Russia's war in Ukraine joined Queen guitarist Brian May and a fashion designer dubbed “the mother of the miniskirt" on the country's new year's Honors list.

2022 was the year in which Great Britain lost its queen of seven decades, gained a new king and saw three prime ministers take office. The year concluded with multiple strikes and inflation near 11%.

This was the hottest year on record in the United Kingdom, part of a trend of persistent unusual warmth for Europe.

Some historians are accusing the British Broadcasting corporation of promoting a "politically motivated" view of British history that includes factual inaccuracies.

Three prime ministers and two monarchs make 2022 the year of greatest change for the United Kingdom as energy and economic crises continue to loom through the winter.

When speaking with a British person, you don't want to be described as "dim," "a mug," or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic."

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was criticized after making small talk with a homeless person while volunteering at a shelter over the Christmas weekend.

>> Read more trending newsFire officials in the United Kingdom said a house caught on fire on Saturday after a dog accidentally activated a hairdryer, the BBC reported. A dog jumped on a bed and turned a hairdryer on, eventually causing it to catch alight to the mattress. Incident details ➡️ https://t.co/BSDEjBN9pO pic.twitter.com/nmoSyAL3si — Essex Fire Service (@ECFRS) December 24, 2022“The homeowner was out and came back to find her house full of smoke,” Essex Fire Service spokesperson Gary Shinn said in a statement. “Once you’ve finished with any electrical appliances such as hairdryers and straighteners please take a moment to unplug them,” Shinn said. “The homeowner wouldn’t have thought for one moment her dog would turn on the hairdryer, but unplugging something just gives you that peace of mind.”©2022 Cox Media Group

Rishi Sunak calls diplomats, Royal Navy crew and other workers to thank them for their efforts.

Judges at Britain’s High Court say the U.K. government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal.

Three young boys who fell through ice covering a lake in central England have died and a fourth remains hospitalized as weather forecasters issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the United Kingdom.

For some children in low-income areas in England, a school lunch may be the only nutritious hot meal they get in a day.

Britain's Prince William appears to have taken the baton from his father and become a more vocal advocate about pollution and climate change.

The U.S., Europe and the Group of 7 democracies are poised to put a price cap on Russian oil exports to other countries.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aiming to repair frayed relations with Britain’s European Union neighbors and with skeptical leaders in Scotland and Wales.

President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy.

The United Kingdom will have another reason to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, for the government has declared a special public holiday to mark the occasion.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has failed to elect a speaker, setting the stage for an unwanted early election.

When the United Kingdom walked out of the European Union two years ago, Brexit supporters believed that British pragmatism and common sense would not only see them through but would allow their country to flourish as it stood alone.

Judges at the U.K.’s highest court have begun hearing evidence on whether Scotland’s Parliament can legislate to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Scotland’s leader says she will push on with her campaign to take her country out of the United Kingdom, even if she loses a Supreme Court case seeking the authority for a new independence referendum.

Over the last two weeks, Florida has reported 21,586 new cases of COVID-19 and 522 virus-related deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Britain and Ireland have hailed a new spirit of compromise in a grinding feud over post-Brexit trade rules.

After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain’s government looks like it wants to make up with the European Union.

The British government’s economic stimulus plan is designed to help people and businesses by cutting taxes and growing the economy.

The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low.

New Zealand has commemorated Queen Elizabeth II with a public holiday, a moment of silence and an official memorial service.

The British pound has went on its biggest one-day drop in 2 1/2 years after the U.K.’s new government outlined plans to cut taxes and boost spending.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss says the death of Queen Elizabeth II is a “very difficult moment” for the country," and dealing with it has been a challenge for her untested new government.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has kicked off her first visit to the United States as Britain’s leader with an admission that a U.

Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes.

A surging tide of people — ranging from London retirees to former England soccer captain David Beckham — have lined up to file past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lies in state at Parliament.

Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faces an in-depth antitrust investigation in Britain after the tech company refused to offer proposals to ease competition concerns.

Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

Inflation in the United Kingdom slowed slightly in August as a drop in gasoline and diesel fuel prices gave consumers the first glimmer of hope that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis may be beginning to ease.

It’s less than ten minutes walk from the Falls Road to the Shankill Road in Northern Ireland’s capital.

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has arrived at Buckingham Palace after traveling through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route to bid her a final farewell.

Queen Elizabeth II has been likened to the invisible glue holding the United Kingdom together.

When you walk into Justine Assal’s home in downtown Orlando, you’ll see what’s called a “Warrant of Appointment” in one of her photos.

King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and vows to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation.

Just hours after the confirmation of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, British tourists in Orlando expressed sadness for her loss.

She spent 70 years on the throne, traveled to adoring fans and met with countless leaders around the world, including 13 sitting U.S. presidents.

Condolences have poured in from around the world after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of change.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 96.

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her Conservative government will cap domestic energy prices for homes and businesses to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has ruled out a windfall tax on oil companies to pay for her plans to tackle the energy crisis.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil would hurt the global economy.

People who drink tea may be a little more likely to live longer than those who don't.

EU lawmakers have a new reason to be annoyed with Britain: British sewage overflows seeping into the English Channel and North Sea.

The moving vans have already started arriving at Downing Street, as Britain’s Conservative Party prepares to evict Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The United Kingdom's economy shrank in the three months to June.