On Monday, hundreds of thousands of Britons lined up and millions more tuned in to say farewell to their queen. It was a spectacle full of pageantry befitting the reverence reserved for this beloved monarch who died this month aged 96 after serving for 70...
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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is becoming a diplomatic nightmare for British officials, as they try to accommodate the many requests by hundreds of world leaders and foreign dignitaries attending Monday’s ceremony, the Washington Post reported Saturday. The queen, the longest-serving monarch in the United Kingdom, passed...
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away Thursday, in what has been described as a watershed moment for many Britons, who have viewed her as a symbol of stability and continuity during her seven-decade reign, the New York Times reported. Buckingham Palace announced the monarch...
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will become the UK’s new prime minister after winning the leadership race within the ruling Conservative Party, CNBC reported Monday. From an 82 percent turnout of party members voting in the leadership ballot, Truss secured about 57 percent of the total vote,...
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British police chiefs are ordering their officers to disclose whether they associate with any reporters, the same way they would with convicted criminals, a measure that has sparked criticism from journalist organizations in the country, the Guardian reported. The measure follows guidance from the College of...
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A new British documentary exposing the extent to which British colonial masters in Kenya tortured and raped local freedom fighters and then covered it up is making waves in the UK, and is the latest installment in a worldwide effort to seek a reckoning for...
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It’s as if Britons are girding for the hangover that is sure to follow the end of the heady, chaotic government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Everyone is wondering what will happen to Britain and the ruling Conservative Party after the departure of the blonde, clownish...
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday but will remain in office until his successor is chosen, a move underscoring the tremendous pressure on Johnson to resign amid a series of scandals and resignations in his cabinet,...
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British lawmakers should not bring their babies to parliamentary debates, according to a new report on the legislative body’s rules amid calls by some legislators to change them, the Washington Post reported. In the report, the procedure committee said the “long-standing practice” of keeping babies out...
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Scotland’s first minister and leader of the ruling Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, wants to precipitate a political fight over Scottish independence from the rest of the United Kingdom – she thinks she and the country’s independence cause have been stuck in neutral. A dust-up...
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British Prince Charles is facing growing public outrage over a report that found that the heir to the British throne accepted bags full of cash as charity donations from a prominent Qatari official, Fox News reported. Earlier this week, the Sunday Times reported that the 73-year-old...
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When he announced his resignation as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ethics advisor, Lord Christopher Geidt complained that Johnson had put him in the “impossible and odious” position of trying to justify how to break the rules of conduct for Her Majesty’s government. The prime minister...
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The European Union launched new legal proceedings against Britain on Wednesday, the latest salvo over an agreement signed between the two parties following London’s exit from the bloc two years ago, CNN reported. The bloc’s executive arm said it took action because the United Kingdom had...
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Thousands of British employees began the world’s biggest trial of the four-day work week this week, the latest effort to reduce working time following the impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Washington Post reported. The six-month trial will include more than 3,300 workers from 70...
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote Monday that could have removed him from power after a scandal over lockdown-violating gatherings that took place at government offices and the prime minister’s residence, Reuters reported. The vote came after lawmakers from Johnson’s Conservative party submitted...
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British Queen Elizabeth II and her royal family saluted troops and citizens outside the balcony of Buckingham Palace Thursday, as the monarch celebrated 70 years on the throne, an event known as the Platinum Jubilee, the New York Times reported. The queen was joined by her...
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A long-awaited report focusing on the lockdown-violating parties held in British government offices blamed Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior officials for “failures of leadership and judgment,” Axios reported. Senior civil servant Sue Gray released a scathing report Wednesday following an investigation into 16 events...
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Hundreds of migrants are crossing the dangerous English Channel to start new lives in Britain even as authorities in London unveiled a plan last month to permanently settle them more than 6,000 miles away in the African country of Rwanda. Described in the BBC as a...
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party suffered major losses in the early results of Thursday’s local elections, in a vote many observers say is a referendum on the embattled leader and his Conservative party, the New York Times reported. Early results showed the Conservative party fared...
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Sinn Fein, with a history as the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, a militant organization, is now poised to win the largest share of seats in Northern Ireland’s regional parliament when voters in the British territory go to the polls on May 5....
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