UK police on Tuesday raised the death toll in a blast at an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young fans in Manchester, northern England, to at least 22 people, reiterating that they were treating it a “terrorist incident”. Ian Hopkins, chief constable for Great Manchester, said children were[…]
The United States, Britain and the UN peace envoy to Yemen on Sunday urged the warring parties in the country’s civil war to declare a ceasefire they said could start within days. The United Nations envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said: “We are here to call for an immediate cessation[…]
Theresa May will succeed David Cameron as British prime minister on Wednesday, having served as home secretary for six years – the longest-serving politician to hold that post in the country’s recent history. The 59-year-old is relatively unknown internationally, while at home she is often described as a tough negotiator.[…]
OPINION by Owen Jones Britain has voted to leave the European Union: here is a statement that continues to shock leavers and remainers alike. Earlier this month I wrote that “unless a working-class Britain that feels betrayed by the political elite can be persuaded, then Britain will vote to leave[…]
Britons have voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48% in a national referendum. The pound has plummeted and the news has triggered panic on the markets. The ‘Leave’ campaign garnered 1,269,501 more votes than those who wanted to see Britain remain part of the European Union. Stock[…]
Millions of Britons will head to the polls on Thursday to vote on whether the UK will remain a part of the European Union. The divisive referendum has sparked the greatest emergency in the EU’s 60-year history. A record 46.5 million voters have signed up to weigh in on a[…]
The majority of Britons believe Islam is not compatible with British values, a poll suggests. The survey’s also found almost a third of those questioned believe Islam is a violent religion and promotes acts of violence in the UK. However, it also suggests that younger people have a better understanding[…]
OPINION by Muhammad Abdul Bari Sadiq Khan, son of a bus driver brought up in a council house and a political underdog from a Muslim background, has won the London mayoral election, amid widespread accusations of “dog whistle” campaign from his Conservative Party rival Zac Goldsmith. The catch was –[…]
British politicians will discuss banning Donald Trump from entering the UK after a petition with nearly 574,000 signatures urged them to keep the controversial US presidential candidate out of the country. The debate on Monday evening comes as the billionaire reality TV star continues to dominate the campaign to choose[…]
British bombers made their first strikes on Syria on Thursday, just hours after Britain’s parliament voted to target Islamic State targets in Syria, a government source said. Tornado bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and made strikes on targets in Syria, the source said. The[…]
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