Senior climate figures warn North Sea drilling would encourage fossil fuel exploitation by developing countries Opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the ...

Politicians warn party’s pledge to ‘punish’ countries seeking justice for slavery will harm and isolate Britain Commonwealth politicians say they will not back down from seeking reparations as UK ...

We're a third of the way into 2026 (yes, already) and while you might just be waiting (im)patiently for the December double-bill of Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three, there's plenty of other ...

Thousands of peaceful protesters stand up for rights in an Anti-Racism Protest in London, UK, August 7, 2024. In July 2024, a new Labour government was elected following more than a decade of ...

Sir Keir Starmer has called for the UK to develop closer ties with the European Union to deal with the global consequences of war in the Middle East, and warned Britons that the coming weeks “will not ...

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The Union Jack flutters on a telegraph pole. Once a symbol of might and power, it is now anything but in a modern and broken kingdom where poverty is rife and rising further. The UK is one of the ...

This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK. The government refused permission for West, now known as Ye, to travel to the UK after ...

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The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the three months to February 2026, as official figures show the economy was accelerating before the Iran war broke out and scuppered hopes of further significant rises ...

In the United Kingdom we love a good bank holiday! But have you ever stopped to think why they exist? And who created them in the first place? Around the country, there are certain times of the year ...