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British households and businesses are preparing for an onslaught of price rises during April, after the government ended its relief scheme for energy bills, fueling the worsening impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people’s lives. Millions of Britons are set to face increased costs on a number of items and …

Foreign travel “takes a fair amount out of” the 80-year-old US president, the newspaper’s source says. US President Joe Biden will likely miss out on the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III, The Telegraph reported on Friday. According to a “source close to the Biden administration” quoted by the newspaper, …

Nearly half of the British workers are at risk of burnout as the cost-of-living crisis adds to the anxiety, with work-related stress costing the British economy £28 billion ($34 billion) last year, a study said Wednesday. The report, published by French insurer AXA and UK think tank CEBR, found that …

Jeremy Corbyn has dropped hint that he will run as an independent against the Labour Party in the next election after the former party leader was blocked from standing for the country’s opposition party as an election candidate. The National Executive Committee (NEC), the party’s governing body, on Tuesday voted …

The British government is locked in negotiations with up to 60 Conservative lawmakers trying to ban the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) from interfering with Britain’s controversial immigration policy. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was in talks with up to 60 Conservative MPs who want to stop Britain from …

Refugees have complained of overcrowding and malnutrition, a charity has claimed. People seeking asylum in the UK who complain of overcrowding, poor food, and mental health problems have been warned that they may be deported to Rwanda, according to the findings of a report by the Refugee Action charity released …

French citizens angry at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms engaged in scattered protest actions Friday, as the ongoing unrest across the country persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit by Britain’s King Charles III. Demonstrators had demanded that Charles cancel his trip, which was scheduled to start Sunday. The …

Britain’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the key element of a post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland reached between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the European Union last month. Members of parliament voted by 515 to 29 in favor of the so-called “Stormont brake,” aimed at offering …

A report has found that London’s Metropolitan Police Service, the biggest police force in Britain, is riddled with deep-seated racism and misogyny. The review, published Tuesday, noted that London police have lost the confidence of the public, stressing that it must “change itself” or risk being broken up. “It is …

Four out of ten of the public hospitals in Britain are using outdated medical equipment such as X-ray machines, CT scanners and radiotherapy treatment devices, Britain’s Liberal Democrat lawmakers have reported, citing a new research. The public health service in Britain is using hundreds of old X-ray machines, CT scanners …

In yet another hostile move against Iran, Britain has imposed sanctions on more senior officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including those who it claimed were responsible for managing the elite force’s financial investments. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Monday that it has …

Households will get poorer and pay more tax over the coming years, a think tank projects Real wages in the UK will not return to their 2008 level until 2026 despite an easing of inflation, the Resolution Foundation, an independent think tank, reported this week in its analysis of the …

The UK prime minister says the modernization of the country’s “nuclear enterprise” will follow a new defense spending hike The UK government has earmarked an additional £5 billion ($6 billion) for bolstering the country’s military capabilities, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement published on Monday. Britain’s nuclear deterrent …

The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not resign after the broadcaster’s sports coverage was thrown into chaos following ex-England soccer captain Gary Lineker’s removal from ‘Match of the Day’ program. In an interview with BBC News, when asked if he should resign over the crisis, Davie replied, “Absolutely not.” …

Despite the cold winter day, a huge turnout by thousands of NHS workers and their supporters calling for action in a dispute about inflation-matching pay … but really so much more than just that. There are concerns about public safety when there are fewer health workers available on strike days …

Former England soccer captain Gary Lineker has been taken off the air by the BBC after criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy in a Twitter post, comparing lawmakers’ language about migrants to that used in Nazi Germany. “Lineker will not present ’Match of the Day’ until we’ve got an agreed and clear …

Britain’s King Charles named his younger brother Prince Edward as the new Duke of Edinburgh on Friday, handing him the title last held by their father Prince Philip, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Edward, 59 on Friday, becomes the latest member of the royal family to be granted a …

Argentina has notified the United Kingdom that it has unilaterally ended a 2016 pact regarding the disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, a move British officials described as “disappointing.” During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in New Delhi, India, Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero formally notified his …

King Charles III will make his state first state visits as UK monarch when he travels to France and Germany later this month, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. The choice of the two European nations and close allies is widely seen as an attempt to build post-Brexit bridges and an acknowledgment …

The British police have recorded dozens of such offenses since the start of the Ukraine conflict, according to the outlet’s investigation Russians in the UK have been subject to an increasing number of hate crimes, including violent assaults, abuse, and vandalism, a Sky News investigation released on Friday found. In …