UK

UK signs landmark defence pact with Japan in ‘Indo-Pacific tilt’

LONDON: The UK and Japanese prime ministers signed what Downing Street called a "hugely significant"… Read More

UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments

The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing… Read More

Britain to push ahead with digital pound

Getting the design of a digital pound right is a bigger priority than a rapid… Read More

New UK law to blunt strikes to be introduced to parliament

The UK government will introduce legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public… Read More

PM Shehbaz thanks UK for helping Pakistan’s flood victims

GENEVA: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with UK’s Secretary of State for… Read More

UK becoming less attractive for investment

United Kingdom (UK) has become less competitive and less attractive to foreign investors as a… Read More

Biggest UK house price fall recorded since financial crisis

British house prices slid in December, capping the largest quarterly drop since the financial crisis… Read More

No end in sight for strikes in crisis-hit Britain

The worst wave of strike action to grip Britain in decades could persist deep into… Read More

UK to scale back support for business energy costs

Britain's government will set out next week how it intends to scale back subsidies for… Read More

Inflation drives Britain’s record Christmas grocery sales

British grocery sales rose 9.4% to a record 12.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) in the… Read More

Pakistan military officer sues Adil Raja for defamation in UK

LONDON: A senior Pakistan military officer has sued YouTuber and social media activist Adil Raja… Read More

UK rail workers start new year with week-long strike

British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting… Read More

UK announces cash support for low-income households

Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive cost-of-living support from the government of up… Read More

Britain’s renewable power hits new peak

Renewable power sources generated 40% of Britain’s electricity in 2022, up from 35% in 2021,… Read More

UK’s Rishi Sunak criticised over question to homeless man

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced criticism on Saturday for seeming out of touch with… Read More

Travellers warned of delays as UK passport control staff strike

Passengers at British airports were warned of delays after passport control staff walked out on… Read More

Brexit deal termed a ‘nightmare’

More than three quarters of British companies have reported that the trade agreement between the… Read More

UK train workers to walk out on Jan. 5

Drivers at 15 train companies in Britain will strike on Jan. 5 as part of… Read More

UK’s Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful: court

Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Monday,… Read More

Britain’s theatres fear the dark

Britain's theatres are negotiating with energy suppliers, investing in hot water bottles and dusting off… Read More