New UK PM vows to ride out economic storm with new-look top team LONDON: Liz Truss on Tuesday unveiled her new top team as she formally took over from Boris Johnson as UK prime... Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
World UK slams European court ruling on Rwanda as ‘politically motivated’ LONDON: Britain’s interior minister Priti Patel suggested in an interview published on Saturday that a European... Published 18 Jun, 2022 03:08pm
World UK court formally issues order to extradite Assange to US LONDON: A UK court on Wednesday issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United... Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am
World West asks for Russia to be suspended from Interpol LONDON: Several Western countries, including the UK and the United States, have called on Interpol to suspend Russia... Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:06am
World UK could revoke existing 'golden visas', minister says LONDON: Britain could revoke so-called "golden visas" already issued to people living in the country, its security... Published 18 Feb, 2022 02:47pm
World France's Macron is wrong on illegal migration to Britain LONDON: French President Emmanuel Macron is wrong to say Britain's immigration policy is encouraging migrants to ... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:05pm
Print UK moves to ban Hamas OCCUPIED JERUS-ALEM/LONDON: Britain’s interior minister Priti Patel on Friday said she had banned the Palestinian... Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:49am
World UK announces harsher sentences for Channel migrants LONDON: Britain has announced it will seek harsher sentences for migrants caught entering the country without... Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am
World UK govt apologises for failing rape victims LONDON: The British government on Friday apologised for failing rape victims, acknowledging that swingeing cuts to... Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am
World Britain to accelerate relocation for Afghan staff LONDON: Britain on Monday announced plans to accelerate its relocation of Afghan staff who worked with the military... Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am
World UK to unveil plans for 'digital border' LONDON: Britain is to announce plans for a "fully digital border" including the introduction of US-style electronic... Updated 24 May, 2021 08:30am
World UK to unveil plans for 'digital border' "Our new approach will make it easier to identify potential threats before they reach the border," she added. Published 23 May, 2021 05:25pm
World UK approves extradition of Indian celebrity jeweller LONDON: Britain’s interior ministry said Friday it had approved the extradition of fugitive Indian jeweller Nirav... Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am
World UK announces biggest asylum overhaul ‘in decades’ LONDON: The British government on Wednesday launched plans for what it called the biggest overhaul of asylum rules ... Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am
World UK to announce biggest asylum overhaul 'in decades' Roughly 8,500 people arrived in Britain having made the perilous crossing of the Channel in small boats last year. Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:23pm
World Britain lowers terrorism threat level to ‘substantial’ LONDON: Britain has downgraded its terrorism threat level from “severe” to “substantial”, interior minister... Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am
World Britain lowers terrorism threat level to 'substantial' The decision was made by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) on Thursday last week, she added. Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:10pm
World Daily virus deaths hit new record PARIS: Daily global deaths from Covid-19 topped 18,000 for the first time in the latest reminder of its deadly ... Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am
World Barnier says Brexit talks progress but UK less optimistic An EU official, who declined to be named, said disagreements over fisheries were not yet resolved, and many more minor issues still required "polishing". Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:13pm