All news on the topic: Britain

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UK preparing to accept 300,000 migrants annually despite strict limits
Britain will continue accepting nearly 300,000 people a year despite major crackdowns on immigration, a government adviser has said.
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“Falling asleep at the wheel”: UK soft power institutions at risk due to funding cuts
Ministers have been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over threats to the UK’s soft power around the world, as some of their own advisers warned a funding crisis is undermining key institutions promoting British influence.
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France prepares to intercept migrant boats — UK expected to pay more
The French government is preparing for legal challenges to new tactics, which include additional police, boats, and drones.
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HMRC lost £47 million in massive phishing attack — over 100,000 accounts compromised
Organised criminals stole 47 million pounds ($63.76 million) from Britain’s tax office last year by using phishing tactics to access more than 100,000 customer accounts and falsely claim payments from the government.
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‘Predator from the deep’: UK launches construction of 12 top-secret SSN-AUKUS submarines
The UK waters will soon be patrolled by 12 new ‘apex predator’ attack submarines.
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‘The front is here’: UK government begins preparing country for potential conflict
Launching the Strategic Defence Review in Glasgow, the Prime Minister said it was a ‘moment of danger and threat for our country’
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“Like cattle”: hundreds of British tourists stuck in queues at Tenerife airport
Hundreds of British holidaymakers were trapped in ’inhuman’ queues at a Spanish airport at the beginning of the school vacation.
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“Keyboard is the new weapon”: Britain prepares cyber response to Kremlin after thousands of attacks
The UK military is enhancing its offensive capabilities to carry out cyber attacks against hostile nations such as Russia.
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Ukraine given green light to strike Russia: UK, France, US, and Germany lift range restrictions
Four of Ukraine’s allies have reportedly lifted range restrictions on the lethal weapons provided to the country, marking a significant victory against the Kremlin.
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“Betrayal of Chagossian rights”: woman succeeds in blocking historic UK-Mauritius agreement
The order, issued at 2:25 AM, specifies that the government may not take "any conclusive or legally binding action to finalize its negotiations regarding the potential transfer of the British Indian Ocean Territory."
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Starmer strikes deal with EU: Britons to get cheaper food, youth get visas, and fishermen get angry
The British prime minister states that ‘Britain is back on the world stage’ but encounters criticism from right-wing Brexit supporters.
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Telegram, disinformation, and sabotage: Jonathan Hall on the new strategy of subversion from within
Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of state threat legislation, is expected to report this week on the application of counter-terrorism laws against state interference.
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UK considers building “supermax” prisons as jails struggle with wave of violence
Britain could see the introduction of US-style "supermax" prisons as a response to a wave of violent episodes among inmates, the prisons minister has announced.
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Armenian “gambling kings” Vahe and Vigen Badalyan shield Vbet from EU sanctions via Malta, Cyprus, and Curaçao
When Armenian entrepreneurs Vahé and Vigen Badalyan are asked about the reason for acquiring Maltese passports, they respond evasively, mentioning that it is convenient since it allows for visa-free world travel.
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One of UK’s youngest MPs quits Labour after racism accusations over taxi camera proposal
One of the youngest councillors in Britain has alleged that she was forced out of the party due to her advocacy for installing CCTV in minicabs.
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End of silence: British nuclear submarines will become visible to the enemy, says U.S. general
Britain’s nuclear subs ‘will be detectable within years’ by hostile states, a US general has warned - as it emerges the UK is updating its Cold War plans in preparation for attack
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UK secretly preparing for direct military attack by Russia
The UK begins secret preparations for potential war with Russia
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Major terror attack in the UK was just hours away — police foiled the plot in time
Counter-terror officers and Special Forces conducted raids on two suspected Iranian cells in a ’highly significant’ operation to address the increasing activity by the hostile state in the UK
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British factories cut production and staff due to Trump tariffs and declining export demand
A decline in output and new orders in April, combined with increasing uncertainty, is leading to layoffs, a survey finds.
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Three men were sentenced to 99 years in prison for attempting to murder a former MMA fighter and participant in the UK’s largest robbery
Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for plotting to kill a former cage fighter who was convicted of Britain’s largest ever cash robbery.
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Scientists have discovered that giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain
Discovery could provide valuable clues as to how the climate crisis might affect Antarctica, says study
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Former MI6 boss: UK must prepare public for security roles amid Putin fears
As worries about Russia increase, the former head of MI6 has proposed that Britain should implement a new form of conscription for its citizens in response to suspicious Russian activities.
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Britain trapped in a "grey war": Russia hunting Trident and maritime infrastructure
Defense officials suspect that the Trident nuclear fleet is the latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UK.
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‘Beer tax’: UK pubs to lose £180 million due to new levies
’The jobs tax is far more than small beer,’ warns the Shadow Chancellor
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Scotland’s nuclear debate heats up: SNP leaders clash over Trident’s future
The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.