All news on the topic: Britain

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British aristocrat’s death sparks conflict between ’fake marchioness’ girlfriend and estranged son
Brudenell-Bruce has accused his late father’s partner of passing herself off as a marchioness at the Ritz.
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Musk or no Musk, Farage has a plan to capture Britain
The Reform UK leader has broken with Musk over a far-right activist. But it’s his plan to win big that’ll keep Keir Starmer up at night.
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Labour removes video due to offensive Portuguese song lyrics
A badger in a suit walks along a train platform...
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Heavy snow causes travel chaos with airport closures as Britain experiences a -11C freeze
Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon Airport both closed their runways on Sunday morning due to heavy snow, with passengers facing travel delays and cancellations.
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NATO is dissatisfied with the state of the UK’s air defense
NATO members consider the state of the UK’s air defense to be inadequate, with virtually no means of protection against ballistic missiles.
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TV icon tops list of highest-earning British comics with over £27m in 2024 thanks to huge residency
Peter Kay laughed all the way to the bank in 2024 — as the world’s fourth biggest comedy earner.
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Apple faces £1.5bn lawsuit for overcharging British users - how much money you could get back
A seven-week trial is set to begin later this month at the Competition Appeal Tribunal over a £1.5billion lawsuit claiming British iPhone users were overcharged.
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The UK’s richest plumber from £70m fortune quitting Britain over Labour tax raid
Charlie Mullins is the country’s richest plumber but has moved to Spain over fears he could be hit with a nasty inheritance tax bill.
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‘Why should I study Russian?’: Ukraine urges UK to introduce Ukrainian GCSE
About 34,000 Ukrainian children have fled to UK since Russian invasion – yet are unable to study their mother tongue
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Hundreds of theatres and museums face closure as crisis in sectors laid bare
Alarm in sector as four in 10 of Britain’s theatres as well as many regional museums containing local and national archives are on the brink of closure
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Britain’s oldest meat market holds Christmas Eve auction ahead of potential closure after 800 years
London’s oldest meat market has held what could be one of its last Christmas Eve auctions ahead of its potential closure after more than 800 years.
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Ministers urged not to allow Assad’s British wife to return to the UK after reports she is unhappy with life in Moscow
Ministers have been urged not to let the British wife of deposed Syrian despot Bashar Al-Assad come back to the UK amid reports she has become unhappy with life in Russia.
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Britain’s youngest knife murderers have their ’lenient’ sentences increased
The UK’s youngest knife murderers have had their prison sentences increased after senior judges at the Court of Appeal agreed they were ‘unduly lenient’.
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Britain’s most notorious rapist attacked in prison by vigilante group
The UK’s most prolific serial rapist was targeted in an attack by a group of prison vigilantes.
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Chinese ‘spy’ Yang Tengbo denies allegations after being publicly named
An alleged Chinese spy who penetrated the upper echelons of British society has said he ‘would never do anything to harm the interests of the UK’ after his identity was revealed.
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UK announces £50m in emergency aid for vulnerable Syrians
Foreign secretary says Britain is also working diplomatically to secure better governance in Syria after ousting of Assad
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’Chinese spy’ was ’invited’ to Buckingham Palace by Prince Andrew, sparking calls for their identity to be revealed
The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported.
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US to push UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal
US industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmers
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What Syria’s uncertain future could mean for Britain’s security
Events in Syria have moved at lightning pace over the last two weeks.
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NATO warns of the need to ’prepare for war’ and admits ’we’re not ready for what’s coming’
Britain and other members of Nato have been urged to shift to a ‘wartime mindset’ amid the ongoing threats from Russia.
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UK uses DragonFire laser to shoot down aerial drone in a groundbreaking test
An industry team has for the first time destroyed an aerial target using a high-power shot with its DragonFire laser, the British Defence Ministry announced Friday.
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Ex-lawyer spared jail over false Iraq War claims
A former human rights lawyer has been spared jail over false claims of abuse made against British troops fighting in Iraq.
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UK monitoring British jihadists in Syria closely
Any prospect of British jihadists returning from Syria would be "a concern" and the UK is keeping "a very close eye" on the situation, a Home Office minister has said.
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A British minister warns that the British army could be wiped out within six months of a war on the scale of Ukraine
Alistair Carns says a casualty rate similar to Russia’s invasion could lead to the army being ‘expended’ within six to 12 months
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Keir Starmer announces six major pledges for Britain following a landmark speech
Five months to the day since becoming Prime Minister, Keir Starmer delivered a major speech and unveiled his ’Plan for Change’ - a vision for the country over the next five years