Britain

Britain's BBC said its Director-General Tim Davie would stand down on April 2 and would be replaced by Rhodri Talfan Davies, current director of nations, on an interim basis until a permanent leader was appointed. Davie resigned from the broadcaster...

Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to lead the Church of England as Archbishop of Canterbury in a traditional ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London. The vast cathedral was converted into a court of...

Britain said it wanted Google to change its search services to give businesses and consumers more choice, including allowing publishers to "opt out" of their content being used in its AI Overviews or to train standalone AI models. The proposals...

Britain's King Charles hosted the first film premiere at a royal palace on Wednesday when a documentary chronicling his lifetime work of championing nature was shown at his historic Windsor Castle home. Filmed over seven months last year, "Finding Harmony:...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks he hopes will deepen their economic relationship, signalling a breakthrough in ties after years of distrust and acrimony. On the most important day of his...

London's FTSE 100 gained on Tuesday, led by advances in HSBC and other heavyweight banking stocks, ahead of a packed week of corporate earnings and the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision. The bank index rose 2.4% to its highest level...

The British government said on Tuesday it had recruited a team of artificial intelligence specialists to build AI tools to improve transport, public safety and defence, using funding from Meta. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, like many other leaders around the...

Britain plans to overhaul the veterinary market with clearer pricing rules and a new licensing system to hold the sector to account after a surge in charges faced by pet owners in recent years, the government said on Tuesday. Spending...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said he sees "a particular and urgent need" to strengthen the global resilience of market-based finance such as private credit against economic shocks. "The sector is very large and fast-growing. It is disparate in...

Britain will cap ground rents at 250 pounds ($342) a year in an overhaul of its antiquated property system, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, adding it would ease financial strain on millions of households. Starmer's Labour Party promised...