Britain

Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Monday that he voted for a half-point rate cut last week - in defiance of the majority on the Monetary Policy Committee - because of a "quite perilous" trade situation as well...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would end the country's "failed experiment in open borders" with a sweeping set of reforms to significantly drive down net migration. Below is a summary of the main changes: NET MIGRATION...

The leader of a British-based Russian spy ring which prosecutors said carried out surveillance for the Kremlin was sentenced in a London court on Monday to nearly 11 years in jail, as his five team members were jailed for a...

Bank of England monetary policymaker Megan Greene said on Monday that wage and inflation measures were moving in the right direction but remained too high and that she was worried about rising public inflation expectations. "What's a little bit more...

British shoppers overcame their worries about a global trade war and sharply increased their spending in April with Easter and sunny weather boosting sales of food, gardening equipment and clothing, data showed on Tuesday. Sales reported by members of the...

Major British pension funds pledged on Tuesday to invest billions of pounds extra in UK businesses and infrastructure, as the government leans on private investors to help it fund public projects and boost economic growth. Seventeen investment firms said they...

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said nature had been her sanctuary over the last year in which she underwent preventative chemotherapy for cancer. In a video posted on X, which featured footage of her and her husband, heir to the...

British police are investigating an overnight fire at a house belonging to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in north London in which nobody was hurt. "The Prime Minister thanks the emergency services for their work. The incident is subject to a...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday to cut net migration to Britain significantly over the next four years, saying the country risked becoming "an island of strangers" without tougher rules on immigration. Controlling immigration was a key factor in...

British semiconductor company Alphawave IP Group on Monday said the UK takeover panel had extended the deadline for a takeover offer by U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm to May 27. The deadline to make an offer was previously extended to May 12,...