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British authorities have asked Thai police to arrest Britons smuggling cannabis back to the UK in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand.

Democrats and Republicans in the UK share their feelings on the seismic events back home – from heartbreak and fear to euphoria

In the hour-long documentary, the presenter will meet workers who have been subject to violence from shoplifters.

Before announcing changes to Britain’s tax system in her first budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves redecorated her own digs. The headline change was swapping a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson – a trailblazing politician known as “Red Ellen”.

Netflix’s popular political drama The Diplomat is back for a second season. It follows US ambassador to Britain Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as she attempts to unravel a conspiracy at the very heart of the British government. In doing so, The Diplomat once again has plenty to say about the…

A whole raft of tired assumptions collapsed today. Britain must be realistic about America now – and our so-called ‘special’ relationship, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

After the congratulatory tweets, videos and diplomatic cables, the hard reality will sink in. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. Clearly, this is a major turning point in the history of that great nation. But the implications are scarcely lesser for Britain, Europe and the…

The need for the UK to rebuild post-Brexit links with the EU is now more important than ever after victory for the ‘dangerous, destructive’ Donald Trump, says Davey

In 2019, David Lammy called Trump a “deluded, dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic” and “no friend of Britain.”

Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’

Environmentalists says the mammals help protect against flooding, but landowners say they damage watercourses and trees