Estate of one of Britain’s richest women fined for using three Olympic pools worth of water during drought Charlotte Townshend reportedly has a fortune of nearly £500million The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
UK can ‘cuddle’ EU and US at the same time amid Trump tariff threats, minister says Britain can cuddle Europe and the US at the same time, a minister has said, as Donald Trump’s steel tariffs threaten to spark a global trade war. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Hammersmith bridge fiasco: Pedestrians had to queue for 30 minutes to cross Thames Residents bemoan ‘broken Britain’ as council contractors close walkway at rush hour because of ‘gas leak’ Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
French police arrest six people after migrants' bodies found on northern beach Authorities have arrested six people after the bodies of two migrants were found on a northern France beach following a failed bid to cross the Channel and reach Britain, French prosecutors said Monday. Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2025
BP Pledges Strategic 'Reset' As Profit Tumbles Britain's BP on Tuesday said its annual net profit slumped 97 percent last year, as the struggling oil and gas giant pledged to "fundamentally reset" its strategy. International Business Times · Feb 11, 2025
UK Migration Scandal as £800K Spent on Furniture for Refugees A recent investigation by Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has revealed that more than £6 billion has been spent on asylum and refugee costs in Britain since 2020. The Fashion Central · Feb 11, 2025
'Chaos and cost,' Ford chief slams Donald Trump's trade tariffs as EU threatens retaliation to steel levies Britain is seeking to negotiate a deal with America to avoid new US tariffs Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
Why is Trump imposing tariffs and which countries will be hit hardest? - in charts These graphics explain how the US trade deficit has changed, why Trump may be targeting certain countries with tariffs and what the impact could be The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025
Respect Trump’s mandate and handle disputes ‘directly and privately’, says Mandelson UK ambassador to Washington says Britain has a strong relationship with US and can influence president The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2025
UK must respect Trump’s 'clear mandate for change', says new ambassador to US Mandelson Lord Mandelson said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government can make its views known ‘privately and directly’ Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025
Peter Mandelson admits concern over looming Trump tariffs and urges UK government to share views in private Lord Mandelson said the government can make its views known ‘privately and directly’ The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
The British economy will be profoundly affected by Trump’s trade war THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium may not look relevant to the UK at first glance – but it will lead to mutual impoverishment across the world and a further rise in international tensions The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Starmer urged to spell out plan to fight Trump’s tariff trade war Trump’s tariffs on steel have provoked panic that his administration could soon go after other products The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Inside Home Office deportations as 19,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals removed from UK Social media campaigns warning about the dangers of illegal working in Britain have gone live in Vietnam and Albania, but migrants continue to cross the Channel Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025
International Business Times · Feb 10, 2025 Six Arrested After Migrants' Bodies Found On French Beach Authorities have arrested six people after the bodies of two migrants were found on a northern France beach following a failed bid to cross the Channel and reach Britain, French prosecutors said Monday.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2025 Nigel Farage fumes as young people say they're not proud to be British LESS than half of young people said they were proud to be British while half of them believe the UK is racist according to a new poll - as Nigel…
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced
International Business Times UK · Feb 10, 2025 Jeff Bezos' £8B Fund Cuts Funding to Climate Group As Amazon Secures £670K Military Contract In Britain Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund halted funding for the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), while Amazon secured a consultancy deal with the UK Ministry of Defence to lead a study on advanced space-based communications systems.
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Britain won't scrap 1p and 2p coins, says No10 after Donald Trump bans minting of one cent coins The US president said he had told the Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies
The Conversation · Feb 10, 2025 How rural English women used scrapbooks to commemorate the death of Winston Churchill Sixty years ago, on January 24, Britons gathered around their radios to listen to the sombre BBC announcement that Sir Winston Churchill had died at the age of 90. Others learned about the news at church, as they listened to prayers for the life of the former prime minister, admired…
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration The British government is touting its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K. The “blitz on illegal working” is part of a pledge by the center-left Labour government to reduce immigration
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Minister 'astonished' Albanian criminal wasn't deported partly due to son not liking foreign chicken nuggets Britain’s Border Minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Government was appealing the case
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025 Asil Nadir, Polly Peck tycoon turned fugitive, dies aged 83 Once one of Britain’s richest men and a Tory donor, Nadir was found guilty in the UK of stealing millions from his company to fund a lavish lifestyle
International Business Times UK · Feb 9, 2025 Quick Facts About Gino D'Acampo: Sexual Allegations, Net Worth, Family, And More Celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo is facing serious allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women amid a successful but controversial career.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025 Report shows how Starmer’s Brexit reset can save economic plan but only with EU goodwill A new report has been published revealing that the UK’s economy could be boosted by 2.2 per cent just by more deeply aligning with the EU