The Bank of England (‘the Bank’) has announced a package of measures designed to maintain stability in the financial sector while offering new growth opportunities for mid-sized banks and building societies. The Prudential Regulation Authority...
(MENAFN) More than 70 individuals were arrested across the UK on Saturday for allegedly supporting Palestine Action, which was officially designated a terrorist organization that same day. The Metropolitan Police reported that 41 of the arrests...
(MENAFN) British Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced Tuesday that the United Kingdom is ready to escalate sanctions against Israel if a ceasefire in Gaza is not reached within weeks. Appearing before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs...
The UK’s Intelligence and Security Commitment has published its report on Iran, recognising it poses ‘a significant threat to the UK.’ The report published on 10 July details journalists as among potential targets of the Iranian Intelligence...
(MENAFN) A report by legal experts from the German parliament suggests that the recent Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities likely violated international law, according to dpa news agency. Israel defended its initial strike as a...
CANADA, July 9 - From Parks Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2025/07/parks-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-more-than-8-m-to-improve-ecological-connectivity.html Today, the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State for...
The committee has asked a series of questions about the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill and associated proposals in the Green Paper “Pathways to Work." The Committee requests clarification on the following: 1. The extent to...
(MENAFN) Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has formally asked parliament to extend martial law for an additional 90 days. Last year, he cited the state of emergency as justification for remaining in office beyond the official end of his...
(MENAFN) An 83-year-old retired priest was detained early Saturday for violating a newly enforced ban on the Palestine Action activist group, sparking widespread outrage and raising concerns about freedom of expression in the UK. Reverend Sue...
(MENAFN) British lawmakers voted on Wednesday to classify the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, following a contentious debate. The motion, which seeks to amend the Terrorism Act 2000 and ban three...
CSW (11.07.2025) – CSW welcomes the launch of the UK government’s new Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Strategy, announced by Special Envoy David Smith at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on Tuesday 8 July. The strategy...
Alicia Kemp, 25, is accused of riding an e-scooter on a footpath that fatally knocked down 51-year-old engineer Thanh Phan (Picture: TikTok) An English backpacker accused of killing a dad-of-two in an e-scooter crash while riding drunk has...
Image: Maximilian Steyger/ DESNZ Miliband addressed the House of Commons on Monday (14 July), summarising the Met Office’s recent ‘State of the UK Climate’ report to colleagues before Parliament’s upcoming summer recess. The report highlights how...
Photo Nation.Cymru Delyth Jewell, MS The coal tips that litter our mountains in Wales are wounds on our landscapes. They stand as daily reminders of the wrongs suffered by our communities – and Westminster should be paying to clear them. That is...
London, UK – US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will travel to the United Kingdom from September 17-19 for an unprecedented second state visit, as confirmed by Buckingham Palace on Sunday. This visit, at the invitation of King...
Parliament must be recalled in September to allow US President Donald Trump to address MPs and peers, Nigel Farage has told GB News. The President arrives on September 17, a day after MPs leave for their traditional party conference break on...
The Czech Republic has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom on cooperation in nuclear energy, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said yesterday after a meeting with his British counterpart Keir Starmer in London. He said the...
Gary O'DonoghueChief North America Correspondent Reporting fromWashington Rachel HaganBBC News Reporting fromLondon ShareSave Donald Trump has said there is no need to recall MPs to Parliament so he can make a speech during his upcoming UK state...
FTSE 100 hits 9,000 points for the first time everNewsflash: Britain’s blue-chip stock index has risen through the 9,000 point mark to hit a new record high. The FTSE 100 share index hit 9,016.98 points at the start of trading in London, up around...
Thousands being relocated to UK after personal data leak of AfghansThousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850m scheme set up after a personal data leak of Afghans who supported British forces, it can now be...
