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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's civil servants have announced a new date for strike action with 100,000 members across England, Scotland and Wales planning to walk out on March 15,...

(Reuters) - Two men were jailed on Tuesday for the knifepoint robbery of British cyclist Mark Cavendish at his family home in November 2021. Romario Henry, 31, from south-east...

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must set out a new strategy to boost military production and overhaul wasteful procurement to better support Ukraine and signal to...

By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will accelerate reforming its underperforming railways, transport minister Mark Harper said on Tuesday, banking on a fresh injection of...

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A former London police officer was jailed on Tuesday for more than 30 years for an "unrestrained campaign of rape and abuse of women" over nearly...

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court is to rule on Wednesday on a challenge to the validity of the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol which governs post-Brexit trade...

(Reuters) - Yorkshire County Cricket Club has admitted liability to four amended charges including a failure to address and take adequate action against racist and discriminatory...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named Grant Shapps energy security minister and Kemi Badenoch business and trade minister on Tuesday, as he created four new...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may announce a mini reshuffle of his Cabinet on Tuesday and is considering breaking up the government's business department...

By Simon Jennings (Reuters) -The Premier League has referred Manchester City to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of finance rules since the club were...

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has made progress in its talks with the UK on the trading arrangements of Northern Ireland but difficulties remain,...

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A wealthy Nigerian politician and his family plotted to bring a street trader from Nigeria to Britain and pay him a few thousand pounds to...

Sharecast - The City watchdog is considering easing rules in an attempt to win the $40bn (£34bn) listing of Cambridge-based technology firm Arm Holdings, it has been...

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Helping to arm Ukraine so it can defend itself against Russia is the swiftest path to achieving peace, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in an...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday, and the two agreed on the importance of the international...

MADRID (Reuters) -Gibraltar on Friday accused Spain of a "gross violation of British sovereignty" after two customs officials entered the British overseas territory during an...

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A man caught carrying a loaded crossbow at late Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home pleaded guilty in a London court on Friday to an offence under...

LONDON (Reuters) - Nurses in Wales and some ambulance workers have called off strikes planned for next week as they review pay offers from the Welsh government, their unions said,...

(Reuters) -UK Athletics want the women's category to be reserved for those who were female at birth to ensure fair competition while transgender athletes can compete in an "open"...

LONDON (Reuters) - Around 1,500 ambulance staff in Wales who were due to go on strike on Monday have suspended those plans after receiving a pay offer from the Welsh government,...

Proactive Investors - Royal Mail (LON:IDSI) postal workers and members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have confirmed their first 24-hour strike of the year to take...

By Richard Martin MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has had all criminal charges against him dropped, police and prosecutors said on...

(Reuters) - Kyle Jamieson has been named in New Zealand's squad for the two-test series against England later this month as the fast bowler makes his return to the side for the...

BELFAST/LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will hold an independent inquiry into whether the deaths of 29 people in the worst attack in decades of violence in Northern...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Jockey Club removed formal dress codes from its 15 racecourses on Thursday in a push to make racegoing more accessible and inclusive. The courses...

By Alistair Smout COLCHESTER, England (Reuters) - In April 2021, Garry Cogan felt a slow, burning pain move steadily higher through his right arm. It was the start of a major...

Sharecast - British Gas has suspended the use of court warrants to force the installation of prepayment meters after evidence that agents working on its behalf ignored...

(Reuters) - Jofra Archer said it is a "surreal" feeling to be back playing cricket again after a lengthy injury lay-off and the England speedster knows he must be patient during...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has not made a "solid decision" not to send its fighter jets to Ukraine but does not think it is the right approach at the moment, Defence Secretary Ben...

(Reuters) -Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan struck superb centuries and Jofra Archer took six wickets as a resurgent England secured a 59-run victory over hosts South Africa in the...

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Australia's foreign and defence ministers will discuss trade and security on a two-day trip to Britain for an annual bilateral summit this...

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Residents of a luxury London block, who are trying to stop visitors peering into their glass-walled apartments from the neighbouring Tate Modern art...

Proactive Investors - The UK financial watchdog faces a "crisis" as staff leave and more are looking at the exit, according to a trade union report. Over half of staff at the...

LONDON (Reuters) - British rocker Ozzy Osbourne said he was "not physically capable" of going on a European and UK tour this spring, as he was too weak for all the necessary...