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Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front the Union Jack and Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 28, 2022.

UK to impose more sanctions on Russia

Britain has targeted Russian businessmen, politicians, religious leaders and businesses as part of its wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel listens during a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on 14 June, 2022

Once darling of UK right, Patel's future on line in asylum battle

By her own admission, UK home secretary Priti Patel's hard line on immigration would have stopped her own parents coming to Britain but it has made her a darling of the right.

British High Commission in Royal Purple Light

Commonwealth missions in Dhaka shined bright to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The British High Commission, the High Commission of Canada, and the High Commission of India in Dhaka were all covered in dazzling royal purple lights between 6pm and 9pm on Thursday, 2 June, to mark ...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) stands with from left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Prince George of Cambridge, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022

Crowds cheer queen at start of historic jubilee celebrations

Huge crowds on Thursday cheered Queen Elizabeth II for the first of four days of celebrations to mark her historic Platinum Jubilee, in what could be the last major public event of her long reign

Russian army in the Ukraine street

UK says Russia suffers devastating losses among lower-ranked officers

Russia appears to have suffered devastating losses amongst mid- and junior-ranking officers in its conflict with Ukraine

The fresh sanctions include Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya (L) and Alina Kabaeva (R)

UK sanctions Putin circle including ex-wife, alleged girlfriend

Britain on Friday sanctioned 12 members of Russian president Vladimir Putin's "inner circle" including his reputed girlfriend, accusing them of hiding tens of billions of dollars on his behalf.

Economist Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Interview: Abhijit Banerjee ‘Post-pandemic education needs us to be open-minded and to experiment’

"I think maybe the one lesson I would take away from the pandemic is that there is actually scope for doing many things, not using just the conventional education system with school being the ...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions during a press conference to outline the Government's new long-term Covid-19 plan, inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London on 21 February, 2022.

Ukraine crisis UK promises to hit Russia 'very hard' with sanctions

Britain on Tuesday vowed to "hit Russia very hard" with targeted sanctions and promised tougher measures in the event of a full-scale invasion

‘UK wants plural, transparent democracy in Bangladesh’

‘UK wants plural, transparent democracy in Bangladesh’

British high commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Sunday said the next national election in Bangladesh is going to be a "very important moment" for all which will help the country ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tips his hat at at the end of an interview after a visit to Tilbury Docks in Tilbury, Britain 31 January 2022.

Timeline: Lockdown party allegations facing UK PM Johnson

British prime minister Boris Johnson has received an update on the internal inquiry into alleged parties at his Downing Street residence that breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the Cabinet ...

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament`s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain`s prime minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons in London on 28 October, after losing a vote for an Early Parliamentary General Election.

UK's Johnson to urge Putin to 'step back' to avoid bloodshed

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, urging him to step back from escalating tensions over Ukraine, Downing Street said Friday

Nusrat Ghani

UK MP says she was sacked from govt over 'Muslimness'

British minister Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday urged a probe into claims by a fellow Conservative MP that she lost her ministerial role because of her 'Muslimness', piling further pressure on the ...

Boris Johnson

British PM sparks anger, resignation on streets over 'partygate'

The UK government on Friday apologised to Queen Elizabeth II after it was revealed Downing Street staff held two parties the night before the funeral of the Queen's husband

Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson speaks to update the nation on the Covid-19 booster vaccine programme in Downing Street in central London on 12 December, 2021

UK announces booster drive to fight 'tidal wave' of omicron

UK prime minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming "tidal wave" of omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to the end of December

Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid

UK to enforce new Covid rules from Tuesday

Britain's government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new omicron strain of Covid-19 against criticism that it was again falling behind the curve.

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