Britain

2022 UK’s hottest year on record: provisional Met Office figures

This year is set to be the UK's warmest on record, according to provisional figures released by the Met Office…

Weather extremes becoming ‘new normal’, warns UK’s National Trust

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's National Trust on Wednesday said nature and wildlife at the charity's sites had been…

Jersey blast death toll rises to 10: police

London, United Kingdom (AFP) The death toll in a suspected gas explosion in Jersey has risen to 10 following the…

Harry, Meghan brand UK tabloid apology for column ‘PR stunt’

  London, United Kingdom (AFP) Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Saturday accused The Sun of a "PR stunt" after…

UK ambulance workers ready to join widening strikes

by Helen ROWE / Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK ambulance workers readied to walk out…

UK nurses stage new walkout over pay

London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Joe JACKSON UK nurses on Tuesday staged a second one-day strike amid an increasingly acrimonious…

Terry Hall, singer of ska band The Specials, dies aged 63

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Terry Hall, frontman of British ska band The Specials, has died at the age of…

Four people ‘critical’ after crush at London concert venue

London, United Kingdom (AFP) Four people were critically injured and four others were hospitalised following a crush at a concert…

Alleged Lockerbie bombmaker due in US court

  Washington, United States (AFP) The Libyan accused of making the bomb that destroyed a Pan Am flight over Scotland…

Three boys die after falling into frozen lake in UK: police

London, United Kingdom (AFP) Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died and another boy remains in critical condition…

No survivors in Jersey building blast: rescuers

  Saint Helier, United Kingdom (AFP) by Mathieu CHAMPEAU Rescuers in Jersey on Sunday gave up hope of finding survivors…

Britain stuck on recession path despite growth rebound

London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Ben Perry Britain's economy remains on course for a long-lasting recession on fallout from the…

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