Britain

Queen Elizabeth II dies; Prince Charles ascends the throne as King Charles III

by Stuart GRAHAM with Phil HAZLEWOOD in London Agence France Presse Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history…

World briefly unites to mourn ‘Elizabeth the Steadfast’

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Leaders from every corner of the globe briefly united Thursday in homage to Queen Elizabeth II,…

New UK PM Truss promises to ride out economic storm with new-look top team

by Phil HAZLEWOOD with Stuart GRAHAM at Balmoral Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Liz Truss on Tuesday unveiled…

Outgoing UK PM Johnson promises full backing for Truss

  by Phil HAZLEWOOD Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised unswerving support for…

Incoming UK prime minister Truss faces a country in crisis

London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Anna MALPAS The UK's new prime minister, Liz Truss, takes power following a "summer of…

Liz Truss named as UK’s third woman prime minister

  London, United Kingdom (AFP) UPDATES throughout with result, quotes by Anna MALPAS / Jitendra JOSHI Britain's Conservative party Monday…

Rapper stabbed to death as London’s Notting Hill Carnival returns

London, United Kingdom (AFP) London's Notting Hill Carnival was marred by the murder of a young rapper and hundreds of…

UK nearly doubles energy price cap in cost-of-living crisis

by Roland JACKSON / Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike…

Famed Winston Churchill photograph stolen from Canada hotel

Ottawa, Canada (AFP) The heist of a famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill has gripped Canada's capital since it…

Heatwave triggers ‘false autumn’ in UK

  London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Phil HAZLEWOOD Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth…

Channel migrant crossings hit new 24-hour record: UK govt

London, United Kingdom | AFP | The number of people crossing the Channel to the UK from northern France in…

Strikes bring London transport system to near halt

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Public transport workers in London held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions, cutting…

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