When Katie Mulligan baked a beetroot cake for her colleagues at a London advertising agency, she was focused on getting the recipe right rather than whether it was acceptable to bring treats into the office.

A Briton on Friday became the first person in decades to plead guilty to treason, after admitting trying to harm Queen Elizabeth II with a loaded crossbow in Windsor Castle in 2021.

Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focussed anger at the government as a cost-of-living crisis brings misery to millions.

British police fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for failing to wear a seat belt while he filmed a social media clip in the back seat of a moving car, a potentially embarrassing blow as he tries to revive his party's fortunes.

British police on Friday fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for failing to wear a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video.

England will ban a wide range of single-use plastic items from October including plates and cutlery in order to limit their "devastating" effect on the environment, the government said today..The new legislation will also cover single-use trays and certain types of polystyrene cups and foo

The UK’s average temperature exceeded 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) last year for the first time since records began -- a once-in-500 years event without man-made climate change.

Britain’s Prince Harry says in his much-awaited memoir that older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over Harry’s American wife Meghan, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Britain's Prince Harry says in his much-awaited memoir that older brother and heir to the throne Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 argument over Harry's American wife Meghan, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Prince Harry sees "no willingness to reconcile" in a palace rift where leaks portray him and his wife Meghan as villains, according to interview extracts released Monday.

Vivienne Westwood died "peacefully and surrounded" by her family her fashion house said on Thursday. She was 81.."The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better," her fashion house said on Instagram.."She led an amazing life. Her innovation and impact over the l

A chef from Glasgow, who claims to have invented the curry dish chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77, a family member told AFP on Wednesday.

Four people were critically injured and four others were hospitalised following a crush at a concert venue in south London, police said today..Police and other emergency services were called to the O2 Academy in Brixton at 21:35 pm (2135 GMT) on Thursday following reports "that a large num

UK nurses today staged an unprecedented one-day strike as a "last resort" in their fight for better wages and working conditions, despite warnings it could put patients at risk.

At least four people died when a small boat apparently packed with migrants capsized in freezing temperatures in the Channel overnight, the UK government said on Wednesday.

The UK yesterday announced new sanctions against senior Russian military commanders, as well as Iranians involved in the production and supplying of drones to target Ukraine.

One person was killed and several others were missing after a “devastating” explosion yesterday flattened a three-storey apartment block in Jersey, authorities said.

Britain, Italy and Japan said yesterday they will jointly develop a future fighter jet in a project that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said would guarantee national

The historic St Edward's Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England for more than 350 years, has been removed from the Tower of London to be modified for the coronation of King Charles III next May, Buckingham Palace said.