Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are expected to rise by just under 1 percent this year, as the expansion of renewables

British Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday insisted she would not quit as she faced questions from booing MPs at her first Question Time session since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies.

Britain's Suella Braverman quit as interior minister on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she breached government rules but that she had concerns over the direction of Prime Minister Liz Truss's government.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss sought to reassert authority over her fraught party on Wednesday with Conservative enforcers telling lawmakers they had to support her fracking policy as a vote treated as a test of confidence in the government.

Embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss apologised for going “too far too fast” with reforms that triggered economic turmoil, but vowed to remain leader despite a series of humiliating climbdowns.

Britain yesterday summoned China’s Charge d’Affaires to explain an incident in which a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was seen being pulled into the

British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to stabilise her position after an economic crash forced her into humiliating U-turns on tax reforms, putting her future as leader in doubt.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng yesterday, shortly before she is expected to scrap parts of their economic package in

Two environmental protesters were arrested yesterday after throwing tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting at the National Gallery in central London.

Former British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt is the country's new finance minister, the Times reported on Friday, after Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked from the role by Prime Minister Liz Truss.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, the BBC reported on Friday, shortly before she is expected to scrap parts of his economic package in a bid to survive the market and political turmoil gripping the country.

The world’s wildlife populations have declined by more than two-thirds since 1970 as forests have been cleared and oceans polluted, according to an assessment released yesterday.

The coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday, vowing to reflect the monarchy’s historic traditions and its modern role.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid, his wife said yesterday, as she battles his extradition to the United States.

Britain could face planned power cuts to homes and businesses this winter if it is unable to import electricity from Europe and it struggles to attract enough gas imports to fuel its gas-fired power plants, Britain’s National Grid warned on Thursday.

Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday asked her Conservative Party to trust her, pledging to steer Britain through “stormy days” and transform a stagnant economy in a pitch to restore her authority over a party in revolt.

British Labour party MP Rupa Huq has apologised to Kwasi Kwarteng after being suspended from the party for describing him as “superficially” black during a fringe meeting at conference.

Britain's University of Cambridge said on Thursday it had benefited from the proceeds of slavery over its history, and promised to expand scholarships for Black students and fund more research into the murderous trade.

Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest alongside her beloved husband on Monday after a day which saw Britain and the world pay a final farewell to the nation's longest-reigning monarch, in a dazzling show of pomp and ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was lowered into a vault at Windsor Castle yesterday after a day of inimitable pageantry that drew world leaders to her funeral and huge crowds to the streets to say farewell to a revered monarch.