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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state in northern Europe which includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is governed under a constitutional monarchy and a democratic parliamentary system made up of two houses; an elected House of Commons and an appointed House of Lords. It has a population of more than 62 million and has the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP. It is predominantly a Christian country, although successive waves of migration have contributed to the growth of other faiths. It is a member of the European Union as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, G7, G8, G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization.
Watching two Hong Kong students help win the UK’s long-running University Challenge TV quiz show, Cliff Buddle recalls the challenges of viewing British TV favourites in Hong Kong in the 1990s.
From bees and butterflies to birds and badgers, much of Britain’s wildlife is in disturbing decline resulting from development, climate change, pesticides and pollution. And then there’s the roadkill.
Beijing is probably less interested than UK tabloids in the sexual proclivities of members of parliament and health status of royals.
As some choose to emigrate to Australia, Britain and Canada, Hong Kong must be reminded of its resilience and make its case as a destination to attract and retain talent.
Hong Kong saw its highest ever March temperatures, while the UK awaits the end of winter – but climate change is bringing earlier signs of spring in Britain, causing a sense of renewal and revival.
Decline and fall of social democracy in the UK and Canada has a lot to do with shrinking medical services and worsening outcomes for the people.
- Asylum Aid launched a legal challenge against the UK government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, which PM Rishi Sunak aims to launch within weeks
- Parliament passed a law last month to pave the way for Britain to send asylum seekers who arrive without permission to Rwanda
Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a UK general election.
Archaeologists have reconstructed the features of Shanidar Z, whose skull was discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The music and fashion icon may have reached the peak of her success in the 80s and early 90s, but Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Kelly Rowland and 2 Chainz have all been spotted wearing the band’s T-shirts
Images released by British authorities showed a man being put in a van and another being led out of his house in handcuffs.
South Korea is the latest country to explore the possibility of working with Aukus, after both Japan and New Zealand flagged their interest in recent months.
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party is expected to suffer heavy losses in crunch local elections this week that are likely to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The UK government has said it would pay asylum seekers up to £3,000 (about US$3,745) each to move to Rwanda to help clear the backlog of refugees who have arrived in the country in recent years.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, are accused of felling the 150-year-old sycamore at Hadrian’s Wall and damaging the Unesco site.
A 36-year-old man was subdued with a stun gun and arrested on suspicion of murder in a residential area near Hainault subway station.
A smiling and healthy-looking King Charles returned to public duties on Tuesday for the first time since he was diagnosed in February with cancer, paying a visit to a treatment centre for the disease in London.
British comedian Russell Brand, facing allegations of rape and sexual assault from multiple women, doubled down on his commitment to Christianity over the weekend.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, wife of Prince Edward, made the visit as part of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, Buckingham Palace said.
UK foreign minister David Cameron said Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of “potentially thousands” of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages.
Humza Yousaf quit as head of the pro-independence Scottish National Party after a week of chaos triggered by his scrapping of a coalition agreement with Scotland’s Greens.
Prince William kicked off the craze for velvet slippers – these are the fashion brands with styles in suitably august colours and regal trim that appeal to Hollywood stars and royalty alike
The suspects, members of Reichsbuerger (Citizens of the Reich), allegedly aimed to impose martial law on Germany and install an aristocrat as leader in a plot foiled by police in 2022.
US State Department said law, which imposes jail terms of up to 15 years for same-sex relations, ‘threatens those most at risk in Iraqi society’. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron called law ‘dangerous’.
Harry, who lives in US, will return to UK for 10th anniversary of Invictus Games in May before joining Meghan on a trip to Nigeria, spokesperson said. Invictus Games is a sporting event for soldiers wounded in action.
A drubbing in mayoral and council elections on May 2 could persuade Sunak that an earlier polling day is a better solution.
Isaac McHale, the chef behind two-Michelin-star The Clove Club in London, was in Hong Kong recently, and spoke about why he loves the city, and the painstaking process behind his signature sardine dish.
The British monarch, 75, is making good progress after treatment and a period of rest, Buckingham Palace says.
Court documents allege that suspect Dylan Earl was connected to the proscribed terrorist group the Wagner Group, the domestic Press Association news agency reported.
Patricia Flor says the summons is ‘quite telling’ and Germany does not tolerate spying from any country.
Treasury chief Christopher Hui seeks to clear up confusion over whether residents on UK citizenship pathway can withdraw pensions at meeting with visiting British minister.
Three men, two Sudanese nationals aged 22 and 19, and a South Sudan national aged 22, were detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally.
Footage posted by social media users showed a saddled white horse seemingly covered in blood running through the street alongside another, black one.
The photo’s release comes after a furore last month surrounding a Mother’s Day photograph of Kate and her three children that leading news agencies, withdrew because it had been digitally altered.
