UK central bank intervenes in market to halt economic crisis

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England took emergency action Wednesday to stabilize U.K. financial markets and head off a crisis in the broader economy after the government spooked investors with a program of unfunded tax cuts, sending the pound … Read More

Chinese delegation banned from the Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall, reports say

A delegation of Chinese officials have reportedly been barred from visiting the historic hall at UK Parliament where Queen Elizabeth II is lying in state. The Chinese ambassador to the UK has been banned from Parliament for a year after Beijing sanctioned seven … Read More

Queen Elizabeth II is dead at 96, bringing her unprecedented 70-year reign to a close

Queen Elizabeth II has died. She was 96 years old. In a statement sent to Insider, Buckingham Palace said the Queen “died peacefully at Balmoral” on Thursday afternoon. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening … Read More

Man Arrested for Facebook Post That ‘Caused Anxiety’

In the past two years, social media platforms, mainstream media and government agencies have practiced a variety of different forms of censorship. However, as you’ll see in this video, at the end of July 2022, the British police took censorship … Read More

Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision in Scotland due to ‘concern for her health’

THE Queen’s health concerns have reignited after Prince Charles is reportedly visiting his mother daily. Sept. 8 (UPI) — Britain’s royal family said that Queen Elizabeth II was under medical supervision at her Balmoral castle in Scotland on Thursday because … Read More

Liz Truss Appointed U.K. Prime Minister

Former foreign secretary takes over from Boris Johnson, inheriting a country on cusp of crisis LONDON—Liz Truss became Britain’s third prime minister in just over three years on Tuesday, appointed by Queen Elizabeth II and entering Downing Street amid a … Read More

COVID surge: 1 in 19 in England had virus last week – up from 1 in 25 – as UK infections leap by 800,000

Total infections are at levels last seen in mid-April as one in 19 people in London also test positive in a week COVID-19 infections in the UK have jumped by nearly 800,000 in a week, with some parts of the … Read More

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules … Read More

Boris Johnson clings on to power after dramatic day and Michael Gove sacking

Boris Johnson was clinging on to power last night, after a dramatic day which saw dozens of Tory MPs resign from Government posts and several of his own Cabinet Ministers tell him to resign. But rather than heeding calls to … Read More

British troops must prepare ‘to fight in Europe once again’ says new Army chief

Britain must have a military capable of fighting in Europe and defeating Russia, the new head of the Army has said. General Sir Patrick Sanders, who took over on Monday from General Sir Mark Carleton Smith as the professional head … Read More

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