Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting that he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history. Sunak, the 42-year-old former finance minister, could be named leader as...
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The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) on Monday, September 19, royal officials said on Saturday. Buckingham Palace also confirmed that the queen, who died on Thursday aged 96, will then be taken to St George’s...
Britain’s King Charles III has delivered a historic televised address to the nation, paying a poignant and moving tribute to his “darling Mama” the Queen in his first public broadcast as monarch. Charles said of his “beloved mother” the late Elizabeth II: “We owe her the most heartfelt debt...
Britain’s Conservative party Monday announced Liz Truss as its new leader to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson and confront Britain’s deepest economic crisis in decades. The foreign secretary comfortably beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by about 57 to 43 percent after a gruelling summer-long contest decided...
High temperatures have brought severe disruption to rail services throughout Britain as the country wilts under a heatwave. Dozens of trains were cancelled or delayed across England on Wednesday morning because of problems caused by the extreme heat. Temperatures hit 40C on Tuesday, the hottest on record in the...
Britain awoke on Tuesday after experiencing its warmest night on record, with temperatures remaining in the mid-20s, and with more potentially record-breaking temperatures in the forecast. A high of 40 degrees was predicted for Tuesday, a trend that was not only causing Britons to sweat but resulting in growing...
Hundreds of German police have carried out multiple raids early on Tuesday as part of an international operation targeting people-smuggling gangs. Police in the city of Osnabrück in north-western Germany said the raids focused on the area around the city, as well as Bremen and Stuttgart. Police in Britain,...
The Federal Government says the British authority has taken care of its looted artefacts for so long and it is time for the cultural and historical works of art to return home. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in London during a working visit...
A woman has been found dead at the scene of a house destroyed by a gas explosion in Birmingham in central England, the fire service confirmed on Monday. Emergency services have been at the site in Dulwich Road, Kingstanding, through the night following the blast, which happened shortly before...
Top boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed on personal terms ahead of their heavyweight title rematch to take place on August 20 in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian defeated Joshua by unanimous decision back in September, and the two have been in talks over a rematch ever since...
Graduates from the top 50 non-British universities can apply to come to Britain as part of a new visa scheme, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Monday. The most recent list of eligible universities from 2021, published online by the government, comprises 20 U.S. institutions, plus universities from Canada,...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert that more cases of the monkeypox virus could be reported in Britain. The WHO said in a statement that an investigation is underway by British health officials to detect the cause of the outbreak which has hit mainly London, now...
Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has handed over the affairs of the club to trustees of Chelsea’s charitable Foundation. This comes amid UK sanctions against Russian entities after the invasion of Ukraine. Mr Abramovich is a Russian oligarch, one of the groups targeted by western sanctions. There had been...
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, heralding the start of her Platinum Jubilee year despite her retreat from public view. But the landmark date this weekend will see little fanfare, as the 95-year-old monarch traditionally spends the anniversary of the...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has paid tribute to the late Prince Philip during her first Christmas television broadcast since the death of her husband of 73 years. The 95-year-old monarch has said that although Christmas was “a time of great happiness and good cheer for many,” it “can be hard...
The UK government has removed Nigeria and 10 other countries from its red list. Health Secretary Sajid Javid, announced this on Tuesday while addressing Members of Parliament. According to him, the red list is “now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad”. “So I can announce...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has fixed Feb. 14, 2022 for the commencement of trial of a British national, James Nolan, over allegations bordering on money laundering. Justice Donatus Okorowo fixed the date in view of the valedictory court session held on Monday in honour of the former...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said at least one person infected with Omicron had died, as the country began an ambitious booster programme against the variant. “Sadly, at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron,” Johnson, who on Sunday warned of a “tidal...
Fireworks filled the sky over Barbados on Tuesday as the Caribbean island nation declared itself the world’s newest republic, lowering Queen Elizabeth’s flag as it severed colonial-era ties to the British throne to the sound of jubilant gun salutes. “Republic Barbados has set sail on her maiden voyage,” Dame...