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January 30, 2026 10:39 AM

Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails reset

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Britain against getting into business with Beijing as Prime Minister Keir Starmer lauded the economic benefits of resetting relations with China during a visit there on Friday. As Western leaders reel from Trump's ...

January 21, 2026 10:56 PM

UK sets out $20 billion plan to cut energy bills, heat homes

Britain on Tuesday set out a 15-billion-pound ($20 billion) plan to cut energy bills through home upgrades and other efficiency measures, forming part of its wider decarbonisation efforts. Here are some details: • New homes will be built cheaper ...

January 20, 2026 11:11 PM

UK weighs Australia-style social media ban for children under 16

Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning on Tuesday they risk being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison". Starmer said the government...

November 16, 2025 6:09 PM

Britain to make refugee status temporary under asylum overhaul

Britain said it would make refugee status temporary and the wait for permanent settlement would be quadrupled to 20 years under the country's most sweeping overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times. The Labour government has been hardenin...

November 16, 2025 6:11 PM

Storm Claudia kills three in Portugal, causes flooding in Britain

Violent weather brought on by Storm Claudia killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal, authorities there said on Saturday, while in Britain rescue workers were organising evacuations due to heavy flooding in Wales and England. Portugal and ...

October 10, 2025 9:23 PM

Google faces stricter regulation in UK over search dominance

Google could be forced to change its search operations in the UK after it became the first company subject to new powers from Britain's competition regulator to tackle the dominance of Big Tech. Competition regulators have long had Alphabet-owned Go...

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