The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced as a result of last week's powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar and the wider region.
Made up of 15 UK aid agencies, (...)
Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Australia's Anthony Albanese are among the world leaders who have come out in criticism of US President Donald Trump, after he announced far-reaching import taxes on products from across the globe.
Meloni called a 20% (...)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that launching a trade war with the United States "cannot be the first response of the United Kingdom," as Washington prepares to confirm a sweeping new package of tariffs.
Speaking during Prime (...)
People who spend extended time using digital devices in bed are more likely to experience insomnia and reduced sleep duration, according to a large Norwegian study of over 45,000 students.
The study, published in Frontiers in Public Health, found (...)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that more than 24,000 individuals with no legal right to remain in the UK have been returned since Labour came to power — the highest figure in eight years.
Speaking at the opening of the (...)
King Charles III briefly returned to hospital on Thursday after experiencing temporary side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said.
The 76-year-old monarch has since returned to Clarence House, where he continues to work (...)
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, "Trumpism will outlast his presidency". But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back?
At 09.00 one (...)
US Vice President JD Vance will join his wife Usha in traveling to Greenland on Friday, a visit that follows Donald Trump's threats to take over the island.
The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to receive a briefing on Arctic security (...)
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.
Prince Harry said he had stepped down alongside co-founder (...)
Millions of tires being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
The majority of the UK's exported waste tires (...)
JEDDAH— Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) announced the resumption of regular flights to and from Heathrow Airport London, starting Saturday morning, March 22, by using aircraft with larger seating capacity.
The Saudi national carrier announced this (...)
London Heathrow Airport declared itself "fully operational" on Saturday after a major power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation shut down the UK's busiest airport for nearly a day.
The disruption stranded over 200,000 (...)
A fire at an electrical substation in London has caused a power outage forcing Heathrow airport to shutter for a full day.
At least 1,350 flights will be be impacted, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar 24 — not including flights that (...)
LONDON — Saudia has announced the suspension of all flights to and from London Heathrow Airport until further notice, following a major power outage caused by a fire at a substation supplying electricity to the airport.
The airline confirmed it is (...)
Heathrow Airport is closing all day Friday because of a large fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it. The airport is experiencing a "significant power outage" because of the fire, a statement from Heathrow said. "To maintain the (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin would breach a peace deal with Ukraine if it is not defended, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after attending a meeting of senior military leaders in London.
The UK prime minister said any agreement to stop the fighting (...)
Former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of mounting a "targeted and baseless" campaign against her.
In a letter to Bangladesh's Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), the MP's lawyers say allegations of corruption are (...)
The UK is hosting a closed meeting on Thursday of senior military officers from the "coalition of the willing" as they draw up plans for a proposed peacekeeping force for Ukraine.
More than 20 countries are thought to be involved.
Prime Minister Sir (...)
A gang has been convicted over the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace.
Thieves smashed their way in and ripped out the functional toilet, hours after a glamorous launch party at the Oxfordshire stately home in (...)
What happens in Berlin on Tuesday will impact the entire future of Europe's defense and its ongoing support for Ukraine.
Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defense spending. This could pave the way for a (...)
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105.
Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.
At 21, he was a fighter pilot in the (...)
A British tourist has been reported missing in Thailand after a boat caught fire off the coast of the island of Koh Tao.
The Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office said 26-year-old Alexandra Clarke from Lambeth, south London, was the only (...)
Almost 42,000 asylum seekers are waiting for an appeal hearing after the Home Office rejected their initial claims, according to analysis of official figures.
The Refugee Council said the number is a five-fold increase in two years and the (...)
The dramatic political developments in Bangladesh that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina being ousted last year have thrown up many surprises — including Dhaka's growing closeness with one-time foe Pakistan.
Last month, after decades of troubled (...)
