The government has U-turned on plans to scrap the 45p rate of income tax, the chancellor has confirmed.
Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a massive distraction on what was a strong package".
"We just (...)
Around 48 million birds have been culled across the UK and the EU in the last year as a result of the largest outbreak of avian flu on record.
In the UK, 161 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were detected in poultry and captive (...)
Drax, Britain's biggest power station, generates electricity by burning millions of tons of imported wood pellets.
LONDON — A company that has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers is cutting down (...)
Svante Pääbo has won the Nobel Prize for medicine for "his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution," it has been announced.
The Nobel Committee said Pääbo, a Swedish geneticist, "accomplished something seemingly (...)
Protest rallies were held in cities across the world on Saturday in solidarity with Iranians protesting over the death of a young woman in police custody last month.
Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran's so-called (...)
The Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Vincent Keaveny and Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih discussed the opportunities for increased trade and investment between the two countries in light of the ongoing UK-GCC free trade (...)
King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt later this year, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
The Palace was responding to a story in The Sunday Times, which claimed Prime Minister Liz Truss had (...)
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has admitted she should have "laid the ground better" for her mini-budget, after it sparked days of market turmoil.
The prime minister told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg she had "learned from that", but she was (...)
The British prime minister has appealed to voters to "trust me", defending her government's policies after a disastrous week in which its mini-budget brought market turmoil and widespread condemnation, and the opposition romped to a 30-point lead in (...)
Border checks for British travelers introduced after Brexit have caused Eurostar's peak capacity to drop by 30 percent.
The rail operator is also facing "unique" financial pressures in the aftermath of the pandemic, having been hit hard by travel (...)
The first British coins to feature the image of King Charles have been unveiled by the Royal Mint, with the portrait of the new monarch facing the opposite direction to his late mother Queen Elizabeth in keeping with tradition.
The new image will (...)
Britain's economy grew in the second quarter, contrary to a initial estimate of a small contraction, and the country's current account deficit was smaller than expected, according to revised official data published on Friday, Reuters reported.
The (...)
BBC has announced that it will close BBC Arabic radio after 84 years among other radios due to cost, inflation and licencing fees.
BBC's Arabic radio station will be axed by BBC World Service as part of its plans to scrap linear broadcast content to (...)
Asian shares tumbled Wednesday after a wobbly day ended with mixed results on Wall Street as markets churn over the prospect of a possible recession, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index sank 2.1% to 26,020.56 while the Kospi in (...)
The Bank of England has stepped in to stabilize financial markets after the British government's tax-cutting plans caused economic chaos.
In an emergency intervention, the central bank warned of a "material risk to UK financial stability" if market (...)
The cypher of King Charles III has been revealed, showing an image to be used by government departments and on state documents and post boxes.
It was personally chosen by the King, from a range of designs produced by the College of Arms.
The (...)
Saudi Arabia's celebration of the 92nd National Day in September coincided with a great political and diplomatic victory for the modern Saudi state in terms of the successful mediation of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman that led to the release of a (...)
The pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar as markets react to the UK's biggest tax cuts in 50 years. Sterling fell close to $1.03 early on Monday before regaining some ground to stand at $1.08.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has promised (...)
The pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar as markets react to the UK's biggest tax cuts in 50 years.
In early Asia trade, sterling fell close to $1.03 before regaining some ground to stand at about $1.06 on Monday morning, UK (...)
The British government announced that the ministers and representatives of the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and United Kingdom, hereafter referred to as the Quad, met on 20 September, (...)
The British government announced that the ministers and representatives of Saudi Arabia, UAE, US, and UK (The Quad) met to discuss the situation in Yemen.
In a statement, the Quad reaffirmed its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, (...)
Hundreds of people protested in London this weekend to voice their anger about the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, alongside the Iranian government's violent suppression of continued nationwide demonstrations back home.
Footage circulating online (...)
RIYADH — Mayor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf said that the speed of growth in Riyadh would not have taken place without its infrastructure capable of absorbing the growth and that bears the imprint of Custodian of the Two (...)
The PM's closest aide Mark Fullbrook is not paid directly by the government — but instead gets his salary via a private firm, it has emerged.
Opposition parties have described the arrangement as "shocking" and called for an urgent investigation into (...)
