Britain’s economy is in a tough spot — a fact not lost on new prime minister Rishi Sunak. One question he will have to grapple with is whether more immigration could help. It’s a touchy subject in the Conservative party. Some believe additional immigration would raise growth and improve the outlook for the tattered public […]
Britain could see its first white Christmas in 12 years, with forecasters predicting a sharp tumble in temperatures over the coming weeks.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has too many low-skilled migrant workers and very high numbers of international students, who often brought dependents with them, the country’s new interior minister Suella Braverman said in an interview with The Sun on Sunday newspaper.
The biggest rail strike in Britain for decades will bring most trains to a halt throughout Saturday, with unions combining industrial action for the first time this year.
Workers at two of Britain’s biggest ports are to stage walkouts later this month, as union chiefs intensify their campaign for thousands of members to receive double-digit pay rises.
Britain is importing no energy from Russia for the first time on record after trade between the two countries collapsed after the Kremlin ordered invasion of Ukraine in February.
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to the highest level since records began 15 years ago, while victims of crime are facing long delays for their cases to be heard in court.
RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) -Britain on Friday announced a 2.35 billion pound ($2.78 billion) upgrade, including a new radar and enhanced electronic warfare capability, for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet.
Britain’s first asylum camp – dubbed Guantanamo on Ouse – will get their own GPs and dentists under NHS plans.
Managers and train drivers could join the strikes across the railway, potentially setting up a complete national shutdown by the time of the Commonwealth Games in July.
