Passengers flying into Britain faced major delays after landing at airports. London: Passengers flying into Britain faced major delays after landing at airports on Saturday due to a nationwide issue affecting the automated border control gates that scan passports upon arrival. Images posted on social media showed long queues with hundreds of people at London’s […]
Armed police arrested a man after a car crashed into Downing Street. (Representational) London: Armed police arrested one man after a car crashed into the gates of the UK prime minister’s Downing Street office and residence in central London on Thursday, Scotland Yard said. “At around 16:20 (1520 GMT) a car collided with the gates […]
Johnson, 58, was ousted as prime minister last summer. (File) London: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is facing further potential police investigations into the “Partygate” scandal, after a government ministry handed two police forces material about alleged Covid lockdown breaches it emerged Tuesday. London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed it was “assessing” new information it has […]
Britain also promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range attack drones. London: Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to announce a ban on Russian diamonds and imports of metals from Russia including copper, aluminium and nickel in support of Ukraine, his government said in a statement. Britain is also targeting an additional 86 people and companies […]
Prince Harry was briefly in UK for his father King Charles’ Coronation earlier this month. (File) London: Prince Harry should not be allowed to pay for his own police protection while in Britain because wealthy individuals should not be able to buy specially trained officers as private bodyguards, lawyers for the British government told a […]
Britain is the second-largest provider of military assistance to Ukraine after the United States. London, United Kingdom: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Britain on Monday to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who pledged “hundreds” of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to fend off Russia’s invasion. Zelensky’s arrival, confirmed by the UK government, […]
UK is the second largest provider of military assistance to Ukraine. (Representational) London: The UK government on Thursday announced it would send Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, becoming the first country to provide longer-range weapons to Kyiv. “Today I can confirm that the UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine,” said Defence Secretary Ben […]
5 buses will ply a 22.5km route, according to the operator. (Representational) Queensferry, United Kingdom: The UK will roll out its first driverless bus network in Scotland next week with drivers on standby behind the steering wheel, ready to take control should an emergency arise. The service, which aims to carry 10,000 passengers a week […]
There had been no reports of injury, the British Transport Police (BTP) informed. Passengers in the United Kingdom smashed their way out of a tube train in South London following a fire alert on Friday evening, a day before King Charles III’s coronation. According to the BBC, the incident took place at Clapham Common station. […]
