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  Britain warns of suspending Northern Ireland autonomy

  World | June 29, 2017 8:23 IST

  Norther Ireland has time till Thursday to conclude negotiations and form a power-sharing government, but talks have stalled and been delayed, leading many to think that the deadline will not be met.

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  Britain to grant Queen Elizabeth II 78 pc raise, will boost her paycheck to Rs 626 crore

  World | June 28, 2017 13:20 IST

  Payouts from the state are expected to remain at elevated levels for 10 years as Buckingham Palace undergoes an extensive facelift

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  Britain has become a haven for fugitives, says Indian envoy YK Sinha

  World | June 27, 2017 23:09 IST

  “We feel the UK has become a haven for fugitives from justice. The way the UK permits anti-India activity on its soil, in Delhi people are quite perturbed about that," the Indian envoy said.

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  Brexit: PM Theresa May offers hope for European Union citizens, wins guarded praise

  World | June 23, 2017 19:23 IST

  May’s proposals at an EU summit were a carefully timed gesture days after talks began on Britain’s departure. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called them “a good start.”

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  Britain, European Union begin historic Brexit negotiations

  World | June 19, 2017 18:00 IST

  Speaking in Brussels, Brexit Minister David Davis said London wanted a "new, deep and special partnership" in the interest of Britons and all Europeans, Sky News reported.

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  British PM Theresa May apologises to own MPs for ‘election mess’

  World | June 13, 2017 9:14 IST

  “I got us into this mess, and I’m going to get us out,” Theresa May told Conservatives MPs in Westminster.

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  British PM Theresa May's top aides resign after election fiasco

  World | June 10, 2017 19:26 IST

  Joint chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill formed part of May’s small inner circle and were blamed by many Conservatives for the party’s lackluster campaign and unpopular election platform.

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  British PM Theresa May finalises cabinet amid minority govt talks with DUP

  World | June 10, 2017 19:15 IST

  Yesterday, May declared her intention to lead a government with the support of the Northern Ireland MPs of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) -- describing the tie-up as a government of "certainty".

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  British PM Theresa May forms ‘minority’ government, makes no change to top ministerial team

  World | June 09, 2017 23:03 IST

  May got down to the business of government at 10 Downing Street and announced that her core finance, defence and Brexit team will remain in place with her.

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  ‘Wounded’ Theresa May vows to stay as UK PM, says ‘will stick to Brexit timetable’

  World | June 09, 2017 19:24 IST

  With 649 of 650 seats in the House of Commons declared, May’s bruised Conservatives had 318 — short of the 326 they needed for an outright majority and well down from the 330 seats they had before May’s roll of the electoral dice.

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  London terror attack: Pakistani-origin man among two attackers

  World | June 05, 2017 23:53 IST

  Scotland Yard today named two of the three terrorists behind the London attack as Khuram Butt, a British citizen born in Pakistan, and Rachid Redouane.

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  Theresa May calls London attack a 'strike on free world'

  World | June 05, 2017 21:19 IST

  In a video address from her Downing Street office, May pointed out that the victims in Saturday's attack in London's Southwark district -- in which seven people were killed and 48 injured -- included a number of nationalities.

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  UK political parties suspend election campaign after terror attack

  World | June 04, 2017 19:28 IST

  The Opposition Labour party has also indicated that all planned campaign events for today would be called off.

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  12 arrested in connection with London terror attack

  World | June 04, 2017 19:15 IST

  Investigators raided several addresses in Barking, 14 km east of London Bridge where three men were gunned down after driving a white van into pedestrians and then stabbing people in a nearby market on Saturday night.

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  UK polls to go ahead on June 8; PM May condemns Islamist extremism

  World | June 04, 2017 19:39 IST

  The Prime Minister further informed that campaigns will resume on Monday and general election will be held on Thursday.

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  Theresa May invokes post-Brexit trade with India to win votes

  World | June 01, 2017 21:19 IST

  May's reaction has been to shift the focus back to Brexit and away from domestic issues, which have dominated the headlines in recent days.

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  Facebook’s new feature ‘Perspective’ compares and displays views of political parties

  World | June 01, 2017 19:01 IST

  A new feature launched by social media giant Facebook helps users compare the stance of the major political parties. The launch of the feature, named ‘Perspective’, comes ahead of the general election in Britain and gives users a unique insight

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  Suspected Islamist terrorists barred from re-entering UK

  World | May 29, 2017 21:15 IST

  Temporary exclusion orders make it unlawful for the subject to come back without engaging with UK authorities.

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  Security services believe 23,000 terror suspects at large in UK

  World | May 28, 2017 16:31 IST

  The scale of the challenge has emerged in the aftermath of the Manchester suicide bombing that claimed 22 lives and injured 119 others.

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  British spies believe 23,000 terror suspects are at large in UK

  World | May 28, 2017 14:28 IST

  Britain's spies believe there may be as many as 23,000 terror suspects at large across the UK.