The UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter of this year, weaker than the 0.2% growth in GDP for the previous three months, new official figures reveal. The 0.2% figure, for April to June, ...

Cyber security officials have confirmed they are aiding an investigation after a minister said the UK government had been hacked. Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant said earlier that investigations were ...

The UK will rejoin the Erasmus study scheme from 2027, six years after announcing it would end its participation as part of a deal to leave the European Union (EU). Britons will be able to spend a ...

Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – is expected to be ...

The new head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service MI6 has warned the nation in her first public speech that the UK is “now operating in a space between peace and war” and “the front line is ...

The UK government is said to be "rapidly developing" plans to prepare for the possible outbreak of war as tensions rise in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The European Union has decided to indefinitely ...

Disappointing UK GDP report shows economy contracted by 0.1% in both September and October Economists are convinced that the Bank of England will respond to the UK’s weak economic performance by ...

The UK is "rapidly developing" plans to prepare the whole country for the possible outbreak of war, the armed forces minister has said. Underlining the role civilians would have to play in a major ...

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COMMEMORATING OUR CLOSE BOND: As President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump conclude their historic Second State Visit to the United Kingdom, the United States reaffirms the enduring ...

After spending most of my life in the US, I moved to the English countryside five years ago. I expected a culture shift, but I didn't realize that even small talk would look different here. I wish I'd ...