LONDON, March 24 — Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain’s government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fuelling fears of a pandemic.

LONDON, Jan 7 — Creating and sharing sexually explicit “deepfakes” will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said today, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.

LONDON, Nov 28 — British lawmakers must decide tomorrow whether to support assisted dying in an emotional vote that has split Parliament and the country.

LONDON, Sept 3 — Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there is a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, Foreign Minister David Lammy said on Monday.

LONDON, July 10 — The fossil remains of a plant-eating dinosaur estimated to have roamed the earth some 125 million years ago have been discovered on England’s Isle of Wight, with scientists believing it to be the most complete new specimen found in Britain in a century.

LONDON, July 5 — On a night of sweeping change across British politics, one thing at the heart of the government remained the same this morning: Larry the Downing Street cat.

LONDON, July 5 — Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next Prime Minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election today, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government.

LONDON, May 21 — Britain said today some victims of a contaminated blood scandal would receive interim payments of £210,000 (RM1.2 million) each before a scheme to pay “comprehensive compensation” is up and running, ideally by year-end.

LONDON, April 12 — Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp.

LONDON, March 15 — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that he would not hold a general election in early May, in the strongest indication yet that the national vote would take place later this year.

LONDON, Nov 28 —The first trans-atlantic flight by an airliner using pure sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) will depart from London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday.

LONDON, Oct 13 — Up to 1.5 million UK properties face an increased risk of flooding by 2080 because of rising seas triggered by melting Arctic sea ice, MPs have found.

LONDON, Sept 7 () -- The average UK house price fell by 4.6 per cent in August, marking the biggest year-on-year decrease since 2009, according to mortgage provider Halifax, reported German news agency (dpa).

LONDON, June 16 — The successor to Boris Johnson's seat in Britain's parliament will be chosen in a by-election vote on July 20, the local council said on Thursday, after the former prime minister quit over an investigation into his conduct.

LONDON, Jan 31 — Britain's economy will slam into reverse this year as the cost-of-living crisis hits households hard and will see the worst performance of all the advanced nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

LONDON, Jan 21 — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been issued with a fixed penalty notice by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car, reported German Press Agency (dpa).

LONDON, Oct 26  — Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday announced his new Cabinet, with the unity of his increasingly fractured party his top concern, reported Anadolu.

LONDON, Sept 27 – Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monarch's cypher will also appear on government buildings and red mail pillar boxes, manufacturers and Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.

LONDON, Sept 10 — Britain's King Charles III on Friday pledged "lifelong service" in his first address to the nation and the Commonwealth after assuming the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday.

ANKARA, Sept 9 — Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son Charles became Britain’s new king on Thursday after her death, Anadolu Agency reported.