British MPs have given initial approval to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After an impassioned debate, members of the United Kingdom Parliament approved on Friday the so-called assisted dying bill by a vote of 330 to 275. The vote signals MPs’ approval in principle for the bill and … Read moreUK MPs vote to advance assisted-dying bill
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of Parliament that he will force new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak said the government had booked commercial charter planes and trained staff to take asylum seekers to … Read moreUK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks
Russia has imposed sanctions on 18 British citizens including officials, academics and Russia experts for what Moscow says is an attempt to demonise Russia and fan the war in Ukraine. “We are forced to state that Russophobically charged British representatives do not shy away trying to discredit the constitutional system and socio-political processes in our … Read moreRussia slaps sanctions on British officials, historians and academics
At exactly 11am on a Saturday in mid-November, hundreds of students from Luton Sixth Form College streamed out of their school, gathering outside in a sea of black, white and red keffiyehs and Palestinian flags. They carried banners and placards saying “Bombing kids is not self-defence” and “This is no ‘conflict’ it’s genocide”, referring to … Read moreWalkout over weapons: British school students battle Gaza protest curbs
British police have expressed regret over the arrests of the leader of an anti-monarchist group and five others at the coronation of King Charles, following criticism that the security response was heavy-handed. London’s Met Police said they were sorry that six of those arrested at the event were prevented from protesting during the coronation on … Read moreUK police ‘regret’ coronation day protests amid rights concerns
British pop star Ed Sheeran has expressed joy and relief after a United States jury found he did not plagiarise Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On when he wrote his mega-hit Thinking Out Loud, calling the ruling a win for creative freedom. The English musician hugged his team inside a Manhattan court on Thursday after … Read more‘Very happy’ Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case
Some South Africans are calling for the United Kingdom to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday. The diamond, which weighs 530 carats, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and presented to … Read moreSouth Africans ask UK to return diamond in Charles’ crown jewels
As the United Kingdom prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, more than 5,000km (3,100 miles) away, in the largest country in the British Commonwealth, a celebration will be held to usher in “a new chapter”. Set to coincide with the king officially taking the crown at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the Canadian … Read more‘Another era’: As King Charles III takes crown, Canada shrugs