The British government announced Sunday that police will gain stronger authority to restrict repeated protests following the arrest of nearly 500 demonstrators at a rally supporting the banned group Palestine Action. The move comes amid growing tension between public safety and free speech as unrest continues over the Israel-Hamas war.
Sir Keir Starmer has officially become the least popular British prime minister since polling records began, according to new data released by Ipsos on the eve of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The poll shows a staggering collapse in public support, as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK takes a commanding lead nationwide.
The British government’s plan to introduce mandatory digital identity documents has triggered an immediate backlash, with more than 1.2 million people signing a petition opposing the proposal within 24 hours of its official rollout.
British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan had their upcoming concert in Tilburg, Netherlands, canceled after frontman Bobby Vylan made inflammatory remarks about slain American activist Charlie Kirk. The cancellation follows a firestorm of criticism over comments made during a performance in Amsterdam, where Vylan appeared to mock Kirk just days after his assassination.
The British Court of Appeal ruled Friday that the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, can continue housing illegal migrants despite not having proper planning approval — sparking outrage among locals and political leaders.
A 65-year-old British man, Howard Phillips, was convicted on Tuesday for attempting to pass sensitive information to individuals he believed were Russian intelligence agents. In reality, the two men were undercover British intelligence officers. Phillips, who reportedly fantasized about being like fictional spy James Bond, had aimed to assist what he thought was a foreign intelligence agency.
A major British government cover‑up has emerged after revelations that nearly 24,000 Afghans were quietly brought to the UK under a secretive resettlement scheme funded by a £7 billion budget.
A British court has convicted three men in connection with a Russian-directed arson attack on a London warehouse used to supply Ukraine. The March 2024 fire, which endangered civilians and destroyed key military aid equipment, is part of a broader campaign of sabotage across Europe reportedly coordinated by Russian intelligence services.
A British-flagged superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech mogul Mike Lynch and six others, has partially resurfaced in a major salvage effort. The 184-foot Bayesian was lifted from the seabed Saturday by TMC Maritime, nearly 10 months after it capsized during a violent storm near Palermo.
The British government’s Prevent program, created to combat terrorism, has come under fire for labeling “cultural nationalism” and concerns over mass migration as signs of right-wing extremist ideology. The latest guidelines warn that viewing Western culture as “under threat” from immigration may indicate potential terrorism—a move critics say targets lawful conservative thought.
