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2 remaining Britons killed in Egypt boat blaze are named
The two remaining Britons who died in a boat fire in Egypt have been named, Sky News reported.
Stephen Hill and Paul Darling were killed along with fellow Briton Christina Quinn when their vessel, the Hurricane, burst into flames…
UK police seek motive for Nottingham murders
British police were questioning a man on suspicion of murder on Wednesday as they sought the motive for a stabbing and van attack in the central English city of Nottingham which left three people dead and another in critical condition.…
US considering granting asylum to Afghan war hero threatened with deportation by UK
The US is formally reviewing whether to grant asylum to an Afghan pilot whom the UK is threatening to deport to Rwanda, The Independent reported.
The former air force lieutenant, whose identity has been withheld because of security…
Brits killed in Egypt boat blaze were below deck: tour company
Three holidaymakers from the UK killed during a fire onboard an Egyptian diving boat in the Red Sea on Sunday morning died below deck, the tour operator in charge of the vessel has said.
The three British divers, who were on a week-long…
London court orders UK-registered firm to pay nearly $1m to Beirut blast victims
A London court has ordered a British-registered company to pay more than 800,000 pounds ($1 million) in damages to victims of the 2020 blast at Beirut’s port, a lawyers group in Lebanon said on Monday, in the first such verdict over the…
UK MPs find ‘little evidence’ Albanians should claim asylum
A committee of UK MPs has said there is “little evidence” Albanians face risk of persecution in their homeland, raising doubts about the future of many who have claimed asylum in Britain.
Last year, 12,301 Albanians arrived in the UK…
Scottish ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon claims innocence after arrest
Scotland’s former leader Nicola Sturgeon insisted on Sunday that she had done nothing wrong after police arrested her as part of an investigation into the finances of the country’s ruling party.
Detectives quizzed the former leader for…
Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through British ruling party
Old rifts resurfaced in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s abrupt resignation from Parliament, while the opposition Labour Party sensed opportunity ahead of a general election…
Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia’s ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on challenges their economies face with artificial…
UK unveils new sanctions targeting Russia’s ally Belarus
Britain announced Thursday new sanctions against Belarus, its latest punishment for the eastern European country’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and suppression of anti-government activists.
London said the new curbs would hit…