Tag: Britain
JUST IN: Boris Johnson signs deal for Britain to quit EU
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has signed agreement for the nation to leave the European Union next week Friday.
Britain denounces Iran over envoy’s arrest
Britain’s Foreign Office has denounced the arrest of the country’s ambassador in Tehran as a “flagrant violation of international law”.
Sinaga UK’s most prolific rapist bags life sentence
A student from Indonesia, Reynhard Sinaga was identified as Britain’s most prolific rapist on Monday after being convicted of more…
British police arrest five terror suspects in crackdown
The British counter-terror police arrested a total of five men in various parts of England on suspicion of terrorism on…
Britain begins extradition of U.S. diplomat’s wife
British prosecutors on Friday authorised police to charge the wife of a U.S. diplomat, Anne Sacoolas. with causing the death…
Britain snubs deadline to answer EU legal query
London has not responded to a letter sent by the European Commission about its failure to nominate a commissioner in…
Britain’s credit rating slips to negative
Credit ratings agency Moody's on Friday downgraded the outlook for Britain's debt, citing mounting policy challenges amid the Brexit debate.
Shale gas: Britain imposes moratorium on fracking
Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announced on Saturday, saying the industry risked causing too much…
Iran finally releases British-flagged oil tanker
Iranian authorities on Monday announced that Iran's government has freed the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized in…
Britain not blaming Iran for Saudi attacks
Britain said it is not jumping to conclusions yet like America, that Iran was responsible for the drone attacks on…
Boris Johnson, immigrants take over strategic posts in Britain
By Ademola Adegbamigbe Before “Great”- as if by a universal decision- was dropped as a prefix of “Great Britain,” that…
Boris Johnson wins race for British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson has been elected leader of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party after defeating his rival, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Seized ship: Britain rallies Europe for Gulf Force
Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized…
Why Iran seized British tanker Stena Impero
The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was in an accident with a fishing boat before being detained on Friday, Iran’s Fars…
In tit-for-tat Iran seizes British vessel
In what appears to be a revenge action, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had confiscated a British tanker, Stena…
Britain, China in war-of-words over Hong Kong
Protests in Hong Kong escalated into a verbal war between China and Britain on Wednesday as China told Britain to…
Britain set to deport British-born Nigerian Jazz singer
Bunmi Thomas, a jazz singer born in Britain to Nigerian parents is facing deportation after falling foul of controversial Home…
Britain set to hand over Assange WikiLeaks founder to America
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed a U.S. request for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces…
Theresa May: MPs pick successor in first round of voting
The 10 candidates running to replace Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May face the first round of voting today. And…
UN votes to demand Britain start ‘decolonisation’ of Chagos Islands
The UN’s 193 member states voted overwhelmingly to ask Britain to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius…
UK should ‘cool down’, ‘rethink Brexit’ – EU commission
Britain should use the next few months to “cool down and rethink” its decision to leave the European Union, the…
British PM in a tight corner as lawmakers reject No Deal Brexit
Britain is moving towards delaying its 29 March divorce from the European Union after MPs Wednesday opposed Brexit without a…
Ethiopia crash: Britain bans Boeing 737 MAX jets from airspace
Britain has joined four other countries in banning Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspace as a growing number of…
Boeing: UK suspends 737 MAX 8, Germany bans plane from airspace
Britain joined a growing wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft around the world on Tuesday, escalating the global…
Britain targets offshore wind to generate electricity by 2030
Britain plans to generate a third of its electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 and boost the value of…
Britain fines Facebook $645,000 over data protection breaches
Britain’s data protection watchdog says it has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds (645,000 dollars) for “serious breaches of data protection law’’…
Britain briefs Nigeria on IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s movement
British authorities have briefed the Nigerian government about the temporary travel document they are about to issue to Nnamdi Kanu,…
Russia behind host of global cyber attacks – Britain
Britain on Thursday accused Russian military intelligence of directing a host of cyber attacks aimed at undermining Western democracies by…
Britain prepares new proposal on Irish border
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that she is preparing to make a new offer to the European…
Britain tracks corrupt money from Russia, Nigeria, others
Britain is significantly stepping up efforts to tackle the corrupt money funnelled by Russians and other “corrupt elite” from countries…