Sign in Subscribe

Peter HUTCHISON AFP

In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartland

In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartland

Wales -- the cradle of Britain's revered National Health Service and a former industrial powerhouse -- has been a Labour Party stronghold for well over a century. But that is set to end in crunch polls Thursday as impatient Britons abandon their old political loyalties for anti-establishment parties amid

Five takeaways from King Charles III's US visit

Five takeaways from King Charles III's US visit

Britain's King Charles III and wife Queen Camilla wrapped up their diplomatically sensitive state visit to the United States on Thursday. Here are five takeaways from their four days in America. - Opposites attract - Despite being polar opposites in character, Charles and President Donald Trump appeared to share a

UK PM vows to find arsonists of London Jewish sites

UK PM vows to find arsonists of London Jewish sites

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Sunday to bring perpetrators of recent arson attacks on Jewish sites in London to justice as Britain's chief rabbi said "a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation" against Jews was accelerating. The British capital's Metropolitan Police said it

As Iran war strains ties with Trump's US, UK looks to Europe

As Iran war strains ties with Trump's US, UK looks to Europe

Britain's government is set to announce legislation next month to move the country closer to the European Union, as the Iran war sours the UK's so-called special relationship with the United States. President Donald Trump's unpredictability and stream of insults towards America'

'Not Churchill': Trump ups criticism of Starmer over Iran strikes

'Not Churchill': Trump ups criticism of Starmer over Iran strikes

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not initially permitting American warplanes to use UK bases to strike Iran, saying "this is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with". Trump said the historical relationship between the United

UK Labour party fights hard right, leftists in traditional stronghold

UK Labour party fights hard right, leftists in traditional stronghold

Polls closed Thursday in a parliamentary by-election in northern England seen as a key test of the ruling Labour party's ability to fend off growing support for the hard right and leftists, as the country's traditional two-party system splinters. Defeat for the government in