Almost three decades after Sean Brown was abducted and murdered in Northern Ireland, the British government is preparing to challenge a decision that could finally bring public scrutiny to the role of
Xi Jinping may command extraordinary authority at home, but in Britain the Chinese president is facing an adversary renowned for delay, complexity and attrition: the UK planning system. Plans for a vast
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Britain and China are moving to revive a “golden era” business dialogue as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares for a planned visit to Beijing next week, three sources familiar with the initiative
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The British government is moving to hold its ground after President Donald Trump voiced renewed opposition to the UK’s plan to transfer control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, reopening a long-running
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Britain’s intelligence chiefs have cautioned ministers that it is unrealistic to expect all security risks to be eliminated from China’s planned mega-embassy in central London, even as the government approved the controversial
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U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticised Britain on Tuesday over its agreement to transfer sovereignty of Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, calling the move an “act of total
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Northern Ireland’s chief constable, Jon Boutcher, has revealed he is reviewing the security classification of a long-suppressed MI5 file from 1973, raising the prospect that one of the most contentious documents of
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A subsidiary of Israel’s largest arms manufacturer has been denied a £2 billion contract to overhaul British Army training, bringing to an end a contentious bidding process marked by allegations of rule
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Britain is accelerating the development of laser weapons designed to protect military installations and key national infrastructure from drone attacks, The Times has learned. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating how
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Britain’s embassy in Caracas refused repeated pleas for help from Venezuela’s ousted president Hugo Chávez during the April 2002 coup that briefly removed him from power, according to newly released documents from
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Rights organisations led by Free Tibet, alongside several allied groups, have intensified their campaign against China’s proposed mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in London, warning that the project poses serious national security
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Britain carried out a covert, systematic effort to destroy or conceal evidence of colonial-era atrocities as its empire moved toward independence in the 1950s, according to historical records and court findings that
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British defence officials have revealed that Russian submarines are being deployed alongside the Moscow-based spy vessel Yantar to monitor and potentially sabotage critical undersea infrastructure near the UK, according to a report
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The United Kingdom recorded its highest-ever arms exports in 2025, with overseas shipments of defense goods reaching £20 billion, according to figures released by the British Ministry of Defence. The total marks
More The United Kingdom is on track to overtake Japan and become the world’s fifth-largest economy by the end of the next decade, according to new long-term forecasts that point to a gradual
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More than half of British businesses say they are struggling to grow sales in Europe as trade frictions worsen, highlighting mounting concerns over the effectiveness of the UK’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. Research
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