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  New UK PM Andy Burnham To Drop Digital ID Plan To Focus On Living Costs

  Resources devoted to the scheme, deemed a "fiasco" by a cross-party committee of lawmakers, will be redirected to Burnham's priorities, a spokesperson said.

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  Andrew Tate, His Brother Tristan Arrested In US Over Rape, Sex Trafficking Charges In UK

  British prosecutors announced Saturday that they were seeking the Tate brothers' extradition on charges alleging they raped and trafficked women between 2010 and 2017.

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  UK Nationalises British Steel, Takes Control From China's Jingye

  The country's last factory that can make steel from scratch faced imminent closure last year after Jingye said the plant in Scunthorpe, northern England, was no longer financially viable.

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  Andy Burnham To Take Oath As Britain's Prime Minister Next Week

  Burnham brings a more relaxed style of leadership than the rather stern Starmer, and is regarded as one of the Labour Party's best communicators.

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  Andy Burnham: 'King Of The North' To Become Next UK PM

  Andy Burnham's elevation to the top job follows a successful nine-year stint as Greater Manchester mayor, during which Burnham transformed himself from former government minister to a political outsider.

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  Indian Mother, 24, Stabbed To Death At UK Home, Family Calls It 'Hate Crime'

  Kaur's family has alleged that the assailant entered her bedroom and attacked her with a sharp-edged weapon in what they believed was a racist attack.

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  "Fastest Implementation": UK Trade Minister On Trade Deal With India

  Chris Bryant said deal marks quickest turnaround UK has ever managed between signing an agreement and bringing it into effect.

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  UK Plans To Ban Iran's Elite Guards Over Threat To National Security

  The banned groups would also include proxies and volunteers of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, and the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), an Iran-linked group which has claimed attacks on Jewish properties in London.

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  2,700 Killed By Heatwaves Across England Between May And June: Study

  The UK and most of Europe experienced two unprecedented heatwaves in May and June, with monthly records set at 35.1 degrees Celsius and 37.7 degrees Celsius, respectively, in England.

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  'No Longer Part Of Probe': Suspect Arrested In Ex-UK MP Murder Case Released

  Ann Widdecombe, 78, was known for her socially conservative views, first as a junior minister in Conservative prime minister John Major's 1992-1997 government.

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  Ex-UK MP Found Dead At Home With 'Serious Injuries', Murder Suspect Arrested

  Ann Widdecombe, 78, was found dead on Thursday in her Haytor Vale home on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in southwest England after sustaining what police said were "serious injuries."

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  Nigel Farage's Election Gamble Backfires. He Will Now Fight A 'Garbage Can'

  Nigel Farage resigned as the member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea in southeast England on Tuesday amid growing controversy over alleged undeclared financial donations.

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  Pakistan Willing To Take Back Child Rapist 'Daddy' From UK, But Also Wants Munir Critics Deported

  Pakistan has sought the extradition of Akbar, a member of former prime minister Imran Khan's cabinet, and Raja, a Pakistani journalist and ex-military officer, last December over allegations of spreading "fake news" and anti-state propaganda.

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  Prince Harry Loses Battle Against British Tabloids As Judge Rejects Lawsuit

  Attorney David Sherborne said the Daily Mail and its sister publication, Mail on Sunday, used its journalists, freelance reporters and private eyes for "clear, systematic and sustained use of unlawful information gathering" to snoop on his clients.

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  UK Tightens Rules On Overseas Donations Amid Farage Funding Probe

  UK tightens overseas political donation rules to curb foreign interference, as Farage faces a watchdog probe over an undeclared crypto donation.

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  Cannabis And A Corpse: UK Woman Arrested For Stabbing Boyfriend In Thailand

  The police found a washed 50-centimetre machete was kept in a sink. The victim's girlfriend claimed that he had hurt himself; however, police found cuts on her fingertips and inconsistencies in her statement.

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  UK Man Was Assaulted By Attackers. Cops Arrested Him Instead As Accused Fled

  A clip of the footage was shared by Reform UK's Shadow Chancellor and Newark MP Robert Jenrick, who criticised the Birmingham Police in multiple posts.

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  Doorbell Camera Captures Neighbours Saving 87-Year-Old From House Fire

  Doorbell camera footage showed a group of neighbours in pyjamas hammering on the locked front door as flames engulfed the property.

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  Why Roads In UK Melt At 40 Degrees But Survive India's Gruelling Heat

  The difference is not about one country building stronger roads than another. It comes down to the way road materials are selected based on the climate they are expected to handle.

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  UK To Replace Ageing Destroyers With 6 Drone-Deploying Hybrid Warships

  The Royal Navy is restructuring its fleet by replacing traditional Type 45 destroyers with six vessels designed to control uncrewed systems.