All news on the topic: United Kingdom

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Ding dong drama: Video doorbells have UK election campaigners spooked
British political campaigners are being caught out on the doorstep — and fear a new tech trend could usher in an era of abuse and scandal.
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Corruption is on the rise in Britain. Will ousting the Tories make a difference?
Labour is talking a good game on cleaning up Westminster as an election looms — but the U.K. has a long history of opposition parties promising the earth.
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UK achieves 2 percent inflation target
The metric bolsters a beleaguered Conservative party that had made inflation a central issue ahead of the July 4 election.
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Millions urged to register to vote as the deadline approaches
Millions of people not yet registered to vote are being urged to sign up ahead of the deadline later.
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Putin vows revenge against UK for ’direct involvement in Ukraine war’
Vladimir Putin has accused the UK of directly interfering in his war against Ukraine – and vowed revenge.
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In UK enquiries about luxury nuclear bunkers reach record high
Deputy Oliver Dowden spent his Wednesday morning promoting a new website that helps people prepare for a national crisis after government research showed that more than 40 per cent of Brits do not have three days of supplies of non-perishable food and water.
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UK inflation falls by less than expected to 2.3%, reducing chance of June rate cut
Drop in April is smaller than forecast but level is still lowest in almost three years
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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast but warns about national insurance cuts and debt
The Washington-based fund also said the Bank of England should do more press conferences to explain its decisions, and the government should implement road charges to replace lost fuel duty revenue as electric cars become more predominant on UK roads.
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Lammy and Healey visit Ukraine to say Labour would keep up UK’s backing
Shadow foreign and defence ministers go to Kyiv ‘to ensure we take politics out of the UK’s support for Ukraine’
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China poses genuine and increasing cyber risk, UK spy agency head says
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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The family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief possesses extensive property holdings in the United Kingdom
As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Baylar Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.
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UK economy emerges strongly from recession
The 0.6 percent growth was stronger than analysts had expected.
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Brussels accuses Britain of being overly environmentally conscious in Brexit eel dispute
Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way.
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Old landlines will be switched off in 84 new UK areas
The next batch of UK locations that are being moved to the latest broadband technology has been confirmed - full list of areas revealed.
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TSB announces closure of 36 branches and plans to cut hundreds of jobs in full list of closures
Trade union Unite says the decision by the UK high street lender is a "grave mistake" and customers would "undoubtedly suffer a downgrade in service from these job cuts".
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UK expels Russian defence attache over allegations of espionage for the Kremlin
The UK will expel the Russian defence attache for spying for the Kremlin, the Home Secretary has said.
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Russian oil still seeping into UK - the reasons why sanctions are not working
Sky’s economics & data editor explains how Russia’s oil and gas has found its way to new buyers since the invasion of Ukraine, leaving huge question marks over the effectiveness of sanctions to date.
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Alarming map depicts regions of Britain at risk of devastation in a hypothetical Russian nuclear strike
A shocking map has shown the devastating impact a nuclear attack could have across the UK - with millions dead, third-degree burns and cities completely destroyed
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Asylum seekers resort to hiding or fleeing to Ireland to evade UK Rwanda detentions
Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go into hiding
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UK to increase weapons production for Ukraine and Western defense; envoy to oversee ’national priority’, reveals Lord Cameron
The foreign secretary has pledged a new envoy will drive up defence production in the UK on behalf of the prime minister.
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David Cameron commits £3bn a year in aid to Ukraine ‘for as long as necessary’
The foreign secretary called the conflict ‘the challenge of our generation’ after making second trip to Kyiv to meet Zelenskiy
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UK ministers acknowledge detention of asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda
Guardian understands dozens of detentions have taken place across the UK this week, prompting demonstrations
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Brexit border checks to ’add billions’ to consumer bills
Post-Brexit checks will add more than £330m to annual business costs and 0.2% to food inflation over three years, the government admitted.
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Britain’s wealthiest Romani millionaire shares why he won’t return to the UK
Born to a poor Romany Gypsy family in 1970, Alfie Best has amassed a huge fortune of more than £700million and has now moved to the millionaire’s playground of Monaco
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Deported Albanian inmates in UK enjoy plush prisons with amenities
Around 12 murderers, eight rapists and more than 100 guilty of drugs or firearm offences are due to be deported to Albania to serve the remainder of their sentence
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