Why Brexit's back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal
Britain and the European Union signed a new agreement to solve one of Brexit's thorniest challenges: the trading status of Northern Ireland.
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The U.K. pledges tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles target multiple cities
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also promised to provide artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting Kyiv and a number of other Ukrainian cities.
Britain is seeing a wave of strikes as nurses, postal workers and others walk out
Nurses, postal workers and railway employees are all walking out this month in the U.K.'s largest series of labor actions in more than a decade. It's a major challenge to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
London says no to a big Chinese Embassy, in a blow to Beijing ties
Local officials in London rejected plans for a massive, new Chinese Embassy, a bitter setback for China's government that once promised a "golden age" for its British relations.
Glastonbury organizers say the festival will be Elton John's U.K. farewell show
Glastonbury Festival organizers say Elton John's performance on the 2023 festival's final night on June 25 will be his farewell show in the U.K.
Rishi Sunak takes over as U.K. PM facing enormous economic and political challenges
As his Conservative Party struggles to heal divisive wounds from months of infighting, Sunak must deal with high inflation levels, elevated energy prices and a soaring cost of living.
The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?
With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.
The U.K.'s Liz Truss hangs on by a thread, as party members call for her ouster
After a bruising first six weeks in office, the prime minister replaced her finance chief with former leadership rival Jeremy Hunt. But she still faces a barrage of criticism.
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize
The prestigious award was given to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which the judges hailed as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war."
The U.K. prime minister fires her finance chief and nixes tax cuts to calm markets
In a move to calm financial markets and her own Conservative Party, Prime Minister Liz Truss canceled planned tax cuts for corporations and replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as treasury head with Jeremy Hunt.