UK

A senior judge, MPs and a member of the royal family all supported a Church of England bishop who escaped prosecution for sexual abuse 22 years ago, the Old Bailey has heard on Wednesday. Peter […]

Measures announced by David Cameron will see parents of children who play truant having their child benefit docked if they fail to pay fines. The Prime Minister said he was determined to “tackle the harm […]

A new report says a sex abuse victim of the former BBC presenter, Jimmy Savile, has received £15,000 as settlement from the BBC. After writing to Jim’ll fix it, Savile paid for the young fan […]

Edward Snowden told the BBC’s Panorama that UK intelligence agency GCHQ had the power to hack into and take control of a smartphone without their owners knowledge. The former intelligence contractor said that GCHQ could […]

The British Chancellor, George Osborne says that his cuts are for the good of low income families He insists that people on low incomes will suffer if cuts to their tax credits do not go […]

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he is prepared to press the red button (or the ‘nuclear button’) if he needs to do it – directly opposing Labour’s current stance on the nation’s […]

Shoppers in England face a 5p charge to use plastic carrier bags as of Monday as part of a UK government scheme to reduce litter and protect wildlife.  Environmental campaigners have warned that all shops […]

Mass protests took place in Manchester as the Tories got ready to hold their party conference. Police said 60,000 took part in the march close to Manchester Central, where the conference is being held. People […]

Families in a quiet Hertfordshire cul-de-sac were shocked to find a giant sinkhole (20 meters (66ft) across and 10 meters (33ft) deep) had swallowed up a chunk of their neighborhood. Some of the residents were […]

Senior army commanders in Britain have warned that the UK must prepare for a war with Russia, as Russia continue to threaten “nuclear counter measures” over a plan to strengthen U.S. nuclear facilities in Germany.  […]