King says he hopes he survives long enough to see Samoa again.
The King has bade farewell to Samoa, telling his Pacific island hosts he “hopes I survive long enough to come back and see you.” The King, who has paused his…
King Charles heckled by Australian senator shouting ‘you are not my king’
King Charles‘s landmark address to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday was disrupted by a protesting Indigenous senator shouting “you are not my king” and accusing him of “committ genocide against…
Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal.
Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has announced that his cancer is terminal. In an interview with the Sunday Times, he says doctors have told him he has between…
No UK apology over slavery at Commonwealth summit.
The government has said there will not be an apology over Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, when King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer visit the Commonwealth summit in…
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UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in historic move.
Britain has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure the future of a secretive military base in the Pacific Ocean. The government on Thursday said it…
Musk hits back after being shunned from UK summit.
The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has hit back after not being invited to the UK government’s International Investment Summit. He was not invited due to his social media posts…
Keir Starmer’s top aide Sue Gray paid more than the PM.
Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff received a pay rise after the election which means she is now paid more than the prime minister. The BBC has been told that…
UK PM Starmer seeks immigration lessons from Italy’s Meloni.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, in Rome to discuss ways of tackling irregular immigration. Before the meeting on Monday, the United Kingdom’s…
UK declines to speculate on potential sanctions against some individuals in SL over war crimes.
Britain has declined to speculate about future sanctions against individuals in Sri Lanka accused of war crimes claiming it could reduce their impact. It would not be appropriate to speculate…