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The United Kingdom met office on Wednesday, July 24, 2026, declares a Red weather warning as the country braces for extreme heat that may also lead to transport delay. The warning will be effected from Thursday 21:00 British Standard Time, reports BBC. It covers parts of southern England, as well as the Midlands and south Wales, with people in those ...

US President Donald Trump criticized outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington. “I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by ...

Keir Starmer announced his intention to resign as Britain’s prime minister in a short speech on Monday morning. Apart from the rain which poured down on his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, the scene was reminiscent of that which unfolded just under two years ago when the Conservative prime minister resigned. Starmer’s speech was a short one, delivered minutes after the lectern ...

Keir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead the country, leaving Andy Burnham all but certain to succeed him. In an extraordinary day at Westminster, Starmer announced a timetable for his departure after months of growing discontent among Labour MPs ...

Andy Burnham’s supporters are divided over who should be his chancellor, with a briefing war breaking out between advocates of the former health secretary Wes Streeting and those close to the energy secretary Ed Miliband. Some of those advising the Makerfield MP are urging him to choose Streeting if he becomes prime minister, in a bid to reassure the business ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday after fewer than two years in office in a term characterised by policy U-turns and deep public unpopularity. “Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party,” Starmer said as he choked up ...

Britain’s Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with the job of governing. The threat to Starmer’s position, which has been building for months, increased sharply on Friday when his rival Andy Burnham won a ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke called on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday afternoon. The high commissioner congratulated the foreign minister on his election as President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly for the term 2026–2027, said a press release. Both sides noted with satisfaction the deep historical ...

One person has died and dozens were injured, 11 of them “very seriously”, after two passenger trains collided north of London on Friday, UK emergency services said. The crash occurred late afternoon near Bedford, a town around 56 miles (90 kilometres) north of the UK capital, and involved two London-bound trains on the same track, according to East Midlands Railway ...

Britain’s legal regulator has temporarily suspended Karim Khan from practicing law as the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor faces disciplinary proceedings over allegations of misconduct. The Bar Standards Board (BSB), responsible for regulating barristers in England and Wales, announced on Friday that Karim Khan would remain suspended pending a disciplinary hearing expected within the next four weeks. The move ...