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A British nurse was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the UK hospital where she worked. Lucy Letby, 33, was handed a whole life order by Manchester Crown Court in northern England, meaning she will never be released. Letby refused ...

A view of Lucy Letby, who was on trial at Manchester Crown Court charged with the murder of seven babies, being taken in custody by police, in Chester, Britain, in this screengrab obtained from an undated Handout video obtained by Reuters on August 17, 2023. Cheshire Constabulary/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights A British nurse who described herself as a ...

The British government on Saturday announced a new partnership between law enforcement and social media companies to crack down on online content encouraging migrants to arrive in the UK illegally using small boats. The Conservative government, struggling in the polls a year before the general election, has promised to end dangerous cross-Channel journeys from northern France in small boats but ...

The British government has said that low-skilled workers will not get UK visas after Brexit. They urged employers not to rely on “cheap workers” from Europe but to focus on retaining workers and developing automation technology. The British Home Office has said citizens from the European Union and outside the UK who want to come to the UK will be ...

Greenpeace protesters draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric on Thursday, hanging huge sheets of it from the roof as they stepped up their campaign against his government’s policy on drilling for oil. Four protesters used ladders to get onto the roof of the constituency home in Yorkshire, northern England, where they said they ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed plans to permit new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast, as he pledged to be “pragmatic and proportionate” about achieving net zero in an interview published Saturday. The stance is set to intensify criticism from environmental campaigners, who accuse the British leader of backtracking on green policies to pander to voter unease at their ...

Ben Wallace says he will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job. He told the Sunday Times he would not stand at the next general election, but ruled out leaving “prematurely” and triggering a by-election. Mr Wallace has served as defence secretary under three prime ministers and has played a high-profile ...

Visitors with tickets for Buckingham Palace this summer will see up close some items of history which were used during this year’s coronation. They include the robes worn by the King and Queen at Westminster Abbey and the Throne Chairs they sat in for part of the service. Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public every summer and, from ...

Rishi Sunak has appeared to dismiss comments made by his Defence Secretary Ben Wallace which suggested Ukraine should show “gratitude” for military support given so far. The prime minister said Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had “repeatedly expressed gratitude” for what the UK had provided since the war started in February last year. Mr Sunak was speaking to reporters on the ...

Carrie Johnson has announced she has given birth to her third child with husband Boris Johnson. In an Instagram post with a picture of her holding the newborn, Mrs Johnson wrote: “Welcome to the world Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson born 5th July at 9.15am. “(Can you guess which name my husband chose?!)”. She added: “Am loving every minute of the ...