Tag: Britain
Britain’s health minister apologises for failing to declare luxury flats purchase
LONDON: Britain’s health minister, Jeremy Hunt, has apologised after he broke the government’s own anti-money laundering rules by failing to declare his stake in a...
War of words on ex-spy dispute continues between Britain, Russia
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was accused of misleading the public as a war or words over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei...
Almost 80pc of firms operating in Britain pay men more than...
LONDON: Almost eight out of 10 companies and public sector bodies operating in Britain pay men more than women overall, said data published Thursday...
Britain launches inquiry into money laundering with focus on property
British lawmakers launched a new inquiry into money-laundering, sanctions and economic crime on Thursday, with a particular focus on properties bought with so-called “dirty...
EU expresses support for Britain against Russia over Salisbury incident
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England and...
OPCW experts visit Britain to investigate ‘Novichok’ nerve agent
LONDON: International chemical weapons experts were due to arrive in Britain Monday to collect samples of a nerve agent used to poison a former...
Kremlin lashes out at UK’s ‘absolutely irresponsible’ position
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday slammed Britain's raft of punitive measures against Russia over the poisoning of a former double agent as “absolutely irresponsible".
“The...
Chemical attack: Russia to expel UK diplomats in retaliation for Britain’s...
LONDON: Russia will soon expel British diplomats in retaliation for Britain’s decision to kick out 23 Russian envoys over a chemical attack on a former...
Ex-Russian spy who defected to Britain in critical condition after exposure...
LONDON: Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who was convicted by Russia of betraying agents to British intelligence, was critically ill on Monday after exposure...
Ireland, Britain to seek re-establishing Northern Ireland talks
DUBLIN: The Irish and British governments will seek a way to get talks on restoring Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government back on track and neither...
Hundreds of hotel tourists’ bookings being cancelled in Maldives since emergency
MALE: Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in the Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week,...
UK foreign minister Johnson seeks to reverse result of Britain’s on...
LONDON: Foreign minister Boris Johnson will appeal on Wednesday to those who he says are seeking to reverse the result of Britain’s vote to...
Judge to rule on Assange’s bid to escape legal action in...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will hear today whether his legal bid to halt action against him for breaching bail has been successful, in a...
Antisemitism ‘becoming more common in Britain’
LONDON: Anti-Jewish sentiment is generally becoming more commonplace in Britain, a charity that provides security advice to the country’s Jewish communities said on Thursday.
The...
UK minister says Britain could join new EU model in future
LONDON: Britain could take part in a new model of European cooperation after Brexit but is unlikely to rejoin the EU in its current...
Macron says France, Britain to announce new migrant treaty
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a new treaty on how to handle migrants hoping to head...
Britain to launch probe into sexual harassment of women in public...
LONDON: A committee of British lawmakers will launch an inquiry on Monday into the sexual harassment of women and girls in public places such as...
