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UK: Development of Largest Untapped Oil Field Approved

The UK's Northeast Transition Authority on Wednesday approved Norway-based energy company Equinor to develop the Rosebank oil and gas field, located northwest of the Shetland islands in the North Sea....

World

UK: 5 Bulgarian Nationals Charged With Spying for Russia

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service revealed on Thursday that three men and two women suspected of spying for Russia will face charges of conspiracy to commit espionage....

Crime & Justice

Brexit: Labour Will Seek Re-Write of Deal

Leader of the opposition and the Labour Party in the UK, Sir Keir Starmer, has claimed that his party will seek to negotiate a 'much better' Brexit deal with the European Union if they win the next general election....

Politics

London Police Compensate Women Arrested During 2021 Vigil

According to their lawyers, the London police on Thursday apologized and paid 'substantial damages' to the two women arrested at a vigil in honor of Sarah Everard. Everard was raped and murdered by a serving officer....

Social issues

UK Parliament Adopts Northern Ireland Legacy Bill

On Tuesday, the UK Parliament voted to adopt a bill granting immunity to participants involved in 30 years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles....

Politics

UK: Sunak Raises Concern of PRC Interference

During a meeting on Sunday at the G20 summit in India, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his concern in a sideline meeting regarding alleged PRC Chinese interference in Britain's parliamentary democracy to Premier Li Qiang of China. This comes after two Chinese men were arrested on spy...

Politics

UK: Novo Nordisk Launches Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy

On Monday, pharmaceutical powerhouse Novo Nordisk announced that it will have a "controlled and limited launch" of the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy in the UK. With increased demand being overshadowed by a supply shortage, no date for availability was given.

Health

UK: Hunt for Terror Suspect After Prison Escape

A nationwide hunt is underway in the UK for ex-soldier Daniel Abed Khalife, a terrorism suspect, who escaped from a London prison on Wednesday....

United Kingdom

UK: Schools Close Due to Crumbling Infrastructure

Following years of lockdowns during the pandemic, more than 100 schools and colleges in England were either fully or partially shut down due to crumbling concrete on Thursday.

Politics

UK's BAE Sets up Ukraine Arms Facility

BAE Systems, a British arms maker, said on Thursday it had set up a local entity in Ukraine and signed deals with the government to help Kyiv increase its supply of weapons and equipment.

Military

UK First Nation to Rollout 7-Minute Cancer Jab

On Tuesday, the National Health Service (NHS) announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to offer a jab that treats cancer in seven minutes.

Health

'Technical Issue' Grounds Flights Across UK

At least 500 flights leaving and flying to the UK were grounded following a "technical issue" with air traffic control systems, the National Air Traffic Services said Monday.

United Kingdom

UK: 88 Deaths Linked to Canadian 'Poison Seller'

The UK's National Crime Agency has opened an investigation into potential links between Kenneth Law — a Canadian chef who allegedly sold substances online to assist with suicide — and 88 deaths in the country.

United Kingdom

Doctors Successfully Perform UK's First Womb Transplant

According to a case report published by the BJOG, an international journal of obstetrics and gynecology, on Wednesday, a team of doctors has successfully performed the UK's first womb transplant.

Health

London Mayor Accused of Stifling Dissent Over Emissions Zones

Newly-released emails show the office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan pressuring a scientist to downplay a study released which showed that London's Ultra-Low Emissions Zones program has a negligible effect on pollution.

Social issues

UK Nurse Found Guilty of Murdering Seven Babies

British nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty on Friday of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill another six in the neonatal unit of a hospital she worked at in northwest England.

United Kingdom

British Intelligence: Ukraine Front Lines Remain Largely Static

The latest intelligence briefing from Britain's defense ministry published on Saturday assessed that most of the front line has remained static over the past week, concluding that both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict will struggle to make serious gains going forward.

Ukraine-Russia

Study: ChatGPT Holds 'Systemic' Left-Wing Bias

study by researchers at the UK's University of Anglia has found that ChatGPT contains a "significant and systemic" bias towards left-wing ideology.

Social issues

UK Installs First Roadway AI Camera System

The UK has installed its first artificial intelligence (AI)-based, free-standing camera system and has caught nearly 300 drivers breaking the law within the first 72 hours of its installation.

Social issues

UK Scientists Identify Smoking Addiction Causes, Cures

After analyzing the brain scans of more than 800 smokers, taken at the ages of 14, 19, and 24, scientists at the University of Cambridge say they've discovered differences in the brain from that of their non-smoking peers.

United Kingdom

UK Inflation Drops to 15-Month Low

According to the Office for National Statistics(ONS), annual inflation in the year to July fell to 6.8%, down from 7.9% in June. However, despite falling from a recent peak of 11.1% in October 2022, core inflation — which excludes food and energy prices — remained unchanged from June's rate of 6.9%.

United Kingdom

Suspected Russian Spies Held in Major UK Security Investigation

The BBC has revealed that three Bulgarian nationals have been arrested and charged for possessing identity documents with "improper intention," having been held in custody since February — reportedly on suspicion of being spies for Russia.

World

UK: NHS to Reduce Cancer Wait Time Targets

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is expected to reduce the number of cancer waiting time targets from nine to three, so as to help patients in England with the disease be diagnosed earlier.

Health

UK: Inserts Added to Cigarette Packs to Encourage Quitting

The UK government could soon make it mandatory to insert messages inside cigarette packs to help smokers quit.

Health

US, UK, Canada Sanction Lebanon's Former Central Bank Governor

On Thursday, the US, the UK, and Canada revealed that they would be placing sanctions on Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's central bank, following accusations of corruption.

Politics