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‘Today we're leading the world yet again in becoming the first major economy to pass new laws to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050 while remaining committed to growing the economy,’ Chris Skidmore said. (Photo: Twitter | @CSkidmoreUK)

Britain adopts 2050 net zero emissions target

Energy and Clean Growth Minister Chris Skidmore signed the order enacting the law after it was passed in both houses of parliament.

27 Jun 2019 8:15 PM

Boris Johnson will face Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in a run-off to become Britain's next leader after a final ballot of MPs on Thursday, with the winner tasked with guiding the country through Brexit. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson to fight against Jeremy Hunt in battle for next British PM

In the 5th round of voting, Johnson secured the support of 160 out of 313 Conservative lawmakers, while his successor and rival Hunt won 77.

21 Jun 2019 10:20 AM

Raghuram Rajan in race for Bank of England chief: Report

The appointment will be made by Chancellor Philip Hammond around October this year.

12 Jun 2019 3:17 PM

Polynesia's greatest tourist attractions are statues known as moai, which were sculpted from basalt more than 1,000 years ago. The British Museum has held one of them, called the Hoa Hakananai'a, for 150 years. (Photo: AFP)

Britain, Polynesia discuss ancient stone monolith

British visit Easter Island to discuss returning sacred monolith.

05 Jun 2019 7:00 PM

A final decision by the British cabinet of senior ministers was due to have happened in recent weeks but May’s pledge to step down as prime minister has stalled the process. (Photo: AP)

Britain may not have made final decision on Huawei and 5G

The Trump administration has told allies not to use its 5G technology.

31 May 2019 7:41 AM

The decisions by Britain and Germany to use Huawei gear in non-core parts of 5G network makes it harder to prove Huawei should be kept out of New Zealand telecommunication networks. (Photo: ANI)

Huawei hopes for Britain-like solution in New Zealand 5G bid

Britain will ban Huawei from all core parts of 5G network but give it some access to non-core parts.

28 Apr 2019 2:07 PM

Greece’s president called for Britain to free the Parthenon marbles from the “murky prison” of its national museum. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Greece calls for return of relics from British museum

Greece: Free our marbles from British Museum's 'murky prison'.

15 Apr 2019 6:32 PM

Global worries were stoked by the live streaming in March of the mass shooting at a mosque in New Zealand on one of Facebook’s platforms.

Britain plans social media watchdog to battle harmful content

Internet companies may face big fines, with bosses also held personally accountable, under rules to be policed by an independent regulator.

09 Apr 2019 12:37 PM

No evidence has been produced publicly and Huawei has repeatedly denied the claims. (Photo: ANI)

Britain managing Huawei risks, has no evidence of spying

Britain had yet to decide on its security policy for national 5G networks.

21 Feb 2019 12:43 PM

As part of the lawmakers’ announcement of their probe, they published the responses of banks that have suffered recent outages explaining what went wrong.

British lawmakers launch investigation into bank IT failures

The cross-party Treasury Committee of lawmakers said it will examine how financial firms are trying to guard against IT failings.

25 Nov 2018 10:47 AM

A tax take of 400 million pounds or so might seem a small number when you consider that Amazon alone is expected to post sales of USD 233 billion this year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Britain to target online giants with new 'Digital Services Tax'

The tax will be designed to ensure established tech giants, rather than start-ups, shoulder the burden.

30 Oct 2018 8:08 AM

The plan by the Ministry of Defence and GCHQ comes amid a growing cyber threat from Russia.

Britain to create 2,000-strong cyber force to tackle Russia threat

The new force which is expected to be announced soon would represent a near four-fold increase in manpower.

21 Sep 2018 10:52 AM

Around 40 percent of adults in the United States, 36 percent in Britain and 14 percent in China did too little exercise to stay healthy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Quarter of adults too inactive, putting health at risk

There has been no improvement in global levels of physical activity since 2001, according to the study.

06 Sep 2018 9:09 AM

Archaeologists at the public body Historic England have been making the most of the hot weather to look for patterns revealing the ancient sites buried below. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

Hottest summer in decades helps uncover archaeological sites around Britain

Cropmarks - patterns of shading in crops and grass seen most clearly from the air - form faster in hot weather as the fields dry out.

16 Aug 2018 11:22 AM

Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wedding day on May 19, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Royal wedding gospel choir gets record deal

The choir has been performing for more than 20 years.

25 Jul 2018 2:51 PM

Huawei is a major supplier of broadband gear and mobile networks in Britain.

Britain says Huawei shortcomings expose new telecom networks risks

Huawei says no inspection has ever found any backdoor vulnerabilities in its equipment.

20 Jul 2018 9:22 AM

Britain is keen to boost its space sector. (Photo: Pixabay)

Britain backs Scottish spaceport plan with over GBP 30 million in grants

Under the plans, US group Lockheed and its partners will receive 23.5 million pounds in grants from the UK Space Agency.

16 Jul 2018 8:12 PM

Queen marks 100 years of Britain's RAF ahead of flypast

Some 1,300 serving RAF men and women were then due to parade down The Mall.

10 Jul 2018 6:16 PM

For years, British politicians have struggled to form a coherent set of policies around cannabis use. (Photo: Pixabay)

Britain moves closer to legalizing medicinal use of cannabis

But the review will not consider legalizing the drug for recreational purposes.

04 Jul 2018 1:59 PM

After all these years, a report called UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) in the UK Air Defence Region is part of three files running to more than 1,000 pages set to be released after being declassified.

Shocking: Secret files reveal British spies spent years trying to catch UFO to build superweapons

Declassified files reveal Govt was concerned Soviet Union of China had a UFO and were using its secret to develop super-fast warplanes.

02 Jul 2018 7:49 PM

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