LONDON: The British government has rejected an online petition signed by 4.1 million people calling for a new referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
LONDON: Engine maker Rolls-Royce said it was still committed to Britain after the shock EU exit vote, but that the long-term impact would depend on future relations with the rest of the world.
LONDON: One fifth of British business leaders are considering moving operations abroad after the country's shock decision to leave the EU, according to a survey from a leading business lobby group.
LOS ANGELES: A 19-year-old Britsh man has been charged for trying to grab a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas in a bid to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
LONDON: A senior British politician on Monday accused those campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union of spreading lies, hate and xenophobia, saying she was switching to the "Remain" camp.
BIRSTALL: The man arrested over the murder of British MP Jo Cox was described by people who knew him on Friday as a loner who battled mental illness, but allegedly had ties to white supremacists.
LONDON: Jo Cox, the British lawmaker murdered on the streets of northern England, had complained to police earlier this year about "malicious communications" she received, police said Friday.
LONDON: British scientists say they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans – based on changes in climate.
LONDON: It is the most famous mop in British politics -- but former London mayor Boris Johnson has admitted to colouring his blond hair in an interview published Sunday.
LONDON: Police intervened to halt skirmishes involving British soccer fans and locals in the port city of Marseille overnight, just hours before the Euro 2016 championship opens in France.
KARACHI: British boxer Amir Khan Wednesday hailed the decision to allow professional boxers at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, saying he would love to represent the country of his parents' birth, Pakistan.
PARIS: A French court on Monday sentenced a gardener to 30 years in jail, with no possibility of parole for 20 years, for the murder of his British former boss and lover.
SARAJEVO: A group of artists unveiled a huge mural of David Bowie in Sarajevo on Saturday to commemorate the British musician's humanitarian work during the Bosnian war.
BEIJING: The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude".
LONDON: British astronaut Tim Peake ran a marathon in space in record time on Sunday, strapped into a treadmill on the International Space Station as thousands ran the London Marathon below.
LONDON: A British surgeon live-streamed a cancer operation using virtual reality technology in what he said was a world first that would help in training and allow doctors to advise on operations remotely.
LONDON: A British minister admitted on Tuesday that he had been in a relationship with a sex worker, but said that he did not know her occupation at the time.
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday released his tax details in a bid to head off a row over his father's offshore business, and announced a new taskforce to scrutinise the so-called Panama Papers.
LIMA, PERU: Authorities in Peru on Thursday arrested a pair of European tourists who had stripped naked to take photos at the Machu Picchu ruins, media reported.
NEW DELHI: Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh landed in hot water when an international hockey player of Indian origin filed a police complaint against Singh alleging sexual harassment.