Tories On Course To Be Largest Party
The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party but may not have an overall majority, according to the latest BBC general election forecast. Theresa May's hopes of a landslide victory have...
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Theresa May Could Lose Parliamentary Majority, Exit Poll Shows
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party appears on course to lose her parliamentary majority in the UK general election, according to a shock exit poll compiled for the UK's main...
Britain Goes To the Polls
Several voters in the United Kingdom are heading to the polls to cast their votes in the 2017 general elections. More than 40,000 polling stations have been opened across the country and a total of...
Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory report suggested weak demand in the world's biggest economy. Global equity...
Markets Falter As Investors Eye UK Election, ECB, Comey
Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former FBI chief James Comey. Britons head to the polls on Thursday,...
Six Killed In London Terror Attack
Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00...
Britain’s May In Saudi Arabia Seeking Deals
British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Saudi officials on Tuesday, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense potential" as she looks to secure post-Brexit investment and trade. May...
MI5 Launches Internal Probe As Manchester Marks Week Since Attack
Britain's MI5 intelligence service has launched an internal probe into whether vital clues were missed ahead of the Manchester attack, as the city marked on Monday a week since the carnage that...
Britain Arrests ‘large Part’ of Manchester Attack Network
Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as the government came under fire for cutting police budgets and election...
UK Terror Threat Level Raised To Critical After Manchester Bombing
A further attack may be imminent in the UK, the Prime Minister Theresa May says, as the fourth victim of the Manchester bombing is named The UK terror threat level has consequently been raised to its...
UK Terror Threat Level Raised To Critical
The UK terror threat level has been raised to its highest level of "critical", meaning further attacks may be imminent, Theresa May has said. The move came after investigators were unable to rule out...
Salman Abedi Named As Bomber By Police
Salman Abedi has been named by police as the suspected suicide bomber who killed 22 people and injured 59 at Manchester Arena on Monday night. The 22-year-old was Manchester born and from a family of...
22 Dead and Scores Hurt In Manchester Blast
Twenty-two people, including children, are now known to have been killed and 59 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop...
Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II To Retire From Royal Duties
The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced. The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is supported by the Queen, a palace spokesman...
Parties Trade Blows On Tax Plans
The Conservatives are attempting to shift the election battleground to the economy with an attack on Labour's tax and spending plans. The Tories claimed Labour's spending plans to date amounted to a...
UK ‘will Not Enter Into Briefing War’ With EC
Brexit: UK 'will not enter into briefing war' with EC Home secretary Amber Rudd said the reports were "tittle-tattle" The UK will not enter into "a briefing war" with the European Commission over...
Jeremy Corbyn Vows To Change Course of Election
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will say a Conservative victory on 8 June is not a "foregone conclusion", in his first big general election campaign speech. Mr Corbyn will vow to change the direction of...
MPs Back Plans For 8 June Poll
A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the...
UK MPs Back Plans For 8 June Poll
A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the...
UK MPs Back Plans For 8 June Poll
A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the...