LONDON Reuters Voters in Scotland remain evenly split over whether or not they support independence from the rest of Britain a poll published by the Sunday Times showed days after the Scottish government set out plans for a referendum on the subject next year Last week Scotland s first

   Reuters Andrew Bailey the governor of the Bank of England opposes plans drawn up by Britain s Treasury to overrule financial regulators Sky News reported on Saturday Bailey has expressed disquiet about a so called call in power which will be included in the Financial Services and Markets

   LONDON Reuters More than a million people flocked to central London on Saturday for a record breaking th anniversary Pride parade The three hour long parade headed by veterans of the LGBT movement who took part in Britain s first Pride march retraced part of the original route of

   LONDON Reuters British consumers increased their borrowing by less than expected in May in a sign of caution among households as inflation accelerates Bank of England data showed on Friday Lending to consumers rose by million pounds billion in net terms a lot less than the

   LONDON Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges his brother said on Friday the latest step in his legal battle that has dragged on for more than a decade Assange is wanted by U

   LONDON Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would do all it could to hold Beijing to its commitments on democratic rights made years ago when Hong Kong was handed back to China Johnson said China had failed to comply with its commitment to respect a One Country Two Systems

   LONDON Reuters Two Britons have been charged with mercenary activities by investigators in a Russian backed separatist held territory in eastern Ukraine the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Friday TASS cited a source in the power structures of the self proclaimed Donetsk People s

   LONDON Reuters Patients with monkeypox in the UK have noticeably different symptoms from those seen in previous outbreaks according to researchers in London raising concerns cases are being missed Patients reported less fever and tiredness and more skin lesions in their genital and anal areas

   LONDON Reuters British manufacturing lost more momentum in June than first estimated as new orders contracted at the fastest rate in two years according to a survey that adds to signs of a stalling economy The S amp P Global UK manufacturing purchasing managers index fell PMI to from

   LONDON Reuters A Moroccan and a British fighter sentenced to death by a Russian backed separatist court in east Ukraine for fighting for Ukraine have appealed against their sentences the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Friday TASS said the Supreme Court of the self proclaimed Donetsk

   LONDON Reuters British number one Cameron Norrie sailed into uncharted territory by reaching the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time with a comfortable win over American Steve Johnson at Wimbledon on Friday The world number who joined compatriot Heather Watson in the

   BIRMINGHAM England Reuters Rishabh Pant smashed a blistering and forged a run stand with Ravindra Jadeja to drag India back into the contest in the rescheduled fifth test against England in Edgbaston on Friday The tourists were reeling at in the second session before Pant combined

   LONDON Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson s Conservative Party has suspended a lawmaker who has become the party s latest politician to become embroiled in accusations of sexual misconduct Christopher Pincher whose role as Deputy Chief Whip involved enforcing party discipline

   SILVERSTONE England Reuters British police said they have credible intelligence a group of protesters are planning to disrupt the Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend and issued a pre emptive warning on Friday by telling them not to put themselves or drivers at risk With a record three day

   Reuters UK stocks came under pressure on Friday after data showed factory activity lost more steam in June amid elevated price pressures underlining the risk of a sharp slowdown or a recession in Britain The blue chip FTSE ended flat after flirting with gains and losses in the session while

   LONDON Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson s Conservative Party has suspended lawmaker Chris Pincher a party spokeswoman said on Friday after he became the latest Conservative Party politician to become embroiled in accusations of sexual misconduct

   SILVERSTONE England Reuters Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton backed down in a spat with Formula One s governing body and removed a nose stud before taking part in practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Friday An FIA spokesman confirmed the Mercedes driver was compliant

   LONDON Reuters England test captain Ben Stokes will skip the Twenty series against India but will return for the one day internationals England s cricket board ECB said on Friday Jos Buttler takes over as white ball captain after Eoin Morgan announced his retirement this week England host

   LONDON Reuters Sterling slumped on Friday against the dollar and was set for its worst week against the greenback in a year as renewed fears of a global recession coupled with UK weak economic data knocked the British currency After its biggest six month decline since against the U S

   VATICAN CITY Reuters The Vatican said on Friday it had sold the luxury London building at the centre of an ongoing corruption trial to Bain Capital in recent days for million pounds million Losses from the deal were covered by Vatican reserve funds the Vatican said in a statement

   NEW DELHI Reuters British snack chain Pret will adapt its menu to local tastes when it opens in Indian cities and airports under a partnership with retail giant Reliance to try to satisfy the nation s growing appetite for upmarket refreshment As part of its broader plan to target the most

   LONDON Reuters Amazon com will start showing European Champions League soccer in Britain from joining current rights holder BT which has agreed a lower priced deal to show the majority of matches in the top flight competition Amazon said it had secured Tuesday night top pick matches which

   Reuters Four second half goals led England to a away win over Switzerland on Thursday in what was Sarina Wiegman side s last test ahead of the Women s European Championship starting next week England struggled to find the back of the net in the first half against the Swiss who suffered a

   Reuters Britain has proposed a cut in value added tax or VAT to help households with the cost of living The Times reported on Thursday Prime Minister Boris Johnson s chief of staff Steve Barclay suggested reducing the headline rate of the tax the report said adding a temporary cut would

   LONDON Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Russia s decision to abandon the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island was evidence of Ukraine s ability to fight back If you wanted evidence of the amazing ability of the Ukrainians to fight back to overcome adversity

   LONDON Reuters Thousands of BT call centre and engineering staff voted on Thursday to strike over demands for better pay at the telecoms group the latest in wave of labour disputes across industries that threatens a summer of disruption in Britain Almost of roughly BT Openreach

   LONDON Reuters A British member of parliament resigned from Boris Johnson s government on Thursday after he drank far too much local media reported the latest in a string of scandals and setbacks for the prime minister Christopher Pincher who had been serving as Deputy Chief Whip wrote

   LONDON Reuters Two unsung British players raised the home mood after Wednesday s woes with Katie Boulter and Liam Broady causing huge upsets in the Wimbledon second round on Thursday Centre Court witnessed the back to back exits of Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray on day three but world number

   LONDON Reuters Britain s Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and Sport Nadine Dorries delivered a stunning gaffe on Thursday when praising the sport of rugby league she referenced the most famous moment in England s rugby union history Speaking at an event promoting this year s

   Reuters London s FTSE fell on Thursday and recorded its first quarterly drop since September as concerns grew that prolonged inflationary pressures would force central banks to act aggressively leading to a global economic downturn The blue chip index dropped and posted its