NewsFeed Britain has a new Prime Minister: Andy Burnham. The former Mayor of Manchester must now unite a nation divided politically, economically, & socially. Will he take a firm stance on the genocide in Gaza, or focus on domestic challenges? Al Jazeera’s Antoine Allen explains. Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026 Click here … Read more
Burnham then made the short drive back to Downing Street where he was set to make a landmark speech laying out his vision for the country. Burnham has promised “to pass power from the authorities to ordinary people” and “to build a new politics — the country is crying out for it,” he said in … Read more
Chinese company Jingye is seeking compensation after the UK’s move to fully nationalise loss-making British Steel. Published On 18 Jul 202618 Jul 2026 China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will closely monitor the United Kingdom’s nationalisation of British Steel, previously owned by a Chinese steelmaker. The UK government nationalised British Steel on Thursday, … Read more
The UK has appropriated its last working steelworks, following fears its former Chinese owners would shut it down. Published On 17 Jul 202617 Jul 2026 Beijing has warned the United Kingdom that its nationalisation of British Steel has “severely undermined” Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK. The UK nationalised the loss-making company on … Read more
Anderson will become the most expensive British player in history when the transfer is finalised with Nottingham Forest. Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026 England midfielder Elliot Anderson joined Manchester City from fellow Premier League side Nottingham Forest on Thursday in a deal reported to be the most expensive transfer for a British player. … Read more
UN experts demand Iranians free British hostage couple BBC UN experts gravely concerned for Britons on hunger strike in Iranian jail Reuters US-Iran peace deal must include release of British couple, family says BBC Hunger striking British couple held in Iran at ‘grave risk’: UN The New Arab Family urges UK’s active role in securing release of British hostages … Read more
Britain once ruled over the largest empire in history. For many Britons, it remains a source of pride. Others argue its power was built on a legacy of brutality, colonial conquest and the enslavement of millions. Can Britain reckon with that past and make amends? Some say it shouldn’t have to. Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head … Read more
The Bayeux tapestry will be insured for an estimated £800m when it returns to the UK in 2026 for the first time in more than 900 years. The Treasury will insure the 70-metre embroidered cloth, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings, for damage or loss during its transfer from France and … Read more
A Kenyan High Court has issued an arrest warrant for a British national suspected of murdering a 21-year-old woman more than a decade ago. Agnes Wanjiru was killed in March 2012 and her body later found in a septic tank of a hotel in the central garrison town of Nanyuki nearly three months after she … Read more
Facebook Tweet Email Link London Reuters — British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl who vanished from Portugal’s Algarve region in 2007, said a 49-year-old German man remains a suspect in their investigation. The German suspect, Christian Brueckner, lived in the Algarve at the time when McCann vanished, and is … Read more