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UK issues warning as Russian ship enters British waters

Defence Secretary says lasers used on pilots, EU races to fix troop-movement bottlenecks

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Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey, backdropped by a screen displaying an image of Russian military ship Yantar, operating off the northern coast of Scotland, delivers a speech in the Downing Street briefing room in central London on November 19, 2025.

Arada acquires majority stake in Dh12.3b London project

London acquisition builds on Arada’s earlier purchase of Regal

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of Arada, attended the contract-signing ceremony marking the company’s latest expansion in the UK property market.

UK to cut refugee protections under asylum 'overhaul'

New plans aimed at slashing irregular immigration and countering the hard-right

UK asylum claims hit record as those housed in hotels also rises. Senior British officials recently visited the Scandinavian country, where successful asylum claims are at a 40-year-low.

UK to let students switch to Innovator Founder Visa

Move designed to retain talent, boost innovation and ease the student-to-startup shift

Foreign nationals who might previously have used the Start-up route are now expected to look instead at the Innovator Founder Visa if they want to set up a business in the UK.

Doctors in England launch strike over pay and jobs

Medical association says doctors need 26 percent pay hike to restore their earnings

Staff members hold placards as they stand on a picket line on the first day of a five-day resident doctors' strike outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London on November 14, 2025.

British tourist arrivals in Dubai rise 13% in 2025

Dubai sees 120,000 more British visitors compared to 2024

Dubai received an average of 115,500 British visitors each month, or roughly 3,800 a day.

Is there a plot to oust UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer?

Internal frustration and a high-stakes budget combine to expose weak spots in leadership

Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, after delivering the first speech of his premiership, following the general election, outside 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Friday, July 5, 2024.

UK lawmakers raise concerns about aquarium penguins

Some of Gentoo penguins birds 'have never seen the sky' at the Sea Life London Aquarium

This handout image taken on October 19, 2025 and received by wildlife charity Born Free on November 11, 2025 shows a gentoo penguin inside an enclosure at London Sea Life Aquarium in London.

Writer David Szalay wins Booker Prize for ‘Flesh’

Szalay, 51, beats five other finalists, including favourites Andrew Miller and Kiran Desai

Hungarian-British author David Szalay poses for photographers with the trophy after winning the Booker Prize 2025 for his book 'Flesh' during a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.

BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary edit

Davie says departure was ‘my own decision’ as BBC preps Trump speech apology

BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary edit

Manhunt after UK releases two more prisoners by mistake

Labour government faces backlash reigniting debate over immigration and public safety

Wandsworth prison in southwest London is under the spotlight after two inmates were released by mistake.

Sir David Beckham receives knighthood at Windsor Castle

Beckham bent his knee as King Charles tapped his shoulders, receiving knighthood

Sir David Beckham is made a Knight Bachelor by Britain's King Charles III during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.

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