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Breaking a 1,400-year barrier: Who is Sarah Mullally?

Former nurse and first woman archbishop takes charge as Anglican Church faces pressure

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Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally looks on during her installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, south-east England on March 25, 2026.

UK probes attack on Jewish ambulances as hate crime

PM Starmer condemns burning of four vehicles, no injuries reported

Firefighters are pictured in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on March 23, 2026, after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire overnight.

UK meningitis cases linked to Kent nightclub rise to 34

Two young people have died as students line up for vaccines and antibiotics

Students wait in line at the entrance to the sports hall at the University of Kent campus in Canterbury, England, where the rollout of a meningitis B vaccine to about 5,000 students has begun.

UK meningitis: What we know as cases climb to 20

Two students dead as authorities target university-linked cluster

Public health officials in the UK have issued urgent warnings on meningitis to students because of the heightened risk of transmission in university settings.

Not NATO’s war: Germany, UK push back on Trump pressure

European allies reject calls for NATO involvement in Iran war as oil crisis deepens

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 13, 2026.

Usman Tariq first Pakistan player sold in The Hundred

2026 season of The Hundred is scheduled to take place from July 20 to August 15

Pakistan's Usman Tariq celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Sam Curran during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 24, 2026.

UAE President, UK PM discuss regional security

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Keir Starmer stress need to avoid conflict escalation

UAE President, UK PM discuss regional security amid rising tensions

Asylum crackdown: Pakistan under UK’s lens

High rejection but low deportation rates put Pakistan under the lens

Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, makes a statement on new reforms to seeking asylum in the UK. File photo

London police say 4 men arrested for aiding Iran

Six other men were also arrested in Harrow on suspicion of assisting an offender

The Metropolitan Police has said that one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals were taken into custody on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Europe wary as Iran war deepens

Spain rejects use of bases, UK hesitates and EU leaders urge de-escalation

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Alberto Costa initially issued a joint statement saying the European Union was closely monitoring developments related to the US-Israel-Iran war.

Trump says US-UK relationship ‘not like it used to be’

Scathing comments come after Trump described Starmer’s reaction as ‘very disappointing’

President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with the state of the relationship between the US and the UK today.

British Embassy in UAE announces helplines

British nationals in UAE are also asked to register with UK government for FCDO updates

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