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Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over nerve attack on ex-spy
May pointed the finger firmly at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as she outlined retaliatory measures in parliament.
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Britain & Russia brace for showdown as deadline expires for attack explanation
Britain could call on Western allies for a coordinated response, freeze the assets of Russian business leaders and officials.
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May says 'highly likely' Russia behind nerve attack on spy
May told parliament that either the Russian state was directly responsible for the poisoning or it had allowed the nerve agent to get into the hands of others.
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Iran reveals British-Iranian dual citizen jailed 6 years for spying
The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi had “referred to a six-year prison sentence for an agent of England’s intelligence service”.
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BBC appeals to UN over 'collective punishment' of its journalists by Iran
The broadcaster said journalists in London working on BBC Persian, part of the BBC World Service, and their families in Iran had been targeted since the satellite TV station launched in 2009.
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KFC returning to former supplier in UK after chicken shortage
KFC on Thursday said it would switch the distribution contract back to Bidvest Logistics, from DHL and partner QSL, for up to 350 restaurants in the north of the UK.
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Britain says former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent
Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter were found slumped unconscious on a bench outside a shopping centre in the southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday afternoon.
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Britain's top ministers to meet on mysterious illness of Russian double agent
Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation and Britain’s military research laboratory at Porton Down is trying to ascertain what may have poisoned Skripal, 66, and his daughter.
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Royal welcome and noisy protests await Saudi crown prince on UK trip
Britain is vying to land the stock market listing of state oil firm Saudi Aramco, but no decision is expected this week.
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Blast destroys shop and home in English city, six taken to hospital
British police said there was no immediate indication that the explosion was linked to terrorism.
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UK's Labour piles pressure on May over Brexit stance
Supporters of Brexit have long said striking trade deals around the world would represent one of the big potential gains for Britain from leaving the EU.
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Haiti suspends Oxfam GB's operating right amid misconduct probe
The minister said Oxfam Great Britain had “deliberately omitted” to alert Haitian authorities about the alleged misconduct, thereby allowing perpetrators to escape justice.
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After war cabinet, Britain's May to set out "way forward" on Brexit
May’s meeting with her so-called Brexit war committee at her 16th-century country residence was called to try to reach agreement on a preferred vision for Britain outside the EU.
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UK improves offer to return devolved powers after Brexit, Scotland wants more
The government said the changes it had made would mean that the vast majority of powers would automatically flow from the EU to the devolved administrations.
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KFC closes most of its UK stores due to chicken shortage
The problem arose at the weekend after the chain switched its delivery contract to DHL, forcing the majority of its 900 outlets in Britain to shut.
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UK manufacturers say they urgently need clarity on Brexit
Judith Hackett, chair of the EEF group, said many companies were confused about what Brexit would mean for them.
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With no time for Brexit, Macron sets out plans to redraw EU political map
Macron’s comments come after EU lawmakers rejected a proposal he backed for pan-EU lists of candidates for seats in the European Parliament .
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UK border and immigration system unprepared for Brexit – report
Lack of clarity over immigration intentions is creating anxiety for EU citizens in the UK and putting already overstretched immigration officials in an impossible position.
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Britain defends healthcare system after Trump Twitter attack
Even Health Secretary Hunt, one of the main targets of the protesters’ anger, snapped back sharply at Trump.
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Remembering women who won the vote, May calls for end to online abuse
Theresa May will announce government measures to make sure social media firms are stamping out offensive content.
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UK PM May says she wants free trade deal with China
China accounts for just a small proportion of British exports, 3.1% in 2016, compared with 43% for the European Union.
