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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to his Downing Street office while demonstrators gathered nearby to protest Netanyahu’s right-wing policies

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu to London office while demonstrators gathered nearby to protest the Israeli leader's right-wing policies.

Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III’s first overseas trip as monarch.

Boris Johnson's grilling on whether he lied about partygate makes up most front pages on Thursday.

Northern Ireland’s main British unionist party says it will vote against a deal struck by Britain and the European Union to resolve a thorny trade dispute that vexed U.K.-EU relations.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak breached park rules when he and his family allowed their Labrador pet to roam freely without a leash in Hyde Park, London.

Rishi Sunak set tongues wagging when he broke British rules in a beloved London park.

The U.K. is likely to avoid a recession this year, Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday, adding a bit of surprise to what had been billed as a boring budget meant to restore confidence and stability in the nation’s finances.

Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has launched a blistering attack on his nation’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States to modernize its fleet, saying “it must be the worst deal in all history.”.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family have spoken to by a police officer after letting their dog off the leash in London’s Hyde Park.

China says the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom are traveling “further down the wrong and dangerous path for their own geopolitical self-interest.”.

President Biden shared a personal detail from a private conversation with former President Jimmy Carter, concerning his health and a wish for his funeral.

Biden, joining leaders of Australia and U.K. in San Diego, touts $100 billion agreement to provide nuclear submarines to Canberra

The president is meeting with two close U.S. allies to announce that Australia will buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize its fleet.

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are on strike across England to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.‘s state-funded hospitals and health clinics

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are on strike across England to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.‘s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the challenge posed by China

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the challenge posed by China.

President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom have announced that Australia will buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize its fleet.

It comes as the government and Bank of England scramble to protect customers after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed.

The BBC’s sports coverage is facing a second day of severe disruptions as dozens of staff refused to work in solidarity with top soccer host Gary Lineker.

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.

Both main parties are under pressure to make the country and its people richer, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Their biggest announcement was a deal on illegal migration and border security but it is clear the two leaders want to put the post-Brexit animosity behind them.

The package includes money for a detention centre and 500 officers to patrol French beaches.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are to meet in Paris for a summit aimed at mending relations following post-Brexit tensions; improving military and business ties; and toughening efforts against Channel migrant crossings

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to step up efforts to tackle Channel migrant crossings.

Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he plans to meet with President Joe Biden in the United States following a trip to India this week, amid speculation the leaders will make an announcement on Australia’s plans to build nuclear-power submarines.

The government's asylum plans and Gary Lineker's comparison of them to 30s Germany lead the papers.

The British government says it will introduce legislation to ban anyone who arrives in the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel from ever settling in the country.

Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the U.K., is reportedly considering a review of age appropriate sex education materials, the Telegraph reported on Saturday.

The United Kingdom will begin deporting every illegal immigrant crossing its borders and will not allow them to apply for asylum, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says.

Britain has something that it hasn’t had for years — a competent prime minister. As long as he doesn’t implode.

It breaks a dangerous impasse and sets a course for better post-Brexit relations.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has poured cold water on current premier Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the European Union, saying he would “find it hard” to vote for it in Parliament.

The new Brexit deal between the EU and the U.K. may help bring Britain's "healthy fundamentals" back to the fore.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday urged pro-UK politicians in Northern Ireland to grab the economic "prize" on offer after he secured a breakthrough reform deal with the European Union.On a visit to the tense province, Sunak said he was "over the moon" at clinching the pact with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.Following their meeting in the royal town of Windsor, near London, both leaders proclaimed a "new chapter" in relations after years of Brexit tensions.The deal follows more than a year of talks over the "Northern Ireland Protocol", which has unsettled the province 25 years on from a historic peace agreement that ended three decades of armed conflict.Agreed in 2020 as part of Britain's EU divorce, the protocol kept Northern Ireland in the European single market for physical goods and subject to different customs rules than the rest of the United Kingdom, angering pro-UK unionists there and eurosceptics in London.The new "Windsor Framework" has been generally well received, but it has yet to secure the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Northern Ireland's largest pro-UK political force.The DUP has been refusing to rejoin a power-sharing government in Belfast for a year, mainly in protest at the protocol, which it said cut Northern Ireland adrift from the rest of the UK.- Hitting the brake -DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson insists the party will take its time to assess whether the agreement meets its tests for returning to the Stormont assembly -- and Sunak stressed he was willing to be patient."People need the time to engage with it, understand it, ask the questions," he told reporters during a visit to a Coca-Cola plant in Lisburn.Sunak told an audience of invited guests that his deal would create "the world's most exciting economic zone" with access to both EU and UK markets."Nobody else has that. No one. Only you guys: only here, and that is the prize," he said.The comments prompted Scotland's pro-independence, anti-Brexit leader Nicola Sturgeon to question why the rest of the UK could not benefit from such close ties with the EU's single market.The Windsor Framework creates a "green", largely check-free lane for goods coming from the rest of the UK that are meant to stay in Northern Ireland, without heading into the EU's single market via Ireland.Sunak's biggest breakthrough was getting von der Leyen to agree to the "Stormont brake", which empowers the Northern Ireland assembly to stop any new EU laws from taking effect in the province.- Biden boost -He spoke Tuesday with some leaders in Northern Ireland, including first minister-elect Michelle O'Neill of the pro-Irish party Sinn Fein, but was not reported to have had talks with the DUP.In Dublin, Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald demanded the DUP end its "reckless and damaging boycott of democracy" in light of the UK-EU deal.But Irish premier Leo Varadkar said it was "reasonable" for the DUP to take its time in considering the deal.UK-approved food and medicines will be fully available in Northern Ireland under the deal. It will also limit, but not scrap, oversight of the arrangements by the EU's European Court of Justice (ECJ). Several DUP hardliners voiced concerns over the ECJ's enduring role under the new deal, but Donaldson insisted that his party would "come to a collective decision".Sunak, who took power in October, appears to have the backing of most in his own party, though his restive predecessor Boris Johnson has yet to react in public.Some pro-Brexit Conservatives said they would take their cue from the DUP.But in a meeting at parliament late Tuesday, Sunak reportedly urged Tory MPs not to create another "Westminster drama", after years of turmoil since Britain's 2016 Brexit referendum.Internationally, French President Emmanuel Macron called it an "important decision" and US counterpart Joe Biden highlighted the economic opportunities that would be "created by this stability and certainty".The deal clears the path for a possible Biden visit to Northern Ireland ahead of the 25th anniversary of the US-brokered Good Friday Agreement in April.bur-jit/imm

The new Brexit deal signed by the U.K. and the European Union on Monday was heralded as a "turning point" for Northern Ireland, but must still pass muster in Belfast.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has visited Belfast to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience.

Britain and the European Union signed a new agreement to solve one of Brexit's thorniest challenges: the trading status of Northern Ireland.

The U.K. and European Union on Monday reached a deal over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Nothern Ireland.

British PM Rishi Sunak is hosting final talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol to finally claim to have "got Brexit done."

The U.K. and the European Union have sealed a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet on Monday for final talks on a deal.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are due to meet, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute.

Many of Sunday's papers look at Rishi Sunak's negotiations with Brussels over a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.

The UK can talk the talk on tech reform. Walking the walk has proven far more elusive.

The Tory split over a new EU deal and — paradoxically — Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation were the latest evidence that the UK will come apart.

The Tory split over a new EU deal and — paradoxically — Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation were the latest evidence that the UK will come apart.

Keir Starmer’s missions for the UK are vague, but it’s the ambition that matters for now.

Senior U.K. and European Union officials are meeting as part of what Britain calls “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis.

Some offenders will be tagged in new crackdown, while police must treat the crime as on par with terrorism.

Secretary of State Blinken warned China's top diplomat there would be “serious consequences” if Beijing aids Moscow with munitions or helps it evade sanctions.

Vice President Kamala Harris is returning home from the Munich Security Conference in Germany in a C-17 support plane due to maintenance issues on Air Force Two.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future.

Budgets are as much about politics as economics. But next month’s statement needs to keep financial markets onside.

The BBC's Scotland editor James Cook considers how history will judge her years in office.

Wednesday's papers look at the UK's response to Russian aggression and the Koh-i-Noor diamond.

Outrage over “government junkets” is absurd and counterproductive.

Britain has announced a security review after several unidentified objects were shot down in the skies over North America.

U.K. semiconductor bosses are pleading with the government for subsidies amid fears that some chip firms will be forced to move overseas.

Before the Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to western European capitals as a junior partner from one of many poorer eastern countries

A bill to scrap all EU laws retained in the UK at the end of the year risks more confusion and chaos

Volodymyr Zelenskiy doesn’t yet have his planes, but his trip to London should be remembered for the message he delivered

It comes after the former PM's latest declaration of a £2.5m advance payment for speaking events.

The International Olympic Committee has pushed back against the mayor of Paris by insisting there are no plans for "a Russian or Belarusian delegation” at the 2024 Games while also acknowledging that some athletes from those countries could be welcomed.

Zelenskyy is holding meetings with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and giving a speech to lawmakers. He told legislators that Ukraine "will always come out on top of evil."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought Western support for his country in a surprise European tour, pushing for fighter jets to battle Russian invaders in a dramatic speech to the U.K. Parliament.

The PCS union plans a second walkout as the row with the government over pay escalates.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a mini overhaul of his government as he seeks to reassert his authority after a shaky first 100 days in office.

Lucy Frazer leads a streamlined department of culture, media, and sport as the PM changes his team.

Britcoin is moving closer to reality.

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system.

Monday's NHS strikes and Liz Truss's return to the political fray lead the front pages.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is marking 100 days in office.

Up to half a million workers are estimated to be on strike across the U.K. in the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired the chairman of the governing Conservative Party for a “serious breach” of ethics rules in failing to come clean about a tax dispute.

Britain’s Treasury chief says taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an investigation into allegations the chairman of the governing Conservative Party settled a multimillion-dollar unpaid tax bill while he was in charge of the country’s Treasury.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car.

The World Economic Forum is back with its first winter meetup since 2020 in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos.

The British government says it will block a law designed to make it easier for people in Scotland to legally change their gender.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to work constructively with Scotland’s leader despite tensions over her administration’s wish for a new independence referendum.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to highlight the benefits of remaining in the U.K. when he meets with the Scottish leader during his first visit to Scotland since taking office.

The top national security officials from the U.S. and Japan have unveiled plans to strengthen the alliance to help counter threats from North Korea and China.

Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suspended a lawmaker who spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

The leaders of Britain and Japan have signed defense agreement that could see troops deployed to each others’ countries.

British government ministers are meeting trade union leaders in a bid to end a wave of strikes that has hobbled the U.K.’s rail network and overburdened health system.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is gathering government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing hospitals.

King Charles III has evoked memories of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his first Christmas message as monarch.

Air travelers are facing possible delays at U.K. airports as government employees who check passports go on strike.

Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain are staging a one-day strike, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at risk.

The British government says it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretched health system.

The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff as multiple public sector unions walk off the job in the week before Christmas.

U.K. authorities say helicopters and lifeboats have been dispatched to the English Channel off the coast of Kent in southern England to rescue a small boat that capsized in the freezing water.

Britain’s Conservative government says it could take “tough” action to curb strikes.

The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new agreement calling for the two countries to work together to boost energy security and drive down prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.