U.K.’s foreign secretary backs doctors in Baby Charlie case
Britain's foreign secretary has backed the decision by U.K. courts to refuse to allow a terminally ill child to travel abroad for treatment for a rare genetic condition.
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Stabbed London Bridge officer tells of fighting attackers
A British Transport Police officer who fought off three extremists in London's Borough Market with only a baton says he thought he was going to die after being stabbed multiple...
UK charges 6 people in deadly Hillsborough stadium case
British prosecutors charged six people Wednesday in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster where 96 soccer fans were crushed to death.
Company curbs sale of panels used on burned London high-rise
American cladding maker Arconic said Monday it is discontinuing global sales of one type of composite paneling for use on high-rise buildings following the deadly fire at a London apartment...
N Ireland party signs deals to support UK Conservative gov’t
The leader of a Northern Ireland-based party struck a 1.5 billion pound ($1.9 billion) deal with British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives on Monday to support her minority government in...
U.K. finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe siding
LONDON -- Britain's fire-safety crisis expanded substantially Saturday as authorities said 34 high-rise apartment blocks across the country had cladding that failed fire safety tests. London officials scrambled to evacuate...
London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concerns
A local London council has decided to evacuate some 800 households in apartment buildings it owns because of safety concerns following the devastating fire that killed 79 people in a...
Manslaughter charges eyed in deadly Grenfell Tower blaze
Police are considering filing manslaughter charges related to the fire at a west London apartment tower that killed at least 79 people.
More buildings found with “combustible” cladding like that found in London apartment blaze
Tests so far have found that at least three high-rise apartment buildings in the U.K. have flammable external panels like the ones believed to have contributed to a fire that...
Queen outlines U.K. government agenda in scaled-down speech
Queen Elizabeth II goes to parliament Wednesday to outline the government's legislative program with far less pageantry than usual in a speech expected to be dominated by Britain's plans for...