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Britain will invest 48 million pounds ($67 million) in a new chemical warfare defense center at its Porton Down military research laboratory, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Thursday. Porton Down was the facility where British...

It does not matter if British officials boycott the FIFA Football World Cup, which will be hosted by Russia, Interfax news agency cited Russian Football Union Vice President Nikita Simonyan as saying on Wednesday. “That’s their...

A number of actions were today agreed to drive up standards in the aid sector at a Safeguarding Summit co-hosted by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Charity Commission. This follows a challenge to...

Far-right terrorists pose an “organised and significant” threat to the UK, the county’s most senior terror officer has warned while revealing that four plots have been foiled in the past year. Mark Rowley, assistant commissioner of the...

Rockers The Rolling Stones announced their first British concerts in five years on Monday, including shows at two different stadiums in London. The band, first formed in 1962, are one of the most successful touring acts...

Eddie Van Hoof has been dismissed from his role as Head National Coach at British Gymnastics, the organisation said on Thursday. Van Hoof had been suspended from his role since November, pending an investigation into alleged...

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. Fast-food chain KFC said on Monday it had been forced...

A British member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Adam Pengilly, has been told to leave the Pyeongchang winter Games after an incident involving a security officer on Thursday, the IOC said. “The IOC wishes to...

The UK is driving greater transparency across the developing countries we work in to deliver greater value for money and accountability, boosting economic growth and improving the lives of poor people. The UK is behind a...

Becky Horsbrugh, a British journalist and swimming instructor, today crossed the 16-kilometer Bangla Channel aimed at raising awareness as well as a fund for preventing child drowning in Bangladesh. “I am very proud to be the...