Sachin Ravikumar

The British government said it will take control of a part of Liberty Steel, owned by commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, after the business was placed into liquidation following a petition from its creditors on Thursday.

London Underground workers will stage rolling strikes for seven days next month in a dispute over pay and working conditions, railway trade union RMT said on Thursday.

Thousands of Airbus workers in Britain will go on strike for 10 days starting next month over a demand for better pay, threatening to disrupt production of aircraft wings, trade union Unite said on Wednesday.

British foreign minister David Lammy said Israeli plans to develop a settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem marked a breach of international law and must be stopped immediately.

The British government will offer discounts worth up to 3,750 pounds ($5,037.00) to buyers of electric cars priced at 37,000 pounds or below, it said on Monday, under a new scheme that aims to better align consumer demand with net zero emissions targets.

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Tuesday it had appointed Sarah Pritchard as its deputy chief executive, a new role created to reflect the watchdog's expanding remit, including the regulation of stablecoin and crypto firms.

Zia Yusuf, the chairman of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, resigned abruptly on Thursday following a row with its newest lawmaker, becoming the latest senior figure to exit the populist party.

Britain has threatened to take Russian businessman Roman Abramovich to court over the frozen 2.5 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) in proceeds from his sale of Chelsea soccer club that he wanted to go to victims of Russia's war in Ukraine.

It took Ed Roberts over a year to find a senior scientist to work at his cancer research laboratory in Scotland, a delay he blames on high UK visa costs that made it harder to attract international workers.

Britain's Prince Harry met victims of war in Ukraine as part of his work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said on Thursday.