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Detained Iranian tanker will be released if oil isn’t bound for Syria, UK foreign secretary says

Posted on July 13, 2019 by David Aaro

An Iranian oil tanker held by British forces near Gibraltar will be released if the United Kingdom is assured the oil will not be heading to Syria, London's top diplomat said Saturday.

Britain will be ‘slapped in the face’ for seizure of Iranian tanker, cleric says

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Lucia Suarez Sang

Britain will soon to get “slapped in the face” for the capture of an Iranian supertanker last week, a cleric was quoted as saying Friday amid rising tensions between the two nations in the Gulf.

Boris Johnson says it’s ‘bizarre’ people are blaming him for resignation of UK ambassador to US

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Nicole Darrah

Boris Johnson — the British politician who will most likely become the U.K. prime minister in the coming weeks — denied on Thursday that he had anything to do with the resignation of U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch.

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson jailed again in UK as his supporters clash with police

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Greg Norman

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been sentenced again to prison Thursday after being found in contempt of court, sparking clashes between police and his supporters in London.

UK ambassador to US who criticized Trump resigns, British Foreign Office says

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Nicole Darrah

Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to the U.S. who criticized President Trump, has resigned, the U.K. Foreign Office said Wednesday.

France sends top diplomat to Iran as Europe urges uranium enrichment cutback

Posted on July 9, 2019 by FOX News

France dispatched a top diplomat to Iran Tuesday while joining Germany and Britain in calling for the Tehran regime to scale back its recent uranium enrichment activities "without delay."

English woman died after falling on metal straw that went through her eye, impaled brain, inquest hears

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Travis Fedschun

Metal straws may be eco-friendly, but a coroner has warned of potential dangers after a woman in England died last year in a freak accident.

UK’s Jeremy Corbyn says Labour Party backs new Brexit referendum

Posted on July 9, 2019 by FOX News

In a significant shift, Britain's main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that the country's soon-to-be chosen new leader should hold a second referendum on whether to leave the European Union or remain in the bloc.

White supremacist arsonist set himself on fire while trying to burn down synagogue, video shows

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Travis Fedschun

A far-right extremist in England who attempted to burn down a synagogue on the day commemorating the Holocaust ended up engulfing himself in flames in video released of the attack.

UK PM stands by US ambassador who called Trump ‘inept’

Posted on July 9, 2019 by DANICA KIRKA

Prime Minister Theresa May's office has reiterated her full support for Britain's ambassador to the United States after President Donald Trump cut off contact with him following the leak of diplomatic cables that branded the U.S. administration as "inept."

British ambassador who called Trump ‘inept’ has Theresa May’s ‘full support’

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Lukas Mikelionis

Prime Minister Theresa May's office has reiterated her full support for Britain's ambassador to the United States after President Donald Trump cut off contact with him following the leak of diplomatic cables that branded the U.S. administration as "inept."

Daredevil in London scales The Shard, one of Europe’s tallest buildings

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Travis Fedschun

This thrill was taken to new heights. 

UK ‘modern day slavery’ ring that forced 400 victims to work for under 75 cents a day busted

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Lucia Suarez Sang

The largest modern-day slavery ring in the United Kingdom that saw more than 400 victims forced to work for less than 75 cents a day and live in squalor while the “masters” made millions was broken up, authorities revealed Friday.

Britain seizes Iranian oil tanker headed to Syria, furious Tehran summons British ambassador over ‘destructive’ action

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Lukas Mikelionis

Iran has summoned the British ambassador in Tehran as the regime fumes after Britain seized an Iranian tanker on Thursday believed to be violating the European Union sections by providing crude oil to the Syrian regime.

China accuses UK of ‘basking in the faded glory of British colonialism’ after Hong Kong criticism

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Fox News Staff

China’s foreign ministry lashed back Wednesday at criticism by Britain’s foreign secretary on the recent protests in Hong Kong, saying the region’s former colonial master had no right to weigh in on Hong Kong’s affairs.

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of UAE prince, 39, who died in London apartment following alleged drug-fueled party

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Lukas Mikelionis

A funeral was held Wednesday for the son of an influential Emirate sheikh who died on Monday during an alleged drug-fueled party in London.

Man, 78, sentenced after killing great-grandson, 6, with modified, unlicensed air rifle

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Robert Gearty

A three-year prison sentence was delivered Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old English boy whose last words were, “You shot me granddad.”

Pro-Brexit lawmakers turn back on European anthem ‘Ode to Joy’ at EU Parliament opening

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Adam Shaw

Lawmakers from Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party turned their backs on the European anthem on Tuesday at the opening of the E.U. Parliament -- and promising more to come if the U.K. doesn’t leave the bloc in October.

Body of Kenyan stowaway found in London yard after falling from plane’s landing gear: police

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Paulina Dedaj

Authorities in London are investigating after a body, believed to be that of Kenyan stowaway, was found in the garden of one home over the weekend after likely falling from the landing gear of a plane passing over. 

Body of suspected stowaway found in London garden, may have fallen from Heathrow-bound plane: report

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Natalie O'Neill

Police and airline officials say a stowaway fell from the landing gear of a jet as it approached London's Heathrow Airport after a 9-hour flight from Nairobi.