Stephen Castle

An agreement by the Democratic Unionist Party to return to power-sharing with Sinn Fein after a two year boycott was greeted by widespread relief.

Four years after Britain officially left the E.U., the U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal to restore the power-sharing government in Belfast.

The party has a large lead in the polls but recent missteps have led to questions about the management skills of its leader, Keir Starmer.

As he celebrated victory early Friday after successful a parliamentary election, George Galloway, a veteran left-wing firebrand, directed his assault squarely on the chief of Britain's opposition Labour Celebration.

The government’s contentious Rwanda policy, which has been championed by the prime minister, has prompted a rebellion in Britain’s unelected second chamber.

Parliament is all but certain to approve the government’s plan, but a rare show of defiance by the unelected upper house showed the depth of opposition.

Rowers in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race this weekend have been warned of dangerously high levels of E. coli in the River Thames, the latest sign of England’s polluted waterways.

Rishi Sunak said the government in Tehran was “intent on sowing chaos” in the region, but he also called for restraint from “all sides.”

Peter Murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party, which his wife once led and where he held a senior role.

The power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party ended abruptly on Thursday, marking a fresh period of turmoil for the S.N.P.