Britain

UK Parliament risks ‘catastrophic failure’ over delayed renovation

Britain’s Parliament building - parts of which are over 900 years old - suffers from crumbling masonry, ageing electrics, frequent leaks and high asbestos levels.

Europe’s far right distances itself from Trump, blaming Iran war for Republicans’ defeat

US President Donald Trump addressing construction workers at the White House on Nov 4, after losing to the Democrats in the Nov 3 midterm elections.

British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from Congo to UK, document shows

Man to be charged over camera hidden in toilet during flight from Japan to S’pore

The 52-year-old will be charged on Nov 5 with voyeurism and obstructing the course of justice on board an aircraft.

UK ban on Palestine Action is challenged at top court, some protesters arrested

Police remove a protester as they gather in support of the Palestine Action activist group outside the Supreme Court in central London on Nov 4.

His heart stopped a mile from the finish. Six months later, he completed the race

Gareth Hopkins, a paramedic who went into cardiac arrest about 2km from finishing the 2026 London Marathon, with his wife, Jodie, and their two sons.

Supermarket fridge attack is just the start, says UK cybersecurity chief

Empty refrigerated shelves following a refrigeration outage at a Proxy Delhaize store in Maleizen, Overijse, Belgium, on Nov 2. On Nov 2, fridges and freezers in supermarkets from Sweden to Belgium and France were hit by hacking attacks.

UK spy agency MI5 will not face contempt case for misleading evidence, court rules

Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service in London, Britain, October 13, 2026. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

British adventurer Karl Bushby ends epic 28-year trek across jungles, frozen sea

British adventurer Karl Bushby (centre) being greeted by his mother Angela Bushby outside her house on Nov 2.

Mexican investigators raid storage unit rented by Meghan Markle’s estranged father

The prosecutor’s office of Mexico’s Baja California state said it had received an anonymous tip about the existence of child sex abuse material in a storage unit rented by Thomas Markle.

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