British interior minister Suella Braverman has arrived in Rwanda. She is in Kigali to discuss an agreement regarding the migrant situation. According to this agreement, UK will be relocating migrants arriving without any prior permission to Rwanda, since its inception, the plan has been mired in legal challenges and controversy.

UK's interior minister Suella Braverman in Rwanda to discuss the controversial migrant deal

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman visited Rwanda on Saturday to hold deliberations over a contentious arrangement that would see the UK deport asylum seekers who are thought to have entered the country unlawfully to the African nation.

UK Home Secretary Braverman visits Rwanda as legal difficulties with asylum agreement loom large

Britain is set to show-off the Koh-i-noor as part of its nation's crown jewels. The nation will also stage the history of the controversial diamond. For how long will the UK remain in its colonial hangover? Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: UK to show koh-i-noor as 'symbol of conquest'

After the UK banned TikTok on government devices. New zealand has decided to implement the TikTok ban on devices issued to its members of parliament. The ban, which is over cyber security concerns, is expected to be implemented by the end of march.

TikTok under scanner again as UK BANS it on government devices

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the challenge posed by China prompted Britain to publish an updated defence strategy this week, as the country tries to balance external threats against financial constraints at home. VOA’s Jessica Stone gives us more insights.

WION-VOA Co-Production: Britain updates defence strategy

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has requested the information commissioner to look into whether TikTok, which is controlled by China, is in violation of UK legislation regarding the handling of personal information.

UK to ban TikTok? MPs request information commissioner to investigate potential breach of law

Mounted police officers have chased down a man using his mobile phone while driving in Taunton, Somerset. The officers on horses are part of a wider police operation aimed at reducing the number of people using their phones while driving.

Cops on horses chase down man using mobile while driving in UK

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has set out plans to get over 50s and parents of young children back to work to get the economy growing again. He announced a big expansion of free childcare in his Budget and measures aimed at over-50s who have not returned to work after the pandemic.

Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt seeks to tempt parents and over-50s back to work

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday unveiled the spring budget as the United Kingdom said that the cost-of-living support for this year and next will total $114 billion.

UK unveils cost-of-living budget with focus on childcare, pensions and welfare

The UK has announced an immediate ban on TikTok on government devices. TikTok is a Chinese-owned short video sharing social media app that is raising privacy and security concerns, especially in Western countries.

TikTok banned on government devices in UK effective immediately

Britain is to ban the Chinese owned video-sharing app TikTok from ministers' and civil servants' mobile phones, bringing the UK in line with the US and the European Commission and reflecting deteriorating relations with Beijing.

UK bans TikTok from government mobile phones

A new exhibition at the Tower of London featuring the Crown Jewels will describe the controversial Koh-i-noor diamond as a “symbol of conquest”. The display, which will open to the public in May, weeks after the coronation of the King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, will explore the origins of some of the jewels for the first time.

Koh-i-noor diamond a 'symbol of conquest' in new display of Crown Jewels

Archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman aristocrat in what was described as a “truly extraordinary” find in a 1,600 years old hidden cemetery in northern England.

‘Truly extraordinary’: Remains of Roman aristocrat found in lead coffin buried in 1,600-year-old cemetery

Luxury retailers in UK's London are concerned that the city is losing its attractiveness when it comes to shopping destination for tourists especially luxury ones from U.S., China, and other parts of the world, including Gulf, who are opting for Paris and Milan.

London fears losing luxury shoppers to Paris as Europe emerges favourite for luxury shopping

The United Kingdom government came up with a major crackdown on research collaborations with China as more than 1,000 scientists and postgraduate students were prohibited from working in the country last year on national security grounds, The Guardian reported on Wednesday (March 15) citing figures it obtained.

Hundreds of scientists and students barred from UK amid government’s crackdown on China

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today delivered what he called a ‘budget for growth’ with a series of measures aimed at improving productivity and innovation. They included a range of incentives looking to encourage businesses to invest and grow and moves to get more people back into work.

UK Budget: Hunt sets out his plan for growth

Australia has signed a multibillion-dollar AUKUS deal for nuclear-powered submarines. Washington is selling Canberra 3 Virginia-class attack submarines, but these vehicles will only be delivered in the 2030s, whereas, China's war in Taiwan could start in 3 years. Is the AUKUS deal nothing but an eyewash?

Gravitas: Why the AUKUS deal will fail to protect Taiwan from China's invasion

1,539 UK police officers have been accused of misconduct and sexual assault in six months. Only 13 were fired; 91% of public complaints were scrapped. Mohammed Saleh reports.

Gravitas: UK police officers face sexual assault charges

Since the United States and the United Kingdom unveiled their plans to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines on Monday (March 13), it has sparked a debate around proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Explained | AUKUS submarine deal sparks nuclear proliferation concerns. Here's why

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Amid Britain's severe energy crisis and citizens trying to cut their power usage by more than half, PM Sunak's new heated swimming pool is taking the crisis up a notch. Will the UK premier realise the repercussions of this new move? Will it have a spillover effect on the other problems the UK is facing? Mohammed Saleh gets you more details.

Gravitas: Is Sunak losing empathy for his own people?

The United Kingdom is reportedly planning to ban TikTok on government devices over growing risks regarding data security as several experts and analysts have raised concerns that the app might be used to promote pro-China views and gather data of users illegally.

After India and US, UK mulls TikTok ban on govt devices over data security concerns linked to China

The Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution with a massive U.S.-style public-private investment scheme targeted at the most deprived regions. @ShivanChanana tells you more.

UK's Labour party plans for Biden-style 'Green Revolution'

More than 1,500 UK police officers accused of violence against women in six months. More than 1,500 police officers have been accused of violent offences against women and girls over a period of six months, and less than 1% have been sacked, according to new figures.

More than 1,500 UK police officers accused of violence against women in six months : Report

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