Britain

Yemen's Houthis vow to attack more British ships

The UK-owned vessel Rubymar was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Yemeni Houthi terrorists on February 18, and the U.S. military reported on Saturday that the ship had sunk

British maritime security firm reports incident west of Yemen’s Red Sea port Hodeidah

Western retaliation on Houthi military sites has been sparked by the Houthi militia, who govern the most populated areas of Yemen, firing missiles and drones that explode at ships that have commercial connections to the United States, Great Britain, and Israel

Yemen: US, Britain conduct more strikes against Houthi militants

US and British forces launched attacks on over a dozen Houthi facilities in Yemen on Saturday. This was the most recent round of military action against the organization with ties to Iran that continues to target commerce in the area

Britain: Govt rejects conscription plans, after top general voices need for 'citizen army'

While conscription occurred in the British Army during World War I and again during and after World War II, for the most part of its 364-year existence, the army has been entirely volunteer

UK govt freezes London transport fares to ease cost-of-living pressures

The freeze will affect all fares for buses, trams, the Tube underground trains and the Docklands Light Railway, as well as a majority of fares on the new Elizabeth line and Overground rail. Operator Transport for London had originally planned for a 4% rise in fares

British PM Rishi Sunak survives Conservative rebellion over Rwanda migration plan

Sunak faced down the rebellion by right-wingers in his Conservative Party by offering token compromises to those who demanded he toughen a new bill to tackle illegal immigration in moves some feared could breach human rights protections

Pro-Palestinian protesters block bridge outside British parliament, demand immediate ceasefire

Saturday's action was smaller than previous mass marches but comes two days before the British parliament returns to work after its Christmas break. The protest was designed to push politicians to adopt a harder stance towards Israel

Swollen rivers cause major flooding in Britain as govt issues more than 300 warnings

A succession of storms in recent weeks meant prolonged rainfall that started on Thursday fell on saturated ground and quickly caused already-swollen rivers and waterways to burst their banks across England and Wales

No election gifts for UK voters as budget deficit limits Sunak's wriggling room

Britain's statistics office revised up borrowing for each of the previous seven months by 3.7 billion pounds in total

Britain jails 2 Indian-origin men for smuggling drugs hidden in farm products

According to evidence presented in court, Tripathi and Bhardwaj attempted to elude law enforcement by establishing shell firms. This was done in an effort to stay under the radar until a botched delivery to Somerset, in southwest England