LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers will vote on whether to build a new runway at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday, potentially paving the way for the airport’s expansion after decades of delays and policy U-turns. A British Airways Boeing 747 comes in to land at Heathrow aiport in London, Britain, June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William began the first official visit by a British royal to Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Monday, facing the challenge of navigating deep political and religious divides in a Holy Land once ruled by Britain. Britain’s Prince William disembarks from a plane upon his arrival at the Ben Gurion International

FENNY BENTLEY, England (Reuters) – In a pub in central England, fans of toe wrestling cheered their hero as he entered the ring, rock music blaring, to defend his world title. FILE PHOTO: Alan “Nasty” Nash wears a necklace with a foot during the World Toe Wrestling championships in Ashbourne, central England June 8, 2013.

LONDON (Reuters) – British MPs will vote on whether to build a new runway at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday, potentially paving the way for the airport’s expansion after decades of delays and policy U-turns. FILE PHOTO: An aircraft takes off from Heathrow airport in west London September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File Photo The government

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government and business leaders clashed in a deepening row over Brexit on Sunday after a senior minister accused companies of issuing “completely inappropriate” threats and undermining the prime minister. Britain’s Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, speaks on the BBC’s Marr Show in London, Britain June 24, 2018. Jeff Overs/BBC Handout via

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday it was inappropriate for businesses like Airbus to issue warnings about moving jobs because of Brexit. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt arrives in Downing Street, London, April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls “It was completely inappropriate for businesses to be

(Reuters) – A large fire in a pub near London’s Euston train station was brought under control on Friday evening and there were no reports of casualties, the British capital’s fire brigade said. A fire is seen at the Somers Town Coffee House in London, Britain June 22, 2018 in this photo obtained from social

LONDON (Reuters) – A campaigner has lost a legal bid to force the British government to introduce gender-neutral passports. A passport office is seen in Liverpool, Britain, June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble Christie Elan-Cane had argued at the High Court that the current policy requiring applicants to choose from the categories of male and female

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain marked 70 years since the first post-war migrants from the Caribbean arrived on the Empire Windrush with a thanksgiving service on Friday which took on extra meaning after many were revealed to have been wrongly identified as illegal immigrants. Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid arrives at a Service of Thanksgiving to

CANNES, France (Reuters) – Former WPP boss Martin Sorrell denied on Friday that he had visited a prostitute and paid using company money when pressed on a stage in front of hundreds of people about why he had left the advertising giant he founded. Sir Martin Sorrell attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International

SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited Salisbury on Friday to support the city as it tries to recover from the impact of this year’s poison attack on a former Russian double agent and his daughter. Britain’s Prince Charles waves during a visit to Salisbury in southwest Britain, June 22, 2018.

LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday London’s Charing Cross rail terminal had been evacuated after reports of man on the tracks claiming to have a bomb. Emergency vehicles, with lights flashing stand outside Charing Cross Station in London, Britain, June 22, 2018 in this still image obtained from social media. COURTESY CECILIA ROCHE

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top central bankers held an unusual vote during their policy deliberations this week – to decide which country is most likely to win the World Cup taking place in Russia. FILE PHOTO: The Bank of England is seen in London, Britain, April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Switzerland – which achieved

LONDON (Reuters) – From bonsai trees to freshly made sushi, a cultural centre in London hopes to offer a taste of all things Japanese. An employee waters a bonsai tree at the newly-opened Japan House in the Kensington district of London, Britain June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson Japan House, which opens to the public on

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain unveiled its planned residency rules for European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom after Brexit on Thursday, promising an “easy” system that would work in the favour of those wanting to stay. The issue of what would happen to the more than 3 million EU citizens currently living in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday a report that she asked her defence minister to justify the United Kingdom’s status as a “tier one” military power was incorrect. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May attends a press conference with Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain,

LONDON (Reuters) – A British trade minister said on Thursday he will resign from the government and vote next week against its plans to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. FILE PHOTO: An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport in west London, Britain October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh//File Photo Greg Hands,

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland will struggle to attract the low-skilled workers it needs once Britain leaves the European Union, according to research by the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. A motorist views anti-Brexit protestors outside of the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville A report, published on Thursday, described “a

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May won a crucial Brexit vote in parliament on Wednesday, keeping her divided government’s plans to end more than 40 years of British partnership with the European Union on track. Pro-remain supporters wave EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth during a visit to Britain next month, the U.S. ambassador in London told Sky News on Wednesday. Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 19, 2018 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth arrives at Ascot racecourse REUTERS/Paul Childs Trump is due in

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May won a crucial Brexit vote in parliament on Wednesday, keeping her divided government’s plans to end more than 40 years of British partnership with the European Union on track. Pro-remain supporters wave EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) – Government moved to calm fears in parliament over its proposal for a “meaningful vote” on any Brexit deal on Wednesday, saying MPs may be able to change ministers’ plans in the event of a no deal with the European Union. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain,

LONDON (Reuters) – Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago to defend the northern limits of their empire, is being damaged by illegal metal detectorists. Walkers pass by Hadrian’s Wall, near the border between Scotland and England, May 2, 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) Archaeologists from the Historic England conservation group have called

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s upper house of parliament will consider any changes made to proposed Brexit laws on Wednesday evening, shortly after they have been voted upon by the lower house of parliament, the opposition Labour Party said. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the Royal Free Hospital, London June 18, 2018. Stefan Rousseau/Pool

LONDON (Reuters) – Half of British employers think they will struggle to find the permanent staff they need, the biggest proportion since early 2017, a survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) showed on Wednesday. A closed down retail unit for rent is seen in Stockport, near Manchester, Britain June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

LONDON (Reuters) – The Labour Party is considering asking the Bank of England to target productivity to help boost the economy if it wins power, in what would be the most radical change to the central bank’s remit in over two decades. FILE PHOTO: The Bank of England is seen in London, Britain, April 9,

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party is considering asking the Bank of England to target productivity to help boost the economy if it wins power, in what would be the most radical change to the central bank’s remit in more than two decades. FILE PHOTO: The Bank of England is seen in London, Britain,

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will express concern on Friday over a lack of progress in talks with London on how to avoid reimposing controls at the border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic after Brexit. FILE PHOTO: A defaced ‘Welcome to Northern Ireland’ sign stands on the border in Middletown, Northern

LONDON (Reuters) – Zara Tindall, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, has given birth to her second daughter, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, the monarch’s seventh great-grandchild. Zara Tindall (2L) and Mike Tindall (L) arrive ahead of Britain’s Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, (top R) and Britain’s Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, (top L) arrive for the

LONDON (Reuters) – A leading pro-European Union lawmaker in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party said he did not want the government to collapse in the row over parliament’s role in the Brexit process. Britain’s former Attorney General Dominic Grieve walks in Downing Street, London, November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Simon dawson Dominic Grieve has clashed with the government