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The Chinese Ministry of State Security arrests and charges a couple for allegedly spying for Britain's MI6 agency.
2024-06-3

Telecommunication between the Shetland islands and the British mainland is interrupted when a subsea cable is damaged.
2022-10-20

The British government confirms that it will go ahead with plans to terminate the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to make it easier for goods to flow between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Union accuses the UK of breaking international law by reneging on the agreement made during Brexit negotiations.
2022-06-13

In tennis, Emma Raducanu of Great Britain defeats Leylah Fernandez of Canada, 6–4, 6–3, in the final of the women's singles to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.
2021-09-11

An Australian court orders British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser to stop selling several versions of the popular painkiller, Nurofen, that were identical to its standard ibuprofen pills but nearly twice as expensive.
2015-12-14

Five members of the NATO-led coalition die and five others are injured in a non-combat helicopter crash in Kabul. The Associated Press reported the chopper collided with a monitoring balloon on landing. Nationalities weren't identified by NATO's Resolute Support; the British said two were Royal Air Force personnel.
2015-10-11

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, speaks to both houses of the Parliament of Great Britain and urges Britain's continued participation within the EU, but she ruled out German support for any far-reaching reform of the treaties that define it, such as many Britons think their government should demand.
2014-02-27

The central banks of the European Union, Great Britain, and the People's Republic of China, in what appears to be a co-ordinated action, each loosen their respective monetary systems.
2012-07-5

The Emperor of Exmoor, a red deer believed to be Britain's largest wild animal, is shot and killed.
2010-10-26

The Irish Aviation Authority closes Donegal Airport, cancels at least two flights and announces the closure of all airspace in Ireland on Monday due to Icelandic volcanic ash, while British Airports, including some in Scotland, may also be affected due to continued eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
2010-05-3