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A former British paratrooper will stand trial in the killing of two civil rights protesters during a massacre, where British soldiers shot 13 protesters during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland.
2023-12-14

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fines TikTok £12.7m for "failing to protect the privacy of children" on the online video platform. It is one of the largest fines ever issued by the ICO.
2023-04-4

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the United Kingdom in his second trip outside Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion, meeting with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and addressing Parliament at Westminster Hall.
2023-02-8

Iran denies yesterday's reports of an agreement to exchange prisoners with the United States and the United Kingdom.
2021-05-3

Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, announces he has sent a team to Essex to verify the identities of the 39 bodies found in a lorry this week, who are thought by UK authorities to be Chinese nationals. Post-mortems are due to begin today. The Northern Irish driver remains in police custody, suspected of murder.
2019-10-25

Threatening robocalls lead to mass evacuation of students in the United States and United Kingdom. None of the threats were found to be credible but disrupted General Certificate of Secondary Education tests in the UK.
2016-05-23

The strongest windstorm of the season so far continues to bring flooding and high winds to the United Kingdom.
2015-12-6

The Met Office confirms Sunday as the coldest Easter Day on record for the United Kingdom. The lowest temperature of –12.5°C is recorded in Braemar in the Scottish Highlands.
2013-03-31

The British catering firm Compass Group and hotel chain Whitbread both identify horse meat in products sold as beef.
2013-02-15

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the President of Argentina, states that Argentina will lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly about the alleged "militarisation" of the area around the Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom.
2012-02-7