Sources: BBC
A British man working at the British embassy in Berlin is arrested by German police on suspicion of spying for Russia. 2021-08-11
The United States conducts airstrikes targeting Kuwaiti-British militant Jihadi John. Later, the U.S. says it is "reasonably certain" a drone strike in Syria killed Jihadi John, né Mohammed Emwazi. 2015-11-13
With the number of British dead expected to exceed 30, the U.K. warns its citizens about traveling to certain parts of Tunisia, including the south and near the Libyan border. 2015-06-28
A Malaysian court finds a local man guilty of the murder of two British students in Borneo in 2014. 2015-03-31
Italy's highest court acquits American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito of the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher. 2015-03-27
Islamic State releases a video purporting to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines. 2014-09-13
Two British women, called the Peru Two, are sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment in Lima, Peru, for drug smuggling.2013-12-17
Queen Elizabeth II appoints former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and British painter David Hockney to the Order of Merit. 2012-01-1
British artist Lucian Freud dies at his home in London following a brief illness. 2011-07-20
British comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams end their partnership which led to successful television shows "Come Fly With Me" and "Little Britain". 2011-06-16