Tag Archives: U.K

Vancouver-based Teck Resources says it will remain Canadian, even as it plans to merge with British multinational Anglo American in a $70-billion deal that would create a new company called Anglo Teck. “Without a doubt, you know, this is absolutely going to be a Canadian company,” Teck CEO Jonathan Price told The Canadian Press Tuesday. “We …

Britain’s most senior police chief on Wednesday defended the arrest of an Irish comedy writer over comments about transgender issues, saying officers were in an impossible position in arbitrating between free speech and criminal content. Graham Linehan, co-creator of popular TV comedy shows Father Ted and The IT Crowd, said on Tuesday …

British actor Micheal Ward was granted bail Thursday after appearing at a central London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault. The 27-year-old, who starred as Jamie in the Netflix crime drama Top Boy, faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The charges first made headlines …

Terence Stamp, the British actor who often portrayed complex villains, including General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87. His death on Sunday was disclosed in a death notice published online. The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962’s seafaring Billy Budd, for which he earned an …

Female runners are often told to run in groups, run with a dog, run in a well-lit area, run without earbuds, run with a whistle, run with tech, run varied routes, and — despite the fact all this advice might make them even more fearful — to also run assertively, standing …

British police said they arrested more than 200 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Parliament in early July passed a law banning Palestine Action and …

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed on Tuesday. The government now plans to close the secret route. Defence Secretary John Healey …

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, Brown, 36, was arraigned in London’s Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to unlawfully …

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. The charges were authorized in January last year but not publicized, though news media at the time reported on a U.K. arrest warrant issued against the Tates, dual U.S. and British …

U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States. The symbolically resonant agreement still has yet to be finalized, but …