Hong Kong Conflict: China threatens to stop recognizing BN (O) passport

Beijing:  The Chinese government has threatened to stop recognising the BN (O) [British National (Overseas)] passports, marking the start of a new episode in the conflict between Hong Kong and Beijing.

5G: British politician sceptical about UK accepting Chinese COVID-19 aid

London/IBNS: British politician and broadcaster Nigel Paul Farage feels that accepting COVID-19 aid from China may lead Beijing having a hand in UK's 5G network.

Scottish court rules against Johnson's decision to suspend UK Parliament

Moscow,  Sep11 (Sputnik/UNI) A court in Scotland ruled on Wednesday that the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful.

Facebook bans British far-right organisations, leaders

London, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) US tech giant Facebook has permanently banned accounts of a number of British far-right groups and their leaders for violating its "dangerous individuals and organisations policy."

Brexit poses ‘particular risk’ to British people in poverty: UN independent expert

New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Brexit – the United Kingdom’s impending exit from the European Union – will drive more UK citizens into poverty unless the Government takes action to shield the most vulnerable, warned Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, in a damning statement released on Friday.

Gunshots fired outside House of Parliament

London, Mar 22 (IBNS): Shots have been fired near the House of Parliament in the UK, media reports said.