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Three Western leaders made big bets — overestimating their own political skills and underestimating the anti-incumbent mood — that appear to be backfiring in rapid succession. President Biden should study what’s happening in Paris and London as he weighs whether to continue his campaign.French President Emmanuel Macron was humiliated Sunday in…

Days before casting his ballot in Britain’s general election, Ivan—a Hong Konger in his 40s who recently resettled in the United Kingdom—reflected on the last time he voted back home. Four years ago, he joined more than half a million Hongkongers voting in an unofficial primary held by pro-democratic parties ahead of the city’s…

Manchester's AO Arena is to become the UK'S biggest screening of the Euro tournament after England's knockout 2-1 victory against Slovakia on Sunday (June 30). Previously hosted at Depot Mayfield for the 2022 World Cup, the AO Arena will be teaming up with Road to Victory, Manchester’s football fan zone experience, with all games from the…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Louie Hinchliffe is coached by two-time Olympic 100m champion Carl Lewis Article informationAuthor, Harry PooleRole, BBC Sport journalist at Manchester Regional Arena1 hour agoRising sprint star Louie Hinchliffe stunned Britain’s best to secure a fairytale Olympic 100m qualification at the UK Athletics…

It could be more difficult for oil and gas companies to build new wells in the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, experts said this week following a landmark UK court decision that some believe may also set a precedent for other nations.  The UK Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the County Council of Surrey, in…

With the UK counting down to the general election on July 4, a question many voters may be asking is whether the economic policies of Labour and Conservative governments tend to deliver different economic outcomes. The two ideologically divided dominant parties have always promoted alternative approaches to managing the nation’s economy,…

Sunak, whose party is behind in the opinion polls, took a combative approach, lashing out at the Labour party over tax. He noted that inflation had eased to 2 percent and claimed that he had a plan to boost the sluggish economy. Starmer pointed to the austerity of the Conservatives’ early years in government and the chaos of the more recent…

Four men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trespassing after entering the grounds of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's home in northern England, police said. File video above: British PM Rishi Sunak vows to 'fix' mistakesNorth Yorkshire police said the group was detained just after noon and escorted off the property. They were arrested on…

A request for more visas for Indian citizens, often described in the British press as one of the central challenges to concluding an India-U.K. ‘free trade’ agreement (FTA), was not the top priority for the government, Indian High Commissioner to the U.K.  Vikram Doraiswami has said. “Visas are not the first priority for us in an FTA,” Mr.…

Ethan Hayter (Ineos) won the elite men’s road race at the British Championships after seeing off the challenges of Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) and Max Walker (Astana-Qazaqstan) on the stiff climb of Saltburn Bank.After an aggressive opening to the race had reduced the front group to just fifteen or so riders, the winning move began to take shape…