September 15, 2016 British ambassador to Saudi Arabia announces conversion to Islam The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia announced on Twitter that he converted to Islam and carried out a hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, The Telegraph reported.
September 14, 2016 UK nurse who contracted Ebola cleared of misconduct charge A British nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has been cleared of misconduct charges that stemmed from questions about her elevated temperature when she returned to Britain from West Africa.
September 12, 2016 Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron resigns from Parliament Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday that he is stepping down as a Member of Parliament, just months after leaving 10 Downing Street.
September 8, 2016 British lawmakers must vacate crumbling Houses of Parliament for repairs, study finds Britain's creaky, leaky Parliament building faces "an impending crisis," and lawmakers must move out for the first time since World War II so repair work can be done, a report on the structure said Thursday.
September 7, 2016 Taking page from Trump? UK building 'big new wall' to stop illegal immigrants In what could be a "told you so" moment for Donald Trump, the U.K. on Tuesday announced plans to build a "big new wall" at a border port in France to prevent migrants from nearby camps sneaking aboard vehicles heading to Britain.
August 28, 2016 UK alert on treacherous beach ends as swimmer turns up safe British emergency services have called off the search for a missing swimmer on the same treacherous beach where five men drowned days ago -- after the swimmer telephoned to say she was fine.
August 28, 2016 Two United pilots suspected of being drunk arrested in Scotland Police and airline officials say two United Airlines pilots have been arrested for suspected intoxication before they were to fly 141 passengers from Scotland to the United States.
August 25, 2016 Five drown at British beach with no lifeguard Five men who drowned at a British beach were in their late teens and early 20s and from Greater London, police believe.
August 24, 2016 British service member arrested under country's Terrorism Act A Royal Marine is being questioned by detectives investigating Northern Ireland-linked terrorism.
August 23, 2016 EU boss: 'Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians' European Union chief Jean Claude Juncker has branded borders the “worst invention ever” in an astonishing blast.
