February 5, 2026 Trump signals willingness to defend Diego Garcia military base if future deal threatens US access President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to move past tensions with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over a controversial U.K.-Mauritius deal involving Diego Garcia.
February 4, 2026 Irish comedian says UK PM Starmer hides from culture wars as 'ordinary people' fight daily battles Controversial Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan testified before Congress on Wednesday about U.K. free speech battles and ongoing transgender policy disputes.
February 3, 2026 London police launch criminal investigation into former UK ambassador to US with alleged Epstein ties Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson over alleged Jeffrey Epstein connections and misconduct claims.
January 29, 2026 Trump warns UK it's 'very dangerous' to do business with China after Starmer's Beijing meeting President Trump warned the U.K. it is “very dangerous" to deepen ties with China after PM Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping in Beijing, also cautioning that Canada faces even greater risk.
January 28, 2026 UK reopens Chagos Islands talks with US following Trump criticism of deal: reports Chagos Islands talks between U.K. and U.S. reopened after President Donald Trump called the Mauritius deal an "act of great stupidity" as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says discussions have resumed.
January 26, 2026 Chinese hackers reportedly breached phones at 'heart of Downing Street' in global spy campaign Chinese state-linked hackers reportedly breached phones "at the heart of Downing Street," and allegedly accessed the phone data of millions.
January 22, 2026 Trump pressures UK over Hamas-linked figure as US intel flags potential terror threat U.S. Treasury sanctioned Zaher Birawi, 64, alleging the Britain-based activist serves as a Hamas senior official through a Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad leadership role.
January 12, 2026 UK targets Elon Musk’s X with fines and possible ban over Grok deepfake abuse The U.K.'s communications regulator, Ofcom, launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X platform following reports of AI chatbot Grok creating illegal deepfake images.
December 11, 2025 UK ready to send troops, jets, ships if Trump clinches Ukraine ceasefire, defense chief says Britain readies troops and a 30-nation coalition for Ukraine ceasefire enforcement as Trump pushes peace negotiations with Russia and European allies.
December 1, 2025 Oxford debate society leader who celebrated Charlie Kirk's shooting now apologizing to his family Oxford Union's former president-elect George Abaraonye apologized to Charlie Kirk's family after celebrating the shooting of the conservative speaker.