A simple jab of the finger is all it takes for a prince of England to bring attention to the fight against HIV. On Thursday, Prince Harry headed to a London clinic to get tested for HIV live on Facebook to show people how simple it is to take the test. Kensington Palace posted a link to the video on its Twitter feed along with...
France's foreign minister has said his newly-appointed British counterpart, Boris Johnson, is a liar with "his back against the wall". In comments to Europe 1 radio, Jean-Marc Ayrault said Mr Johnson had lied to the British people during the recent EU referendum campaign and would now be under pressure "to...
Newspapers and politicians around the world have been reacting to Boris Johnson's appointment as UK foreign secretary. Many were surprised, citing his history of faux pas including insulting the president of Turkey and commenting on the US president's ancestry. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a radio...
BORIS Johnson was sensationally appointed Foreign Secretary last night as Theresa May assembled a Cabinet team to pull Britain out of the EU. In a dramatic signal of her determination to show that “Brexit means Brexit”, the new Prime Minister gave the former London Mayor and star of the Vote Leave campaign a crucial...
Theresa May has been formally appointed as the UK's new prime minister. The former home secretary travelled to Buckingham Palace where she officially accepted the Queen's invitation to form a new government. She becomes the UK's second ever female PM, after Margaret Thatcher. In his farewell statement outside...
DEFEATED Remain campaigner George Osborne said Britain will not retreat from the international stage following the UK's decision to ditch Brussels. The Chancellor said: “My message is simple: Britain may be leaving the EU, but we are not withdrawing from the world.” Osborne, who campaigned for Remain, said the...
BRITAIN'S financial markets have spiked to a 11-month high to enter bull-market territory despite David Cameron's scaremongering claims of financial chaos in the event of Brexit. The FTSE 100 index burst into bull-market territory, referring to markets trading in long term uptrends, shortly after Andrea Leadsom withdrew...
RECORD numbers of Britons are making enquiries about their eligibility for Polish passports in the aftermath of the EU Referendum. The number of UK citizens contacting the Eastern European nation’s embassy has rocketed by 10,000, officials revealed. A spokeswoman said: “We’ve had a lot of calls and email...
Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron is currently being discussed, but could be within days. Mrs May, 59, who backed staying in the EU, has been home secretary since...
THE Duchess of Cambridge looked as pretty as a picture as she waltzed into Wimbledon in a floral dress to watch Andy Murray in the men's final. Kate, who is well known for her love of tennis, was joined by her husband the Duke of Cambridge as they took prime position on centre court to watch Andy Murray and ...
A WOMAN is in hospital after a spate of shootings in an historic British county, last night. Police have deployed extra officers to Bedford after the separate attacks took place just hours apart. One woman was shot in the arm after shots were fired at at a property in Faraday Square at around 10pm. She was taken to...
BRITISH officials were under so much pressure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that they embarrassed their US colleagues by insisting that medical chemicals were deadly weapons of war. Lieutenant Colonel David Reynolds, of the Parachute Regiment, was in Afghanistan in 2002 helping the hunt for Osama Bin Laden when he...