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The union representing British Airways' cabin crews is gathering international support for a walkout due to begin this weekend, threatening to severely disrupt what remains of the airline's already depleted flight schedule.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday honored Britons whose extraordinary actions helped save Jews and other Holocaust victims during World War II, calling them a source of national pride.
Britain's economic recovery remains fragile, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government's budget would be published in two weeks.
Insurgents attacked a police post in eastern Afghanistan with guns and then detonated a roadside bomb as reinforcements sped to the scene, killing three members of an elite strike force, police said Friday.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Friday the decision to invade Iraq was justified, but told a major inquiry into the war that the United States dismissed warnings of chaos and violence once Saddam Hussein was toppled.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he would block private groups from launching war crimes prosecutions against visiting foreign dignitaries, following a controversy inflamed by an arrest warrant for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
Will he expose the deal critics suspect carried Britain and the United States to war in Iraq? Take aim at those who dubbed him President George W. Bush's poodle? Describe his furious arguments with successor Gordon Brown?
Britain's main opposition leader David Cameron acknowledged Sunday the country's looming national election will likely be a closer contest than predicted, but vowed to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown and win office.
The White House says President Barack Obama has spoken with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the debt crisis in Greece.
The Bank of England took a "wait and see" stance Thursday on the country's hesitant economic recovery, holding interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent and keeping its asset-purchase program to boost the money supply on ice.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized Wednesday to the tens of thousands of poor British children shipped to former colonies such as Australia, where instead of a better life many were treated to harsh conditions, neglect and abuse.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the country's upcoming election will focus on whether immediate cuts to public spending are necessary to rein in the national deficit.
His voice strained and his eyes welling with tears, Britain's usually guarded Prime Minister Gordon Brown showed rare public emotion in a television interview as he discussed the trauma of his newborn daughter's death in 2002.
Leaders from the world's top economies are close to agreeing on a global bank tax and a deal could be reached at a meeting of the Group of 20 nations later this year, according to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday condemned the record-breaking rise in anti-Semitic incidents last year, urging Britons to be alert to the threat of ant-Jewish hate.
Britain needs a U.S.-style national security adviser to report to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on terrorist threats, a committee of lawmakers said Tuesday in a report that made unusually sharp criticisms of the country's approach to security.
Britain's worst recession since World War II is officially over — but a less than convincing return to growth leaves British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party on shaky ground ahead of a general election.
The United States said Wednesday that it will support a plan to reintegrate Taliban fighters set to be announced by Afghan President Hamid Karzai at an international conference in London.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be quizzed sooner than expected about his role in the decision to join the unpopular war in Iraq, the chairman of an inquiry into the conflict confirmed Friday.
It's a poll victory, of sorts. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been named the worst-dressed man of the year by the British edition of GQ magazine.
British intelligence passed on to U.S. authorities information about a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner but he was not singled out as a particular risk, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Monday.
Britain and the United States are assisting a counterterrorism police unit in Yemen amid fears of an increasing threat of international terrorism emanating from the country, the British government said Sunday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says full-body scanners will be introduced in Britain's airports in the wake of the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought off a challenge to his leadership Wednesday from two senior figures in his Labour Party as the party moved quickly to quash the revolt. But the challenge exposed a badly divided party months before a national election that polls predict it will lose.
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strikeRetiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
EADS considering new bid for Pentagon tankerAerospace and defense company EADS said Friday it is considering a new bid for a $35 billion Pentagon contract for midair refueling tankers but will only compete if it has a fair chance against rival Boeing Co.
Alistair Darling given £13 billion Budget boost Alistair Darling faces pressure from Gordon Brown to fund pre-election giveaways as better-than-expected borrowing figures lifted some of the gloom about public finances.
U.K. delays new rules on terror suspectsNew British guidelines on handling terrorism suspects held overseas have been delayed over a dispute about how to deal with information from detainees who may be at risk of torture by allies.
Gordon Browns new election plan of home visits for cups of teagordon browns new election plan is to drop round your house for a cup of tea and a little chat
Whelan speaks out over Tory 'insult' Gordon Brown's former spokesman has said it is "insulting" to compare union support for the Labour party with Lord Ashcroft's funding for the Tories.
Conservatives New Campaign Poster - Cash-GordonHere's the new poster the Conservatives have just released, attacking Labour's financial links with Britain's largest trade union, Unite.
Report: U.S.'s top credit rating may be at riskThe United States and Britain are more likely than Germany and France to witness an embarrassing downgrade of their top debt rating, agency Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
Gordon Brown declines to criticise Unite over British Airways strikeGordon Brown has declined to criticise the Unite union, one of the Labour party's biggest backers, over its plans for British Airways staff to strike ahead of the Easter weekend.
Brown's a big softieGordon Brown may be a lapel-grabber, pen-stubber and Nokia-thrower - allegedly - but Oop North, where Labour people are really hard, he would be derided as a big softie.
Defiant Brown will 'keep going'Prime Minister Gordon Brown has signalled that he would "keep going" as leader even if Labour fails to secure a majority at the general election.
The Budget will be on 24 MarchGordon Brown has just announced that the Budget will be on 24 March, which strongly implies an election date of 6 May.
Labour is back on track with its high-speed rail promiseAfter Andrew Adonis, the Transport Secretary, outlined his plans for a high-speed rail network to the cabinet on 9 March, he was applauded by his colleagues.
Gordon Brown labels Afghan visit criticisms 'unfair'Gordon Brown says the criticism he has received for visiting Afghanistan a day after giving evidence to the Iraq war inquiry is "incredibly unfair".
Britain confronts debt of Greek proportionsThe woes of Britain show that the troubles for Europe, and the West, extend far beyond the traditionally laggard countries of southern Europe.
Britain confronts debt of Greek proportionsGovernment debt is growing, as is the deficit. The economy is struggling to get out of recession and there is talk of spending cuts or higher taxes. The unions are on edge. And the currency is plummeting.
Budget date of 24 March starts countdown for 6 May electionBudget date announced for two weeks time, not expected to reveal major changes but will influence general election race
Gordon Brown warns economic storm not over Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned Britain of economic "bumps in the road" ahead but vowed "we will weather the storm together".
Labour and Tories tied in key marginals New poll suggests David Cameron will struggle to win an overall majority.
Somali doctor: British yacht couple reunitedA British yachting couple seized by Somali pirates and held in separate locations have been temporarily reunited after weeks apart, a doctor who treated the two said.
Brown accused of breaking promise for new equipment in AfghanistanGordon Brown was criticised by the Conservatives yesterday after it was claimed that the Government had merely repeated an earlier announcement to replace Snatch Land Rovers with new vehicles — while cutting the order by half.
Miliband challenged over ministers' explanations for Iraq war decisionIraq war inquiry points out that Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Gordon Brown have given 'three, rather different explanations', and asks Miliband to explain why he voted for war
British PM visits troops in southern AfghanistanBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised British troops 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively during an unannounced visit Saturday to southern Afghanistan.
British child-killers return to jail sparks debateThe pink-cheeked 10-year-old staring from the front pages of Britain's newspapers is, some argue, the face of evil.
British PM: Invading Iraq was 'right decision'British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defends the decision to invade Iraq, saying before an inquiry on the war that deposing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do.
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