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The article reports that the fire at the public housing project Grenfell Tower in North Kensington in London, England puts divided tensions in the district. Topics discussed include the complaints of the residents about fire safety issues, ignoring the concerns of Grenfell Tower residents by the council chamber, and the argument of conservative councilors about protecting public services.

The article reports on three British teenage girls, Khadiza Sultana, Shamima Begum, and Amira Abase, who secretly left home and traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group, and discusses the social conditions of Muslim women and girls in Great Britain and other Western countries and the strategies used by IS to recruit them. Topics include identity and rebellion in teenagers and Muslim groups in Great Britain working to prevent Islamist radicalization.

The article offers information on leader of the Labour Party of Great Britain Jeremy Corbyn who was defeated by the British Prime Minister Theresa May. Topics discussed include protest made by Corbyn and number of opposition of Corbyn within the same party; attitude of Corbyn in re-energizing a political party and altering a nation’s political landscape; and Corbyn interest in conquering the housing crisis in Great Britain.

The article offers information on the Great Britain’s rebuke of its leadership. Topics discussed include failure of the Great Britain Prime Minister Theresa May to maintain her Conservative Party’s majority in Parliament; lack of ability of May to lead her party into another election; and negotiations over exist from European Union. It also mention that a damaged prime minister finds her authority weakened.

The article reports on Great Britain's general election 2017 campaign, mentioning voters pondering over flawed leadership of the British prime minister Theresa May. It mentions May having tried to lure voters by highlighting shortcomings of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit negotiation proceedings. It also mentions negative criticism earned by May for her immigration and business policies.

The article reports on the identification of the two of the three suspects in the terrorist assault in London, England. The suspects include Khurum Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane wherein they killed seven people and injured dozens before they were shot and killed by the police. It notes that the attack was the third to strike Great Britain in three months with the participation of radicalized British Muslims who had been on the radar of law enforcement.

The article focuses on the linkage between the city of Birmingham in England and Islamist extremism, the stigma of which local Muslim communities resent but also admit to the problem. Topics discussed include Khalid Masood, the man behind the London terrorist attack in March 2017, having stayed in the city for a year before the attacks, and more than one in five residents of the city identifying as Muslims.

The article discusses the British Government's decision to take Uber's London license, which has raised a doubt in the minds of people that post Brexit, Britain is adopting Racial Discrimination policies.

The article discusses 2015 Parliamentary elections in Great Britain, highlighting the activities of the nationalist U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) political party. Topics addressed include the UKIP's anti-immigration stance and opposition to Great Britain's membership in the European Union (E.U.), politician Nigel Farage's campaign for a seat in Parliament, and opposition to the UKIP from Great Britain's Conservative and Labour political parties.

The article discusses the public release of the identity of Mohammed Emwazi, a member of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist organization who has been filmed executing prisoners and was referred to as Jihadi John by the press. Topics addressed include Emwazi's background living in West London after moving from Kuwait as a 6-year-old, as well as British intelligence agencies' awareness of Emwazi as a potential terrorist as early as 2009.

The article discusses the use of snipers to shoot and kill foxes in cities throughout Great Britain, highlighting efforts to reduce the large fox population in London, England. Topics addressed include a professional fox sniper who accepts fees to eliminate foxes from the gardens and yards of homes, as well as animal rights efforts to protect the foxes.

The article discusses Scots attitudes towards an upcoming referendum on whether to secede from Great Britain, noting that approximately 50 percent of voters are expected to vote in favor of independence despite economic risks. Topics addressed include Scottish voters' national pride, as well as reactions to many economists' forecasts of negative economic consequences of secession.

The article reports on the rape and the sexual abuse of girls in Great Britain, including in Rotherham, England regard to the treatment of British girls with contempt and the rape of girls by Pakistanis. An overview of girl rape victims, including in regard to their relationship with the police and a child rape victim referred to as Lucy's move to Spain to avoid repeated rape is provided.

The article reports on a television debate and interview of British Prime Minister Theresa May on topics including bombing, general elections in Great Britain and her leadership along with information on a television interview with leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.

The article informs that Great Britain went a full day without burning coal on April 21, 2017 for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, and talks about the ill-effects of coal-fired power generation on climate and the need to switch to other energy sources like solar and wind power.

The article reports on the glass cliff theory concerning the rise of the women leadership in the politics of Great Britain.

The article reports on the outlook of several notable persons and celebrities regarding Scottish independence from Great Britain. Discussion and highlights are given on the debate and campaigns participated by Scottish A-list supporters and opponents including actor Sean Connery, recording artist Annie Lenox, and British author J. K. Rowling.

The article discusses the acquittal of newspaper executive Rebekah Brooks in a trial on the phone-hacking activities of tabloid newspaper "News of the World" as of June 24, 2014. Topics addressed include the conviction of former "News of the World" editor Andy Coulson on phone-hacking charges, as well as revelations about Brooks' personal life during the trial.

The article discusses the re-emergence of a submerged forest in Borth, Wales following a series of floods and storms on the coast of Great Britain as of June 23, 2014. Topics addressed include archeological research on the site by both locals and archaeologists, the discovery of footprints from an early human species at the site, and the implications of research on prehistoric climate change in the area.

The article reports that Great Britain is increasingly invoking its power to strip British citizenship of dual nationals and naturalized citizen who pose terrorism threat to the country.

The article discusses the testimony given by Rebekah Brooks, former "News of the World" editor and chief executive of News Corp. in Great Britain, at the phone hacking trial in London, England. It states that Brooks testimony has offered a view into the culture of the popular press. Some of the charges against her including paying a public official for information, hiding evidence from the police, and ordering codefendant Cheryl Carter to lie about her whereabouts is also discussed.

The article profiles Jack Monroe, a single mother in Great Britain who received a book contract following the popularity of her blog "A Girl Called Jack" which detailed her experiences in poverty. It notes that Monroe has become a celebrity in the country while also writing a weekly food column for the newspaper "The Guardian." The article goes on to discuss how Monroe's experiences reflect Great Britain's welfare state under Prime Minister David Cameron.

The article examines how a group of psychologists and economists in Great Britain are part of a social experiment designed to modify the country's policy making based on principles of American behavioral economics to better align with human nature. Details are provided on Britain's Behavioral Insights Team, established in 2010 by Prime Minister David Cameron, which works to encourage things such as taxpaying, charitable giving, and public health.

An obituary for Geoffrey Howe, Conservative British cabinet minister, who died at the age of 88 on October 9, 2015, is presented.

The article reports on the statement of British Prime Minister David Cameron which states that British employers or businesses which do not pay the national living wage from April 2016 will face tough penalties.

The article reports on two groups of medical students and young doctors who were recruited by former medical student Mohammed Fakhri al-Khabass from Middlesbrough, England of Palestinian descent, to join the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS), according to a report on July 17, 2015.

The article reports on the victory of 20-year-old politics student Mhairi Black on being elected as the youngest member of the Parliament in Great Britain on May 7, 2015.

The article reports on the campaign of Scottish feminist Nicola Sturgeon for her political Scottish National Party which is noted to emerge as a national force on May 7, 2015 general election in Great Britain.

The article reports on the ruling issued by the British court on the case of Pakistani plaintiff Yunus Rahmatullah, who was detained by British and American troops in Iraq in 2004, that grants him the chance to sue the British government for the ill-treatment, abuse and unlawful detention.

The article reports on the documents released in Great Britain which unveil the secret internal guidelines that give the British spies the rights to intercept confidential communication between lawyers and their clients.

The article reports on the parents of the boy with brain tumor, Ashya King, who fled from Great Britain in order to seek treatment for him abroad, and are now reluctant to return.

The article reports on the passage of a legislation in Great Britain that allows the government to strip terrorism suspects of their citizenship even if it renders them stateless.

The article reports on the escalating blame game among British politicians for lack of preparation on the regional flooding in most of the southern part of England in February 2014 due to heavy rain season as severe flood warnings were in placed along the Thames River.

The article reports on the rising numbers of working poor who experience hunger and rely on food banks in Great Britain.

The article offers information on cold water swimming trend in Great Britain which is partly attributed to growing popularity of triathlons.

The article focuses on Muslim prosecutor Nazir Afzal of Great Britain who is critical of forced marriages and honor crimes.

The article offers information on the chances of victory of British prime ministerial candidate Gordon Brown and his platform as a representative of the Labor Party. Brown, who is said to have strong winning prospects, assured his supporters to deal logically with issues like terrorism, national defense and security and Al Qaeda, and addressed other issues too.

The article explores the bombing in Manchester, England during a concert by pop star Ariana Grande on May 22, 2017, dealing with topics including the concern whether more could be done to prevent the attack, efforts to find accomplices of the bomber, and extremism.

The article discusses leaked government documents released by former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward J. Snowden which indicate that the NSA and Great Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spied on more than 1000 targets, including heads of international aid organizations, foreign energy companies, and the Israeli government. Details on both governments' surveillance of email correspondence are included.

The article reports on the victory of the Conservative party of British Prime Minister David Cameron in the country's May 2015 general election securing an overall majority win in the Parliament.

LONDON -- Prime Minister David Cameron met with his coalition cabinet for the first time on Thursday, as the euphoria over the new partnership between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats gave way to a let's-get-down-to-business approach marked by a determination to attack Britain's huge budget deficit. With reporters and television cameras crowding into the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, Mr. Cameron opened the meeting by noting that it had been 65 years since the last coalition cabinet had met there, at the end of Winston Churchill's wartime national unity government, which was followed by decades of single-party Conservative and Labour governments. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article describes the arrest of Rashid Rauf in Pakistan by Pakistani officials for his alleged role in the plot to blow up planes flying from Great Britain to U.S. cities. Rauf is British-born and is believed to have been acting as a liaison for Al Qaeda and the British plotters. After Rauf was arrested, the British arrested up to 24 suspects in England who were planning to use liquid explosives carried onto passenger planes and to detonate them as they flew to U.S. cities.

The article reports on the anticipation that the Conservative Party, the centre-right political party of Great Britain, will secure majority votes in the May 7, 2015 elections.