Maramade/Shutterstock When someone applies for asylum in the UK today, they may be waiting months or even years for their
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Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution
New homes under construction in Rochester, Kent. Flyby Photography/Shutterstock The UK government has announced plans to enable the delivery of
Don’t look there: how politicians divert our attention from climate protesters’ claims
The right to protest is a distinctive feature of democratic, liberal societies. Yet the way in which many leading British
Everything We Know About The UK’s Air Traffic Control Meltdown
Passengers look at the departures board at Heathrow Airport. Thousands of air travellers have faced significant delays after Britain’s air
UK’s Dorries formally resigns as MP with blistering attack on Sunak
Tory stalwart and Boris Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries announced her resignation from the U.K. House of Commons on Sunday “with
Hotels and employment aren’t major ‘pull factors’ for refugees – here’s what really draws people to move
The hotels housing asylum seekers have become sites of protest. JMundy/Shutterstock People make decisions about where to live, when to
China expected at UK AI summit despite pushback from allies
LONDON — Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. That seems to be the U.K.’s maxim ahead of an
Why thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the UK are now homeless
Yanosh Nemesh/Shutterstock When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, thousands of people were forced to leave their homes in search
The EU might need to reassess Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal after restructuring
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft announced a restructuring of its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition earlier today that
UK forces Microsoft to restructure Activision deal
LONDON — Microsoft has been forced to restructure its takeover of Activision and renotify it to the United Kingdom’s Competition