United Kingdom

BBC's outgoing news CEO Deborah Turness insisted the corporation was not "institutionally biased" as she resigned alongside director general Tim Davie over the leak of memo saying the splicing of two parts of Trump's 6 January 2021 speech was misleading

Kazakhstan became the 116th country for Ross Jennings, a Scottish traveler and musician on a mission to play the bagpipes in every nation; dressed in a traditional kilt, he performed the Kazakh folk song “Dedimai au” in Astana

A record number of high grades achieved by A-level students was announced two weeks ago, but a social cluster has underperformed again, with too few students getting top marks at GCSEs and A-levels: white, working-class Britons

A Tik Tok campaign to give people clear, reliable advice before travelling overseas for cosmetic or medical treatments will be launched, part of a wider initiative to protect patients and reduce costs for the NHS of fixing botched procedures

532 people were arrested by London police when supporters of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as terrorist, intentionally broke the ban and gathered in a protest with plaques explicitly naming the organization

Thousands of Afghans brought to UK were victims of a major data breaches with names and details published on FB: fearing reprisals from the Taliban, they were relocated under a scheme kept secret; the measure preventing media reporting has now been lifted

Fifty-two thousand petals fell in St Paul's Cathedral during an official service to remember those who died in the July 7 terrorist attacks in London 20 years ago

Wimbledon Championships qualifying matches will start tomorrow Monday 23, breaking with a 147-years long tradition: computer-based technology Hawk-Eye Live will replace line judges; the French Open will remain the last human line-judged tennis Grand Slam

To build new weapons and ammunition production plants in the UK, €1,8 billion will be invested: government's new defense strategy plans establishing a local “constantly active” munitions production capability to quickly ramp up production if needed

International state owned investors, including sovereign funds, public pension or social security schemes, will be able to take up to a 15% stake in UK newspapers and news magazines under new laws that would guarantee media plurality and vital funding