United Kingdom (UK)

United Kingdom (UK)

Students from Ricards Lodge and Rutlish High Schools in Wimbledon look at their mobile phones during an interview and discussion with Reuters about their thoughts on a social media ban for under 16s, in London, Britain, 23 February 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Katie Collins

British teens resist Australian-style social media ban

Britain, like other countries in Europe and beyond, is considering ways to restrict social media after becoming increasingly aware of the risks to children and it ‌could follow Australia in...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke meets Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at his office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on 8 March 2026. Photo: PID

UK pledges continued support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

HMS Prince of Wales returns home to Portsmouth, following an eight-month Indo-Pacific deployment as part of Operation Highmast, in Portsmouth, Britain November 30, 2025. Photo: UK MOD Crown/May Luke/Handout via REUTERS

Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war

Photo: Collected

UK banks move to build national alternative to Visa and Mastercard

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Collected

UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access for children under 16

People protest outside the High Court as judges prepare to rule on a legal challenge to the British government’s decision to designate pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, in London, Britain, February 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

UK terrorism ban on Palestine Action group unlawful, court rules after appeal

Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William at the Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/Pool via REUTERS

Palace ready to help UK police in any inquiry into king's brother Andrew

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Collected

UK's Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit over fallout from Epstein scandal

Sign by the main entrance to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London, United Kingdom. Photo: Collected

UK expels Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat over spying accusations

Migrants disembark at the Port of Dover, after being rescued while crossing the English Channel, in Dover, Britain, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo

UK immigration officers in court charged with stealing cash from 'small boat' migrants

A view of HSBC building in Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, August 1, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Susannah Ireland

British banks to join European rivals in hiking profit targets: Sources

A high school student poses with his mobile phone showing his social media applications in Melbourne, Australia, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

UK mulls Australia-style ban on social media for children

Protesters from "Palestine Action" demonstrate on the roof of Guardtech Group in Brandon, Suffolk, Britain, July 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Chris Radburn

Two Palestine Action-linked detainees end 73-day hunger strike in UK prison