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The UK will finally roll out post-Brexit border checks Wednesday on food, plant and animal products imported from the European Union, fanning fears of more price hikes, empty shelves and even Valentine's Day flower shortages.

British negotiators paused free trade talks with Canada on Thursday after years of discussions between the two Commonwealth nations, Ottawa said.

The UK is taking threats of foreign interference elections expected later this year "very seriously", the defence minister said Sunday, after a warning from a counter-terrorism official.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda.

Last year is set to be the UK's second warmest on record, according to provisional figures released on Tuesday by the country's national meteorological service.

"HMS Trent will visit regional ally and Commonwealth partner Guyana later this month as part of a series of engagements in the region during her Atlantic patrol task deployment," a spokesperson of UK's Ministry of Defense said.

Britain's embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration -- a key battleground in a general election expected next year.

Britain's aviation regulator announced Monday it has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit for a "world-first" transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) said 85 out of 173 countries surveyed had "suffered a decline in at least one key indicator of democratic performance in the past five years".

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Vice President Kamala Harris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will all attend the two-day conference, which will focus on growing fears about the implications of so-called frontier AI.

The gathering, set to be attended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Vice President Kamala Harris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will focus on growing fears about the implications of so-called frontier AI.

The elections were in traditionally safe Tory seats, but Labour managed to overturn huge majorities in both on a notable evening for the opposition party.

Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Russian leader Vladimir Putin once threatened him about a potential missile strike.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was criticized on Tuesday by an Argentinian official after delivering a Christmas speech that referenced the Falkland Islands and the conflict that stemmed from it.

A British drug baron 'Cocky Watchman' Curtis Warren, is set to be released this month, causing alarm for police officials about him potentially returning to the drug trade.

Liz Truss' personal phone was revealed on Sunday to have been hacked by suspected agents working for Moscow, as many decry the alleged cover-up and security holes in the country's current system.

Ousted former Prime Minister Boris Johnson bowed out of the current Prime race on Sunday, fully opening the way for frontrunner Rishi Sunak to take the Prime Minister position himself.

Liz Truss has resigned from her position as UK Prime Minister after failing to address the financial stability of the country which has gotten worse.

As Liz Truss resigns from becoming Prime Minister after a record 45 days in office, ousted PM Boris Johnson is reportedly launching an attempt at a political comeback to the position. 

A new study released by an online U.K. company on Monday shows that LGBTQ youths experience more harassment and hate speech online than their heterosexual peers.

As Liz Truss faces a potential ouster from her position as the U.K.'s Prime Minister less than a month into her term, President Joe Biden openly criticized her 'mini-budget' economic plan.

A prison librarian in the United Kingdom pleaded not guilty to six counts of sexual assault, among other charges, as she faces accusations of molesting prisoners between 2017 and 2018.

A British police officer has been charged with raping and sexually assaulting a young girl under 13, and for "deliberately" wiping the information on his phone to cover the act up.

Despite a negative market reaction and an increased public outcry, British Prime Ministry Liz Truss continues to stand by her administration's "mini-budget."

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has sought a private audience with the newly-crowned King Charles III on Monday, as she and Charles' wife, the Queen Consort Camilla, face harassment online.

Many people in the former colonies of the United Kingdom deal with the complicated feelings they have over Queen Elizabeth II's passing on Thursday, with some questioning the true legacy of the Queen in history.

Lincolnshire Police refused to apologize on Tuesday for allowing their officers to participate in a local Pride march, as criticism mounts over the "ridiculous" nature of the participation.

A man from Cardiff in the U.K. was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after he raped and sexually assaulted a mother and her teenage daughter while he was reportedly high on synthetic weed.

The United Kingdom Prime Minister race between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss continues to tighten as Sunak closes the gap between him and Truss based on a poll released on Tuesday.

Rishi Sunak is leading the ballots to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Monday, as Johnson continues to spread conspiracy theories about Brexit and attempting to make deals to prevent Sunak from replacing him as Prime Minister.