Jill Lawless
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey to face trial after pleading not guilty to sexual assault charges
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, and was...
UK plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Britain’s Conservative government has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum seekers thousands of kilometres away to the East African...
Britain faces Omicron ‘tidal wave’: Boris Johnson
Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, with a huge increase in...
US wins bid to overturn ban on Julian Assange’s extradition from Britain
The US government has won its bid to overturn a judge’s decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange, 50, is...
US says Julian Assange could be jailed in Australia
US authorities have told British judges that if they agree to extradite Julian Assange on espionage charges, the WikiLeaks founder could serve...
US appeals against UK refusal to extradite Julian Assange
The US government is scheduled to ask Britain’s High Court to overturn a judge’s decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not...
Grow up on climate change, Johnson tells world leaders
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told world leaders at the United Nations that humanity has to “grow up” and tackle climate...
Post-Brexit border checks delayed amid stand-off over trade rules
The United Kingdom says it is postponing the start of post-Brexit border checks on goods going to Northern Ireland as it seeks...
US can try again to extradite Julian Assange
The UK’s High Court has granted the US government permission to appeal a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be sent...
Ex-Speaker and Brexit referee John Bercow joins Labour Party
Former UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, a long-time Conservative MP who gained international fame refereeing the country’s bruising political drama...