Thousands of U.K. nurses walk out as wave of strikes continues

Key health and transport workers, driving instructors, bus drivers and postal workers have all gone on strike in recent months in a standoff with the government.

• Jan 18, 2023

British government to add trans people to bill banning "conversion therapy"

The proposed legislation would outlaw "conversion" practices targeting people based on their sexuality or gender, officials said Tuesday.

• Jan 17, 2023

London police officer admits abusing women

London police officer David Carrick has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of abuse, including 24 counts of rape over a period between 2003 to 2020. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams joins us from London with more on the case.

• Jan 17, 2023
• 04:52

Prince Harry's admission fuels debate over royals' link to slavery

One reparations expert says the royal family knows exactly "what it will mean to actually apologize" for being "heavily involved" in the slave trade.

• Jan 16, 2023

London police apologize as officer admits to dozens of rapes

The Metropolitan Police said it was "truly sorry" for missing opportunities to get officer David Carrick off the force during his 18-years as sexual predator in uniform.

• Jan 16, 2023

25,000 U.K. ambulance workers go on strike in blow to health service

"People are waiting longer because we can't get to them. It's a lack of capacity in every department," said one ambulance worker.

• Jan 11, 2023

Virgin Orbit U.K. space mission fails

The first satellite mission launched from U.K, soil failed on Monday night. Officials said the Virgin Orbit rocket launched as planned, but an "anomaly" happed just before it reached orbit. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata explains why the launch is still being considered a success for Britain's space agency.

• Jan 10, 2023
• 05:36

Vivienne Westwood, iconic fashion designer, dies at 81

The name Westwood became synonymous with style and attitude even as she shifted focus from year to year. Her range was vast and her work was never predictable.

• Dec 29, 2022

Ariana Grande donates Christmas gifts to Manchester hospitals

Ariana Grande has continued to give back to the city since the 2017 bombing following her show at Manchester Arena which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more.

• Dec 28, 2022

King Charles makes no mention of Harry and Meghan in Christmas address

King Charles III evoked memories of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his first Christmas message as monarch.

• Dec 25, 2022

Maxi Jazz, lead singer of British band Faithless, dies at 65

Jazz's bandmates remembered the late singer as a "brilliant lyricist, a DJ, a Buddhist, a magnificent stage presence, car lover, endless talker, beautiful person, moral compass and genius."

• Dec 24, 2022

Jeremy Clarkson "horrified to have caused so much hurt" with Meghan Markle column

Clarkson wrote that he hated Markle "on a cellular level" and dreamed of her being paraded naked through British towns "while the crowds chant 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her."

• Dec 19, 2022

Woman dies after crowd crush outside Asake concert in London

Rebecca Ikumelo was one of eight people hospitalized after mayhem outside the O2 Brixton Academy, where the Nigerian recording artist was due to perform.

• Dec 17, 2022

At least 4 dead as boat capsizes in frigid waters between U.K., France

The small boat was apparently full of migrants trying to make the well-trodden, but extremely risky English Channel crossing from mainland Europe to Britain.

• Dec 14, 2022

U.K. warned of rise in young, far-right "Self-Initiated Terrorists"

The parliamentarians urged the security services to tighten background checks, noting the "fragmented and complex" nature of the threat, driven largely by the internet.

• Dec 13, 2022

Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing now in U.S. custody

Authorities say the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody.

• Dec 11, 2022

France eliminates England from World Cup after missed penalty kick

England striker Harry Kane had a chance to even the score late in the match, but he sent a penalty attempt over the bar.

• Dec 10, 2022

Mom of British teen killed by U.S. driver says son can "finally" rest

"I'm sure Harry would have been extremely proud of me and of our family," Charlotte Charles told CBS News. "It's taken us a lot to get where we are."

• Dec 9, 2022

U.S. woman given suspended sentence for crash that killed British teen

Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road in England and hit Dunn on his motorcycle.

• Dec 8, 2022

Last British "Dambuster" from WWII raids on Nazi Germany dies at 101

George "Johnny" Johnson was a bomb aimer with the U.K. air force who took part in the raids targeting German dams with specially developed "bouncing bombs."

• Dec 8, 2022

Will Harry and Meghan's docuseries force Britain to confront racism?

One British insider says some people in the U.K. simply aren't ready for the message, especially from an American duchess.

• Dec 6, 2022

World's oldest land animal celebrates 190th birthday

Jonathan has lived through seven British monarchs and 39 U.S. presidents, but through it all, his habits have stayed the same: sleeping, eating and mating.

• Dec 5, 2022

Honorary Buckingham Palace household member resigns after racial remarks

An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she "really came from."

• Nov 30, 2022

Radio host dies on air while doing morning show

British presenter Tim Gough died during his daily breakfast series on GenX Radio Suffolk, the station said.

• Nov 21, 2022

U.K. court rules arrested man is U.S. fugitive wanted on rape accusation

A judge in Scotland says a man who has spent almost a year fighting extradition to the United States is Nicholas Rossi.

• Nov 11, 2022

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