A British judge has sentenced an asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl

The mother of a freed British-Israeli hostage has accused Sir Keir Starmer of "rewarding" Hamas after the UK government said it would formally recognise a Palestinian state.

British police said Thursday that they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for Russia. The group – a 41-year-old man, 46-year-old man and 35-year-old woman – were all arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in the county of Essex, northeast of London, a statement from London’s Metropolitan Police said.

A British aristocrat and her boyfriend have been sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing their newborn daughter while on the run from authorities.

Faye Rogers set a new British record as the Scot won gold in the 400m freestyle at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. Having claimed silver in the 200m individual medley on Tuesday, Rogers went one better on Wednesday, winning the S10 freestyle in a time of 4:32.34.

The Duchess of Kent died on Sept. 4 at the age of 92 and asked that her funeral be held at Westminster Cathedral in London.

In the gentle hills of the Cotswolds, the accessories designer Lulu Guinness has indulged her magpie tendencies.

An epic naval battle off the East Yorkshire coast that sparked the birth of the US Navy will be celebrated later, more than 200 years on. On 23 September, 1779, beneath Bempton Cliffs, a French and American fleet of four ships swooped in and attacked two British Royal Navy vessels that were escorting a convoy.

Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Britain's Prince Andrew, reportedly was dropped as a patron from several British charities after an email surfaced related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.