Articles by Alberto Nardelli, Alex Wickham and Alaric Nightingale

UK, EU States to Target Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet With More Checks

The UK plans to launch a “call to action” this week with a group of European nations to target the so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers that Russia uses to skirt international sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter …

UK Parliament Calls in Surveyors to Test for Dangerous Concrete

Tests are being carried out to determine whether the UK Houses of Parliament contain the form of crumbling concrete that caused ministers last week to tell more than 100 schools to close buildings. Surveyors are investigating if any parts of …

UK’s Voter Register Was Hacked. No One Noticed for 15 Months.

Hackers were able to access UK voter registers undetected for 15 months, the Electoral Commission said, raising questions about data security even as it played down fears about the impact on elections. “Hostile actors” could obtain the name and address …

UK Eyes War-Risk Insurance Scheme for Ukraine’s Reconstruction

The UK is drawing up a war-risk insurance scheme that it hopes will convince investment companies as well as tech, energy and defense firms to back Ukraine’s reconstruction with billions in aid, people familiar with the plans said. Britain is …

Is Britain Starting to Have Second Thoughts About Brexit?

Even after years of division and vitriol, it seems like Britain still needs to talk about Brexit. More than six years after voting to leave the European Union, the UK is facing a prolonged recession, a deep cost-of-living crisis and …