Europe

The story of Greek presence on the island of Great Britain, the country we know of today as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a tale of trading, entrepreneurship, religion, royalty, and war. It is a...

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is on Monday. It will take place at London’s Westminster Abbey, the building in which she received her crown as Queen and later married. The royal family, close friends and Heads of State such as Biden...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he is resigning, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain’s government. In a statement at Downing Street Johnson said that he would stay as PM until his...

People from ancient Greece and the Aegean Sea region were the first farmers in Britain, according to a study published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. According to the study, titled "Ancient genomes indicate population replacement in Early...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday. The monarch, 95, is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms and expects to continue light duties at Windsor this week, the palace said. She is understood to be triple vaccinated. Queen...

A live YouTube stream of planes valiantly trying to land at London's Heathrow Airport during "Eunice," the storm that is hitting Britain on Friday, has become an unprecedented online success. Aviation enthusiast Jerry Dyer has been streaming different aircrafts' attempts...

Molnupiravir, the world's first anti-Covid pill to treat those who are already suffering with the infection, received approval from UK medical authorities on Thursday. The oral drug is the first pill developed to fight the virus for which the clinical...

Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government announced Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy. The short-term visas, to run from next month until...

The British government ruled out any discussion of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece as part of its deal with European Union in the post-Brexit era on Tuesday. A Downing Street spokeswoman said the sculptures would not be...

The authorities of the United Kingdom will not deport any European Union citizen from the country after Brexit, even after the conclusion of the ''EU Settlement Scheme'' in 2021, it was disclosed on Friday. The revelation was made public by...

According to a study conducted by the Southeast European Studies research group of the University of Oxford (SEESOX), the number of Greek nationals who moved to the UK to study or work increased significantly in the last decade, despite...

A Roman mosaic that was discovered in 2017 was brought to light in its entirety recently, in Boxford, West Berksire in England, UK. In what is described as the most exciting archaeological discovery in Britain in the last fifty years,...

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously elected Metropolitan Nikitas of Dardanelles as the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, succeeding Archbishop Gregorios, who retired as of June 12, 2019. Metropolitan Nikitas is the current Director of the...

Growing up in the northern suburbs of London, you realize quickly that the Greek-British in London have a firm position as a recognized and ever-growing community within the United Kingdom, and particularly in the London area. A considerable number of...

A Greek Cypriot has set the stage on fire -- literally -- at auditions for the U.K.'s Britain's Got Talent television show. Bambas, a Cypriot entertainer, hoped to impress the judges with his eccentric routine and it certainly won’t be...