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LONDON—A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display for the first time, the charity English Heritage said on Friday. Two divers found the well-preserved object in 1997 in the River Tyne at Corbridge near Hadrian’s Wall, the 73-mile fortification built by the Romans […]

Britain’s decision to give away the Chagos Islands may face pushback from Trump’s incoming cabinet, as the islands are home to a key military base in a strategic area of the Indian Ocean. The British government says the deal will allay any security concerns the new administration may have. NTD’s international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has […]

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with geriatric & palliative care Doctor Cajetan Skowronski to talk about assisted suicide and euthanasia. Dr. Skowronski warns that assisted death will not remain only for the terminally ill. He says the experience of other countries shows the slippery slope toward assisted death for groups such as the elderly and […]

LONDON—British actor Timothy West, who played the classic Shakespeare roles of King Lear and Macbeth and who in recent years along with his wife, Prunella Scales, enchanted millions of people with their boating exploits on Britain’s waterways, has died, He was 90. In a statement Wednesday, his children said that West died “peacefully” in his […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made fresh commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, and is urging other nations to follow suit. The move comes amid worries among some observers that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory will see the United States pull away from climate agreements.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, Zimbabwean author and the chief Africa correspondent at The Washington Times and The Spectator. Hill talks about elections in Africa moving in a positive direction and why the West turns a blind eye to election rigging in some states but not others.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on Monday to discuss ways to support Ukraine and put the country in the “strongest possible position going into the winter.” This comes amid concerns that the incoming Trump Administration will reduce U.S. support in the war against Russia.

The British government must take a strong stand against the Chinese Communist Party’s forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners, says British politician Lord David Alton. He spoke at a human rights panel in Britain’s parliament last week, raising awareness of how Western medical organizations could be inadvertently complicit in the Chinese regime’s practice of […]

A new study by UK consumer watchdog Which? has found that some smart devices, such as watches, TVs, speakers, and even air fryers, are spying on consumers. The group looked at products in four categories and gave them privacy scores based on how they handle user data and permissions. According to Which?, researchers discovered that […]

How will the next Trump presidency affect the United Kingdom under the new Labour government? In recent months, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has changed his tune on U.S. President-elect Trump and adopted a more constructive approach. But concerns remain over trade amid the question of Trump’s proposed tariffs. NTD’s international correspondent Malcolm Hudson […]

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sam Bidwell, director of the Next Generation Centre at the Adam Smith Institute think tank. Bidwell says the idea that Britain’s youth are all woke and Left-leaning is a myth, that the broken social contract is a radicalizing force, and that young people of different political beliefs are united […]

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jon Moynihan, businessman, author, and member of the House of Lords. Baron Moynihan says a return to economic growth is crucial for Britain’s future and that our move toward a social democracy has put massive obstacles in the way.

The British government plans to legislate counter-terrorism-style powers to tackle human smuggling. It’s part of a plan to stop migrants from making the dangerous and illegal journey in small boats across the treacherous waters of the English Channel to Britain. NTD’s international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has more from London.

A group of over a thousand private schools plans to sue the British government over a new tax set to be imposed on private school tuition. The tax is expected to force thousands of children to enter state schools due to increased fees, including children in specialist schools and who have special needs.  

Tax increases in Britain are likely to hit workers in their pockets with lower pay raises, despite past promises from the government to protect working people.  

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Dnes, head of transport policy at Stonehaven consultancy and a former civil servant at the UK’s Department for Transport. Michael talks about the challenges of Britain’s aging infrastructure, the ever-growing red tape culture, spurious legal objections, and NIMBYism.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with energy expert David Turver to talk about how renewables pushed energy prices so high, the damage Net Zero is doing to our industry and lives, and why he’s so concerned about government powers granted in the Energy Act 2023. David writes on Substack: davidturver.substack.com