Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago.
Officials removed British flags from the European Council on Friday, leaving the 27 flags of the European Union's remaining member states hanging away from the renowned union jack on Brexit day.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused Tehran of a "flagrant violation of international law" after the UK's ambassador in Iran was briefly arrested. David Doyle reports.
Britain is urgently exploring options to for its nationals to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, and is finalising the details of the plan, a spokesman for Prime.. Reuters - Published
Great Britain will send a women's football team to the Tokyo Olympics - but have no warm-up fixtures in place with six months to go. So how is Phil Neville preparing Team GB? BBC News - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the arrest of Britain's ambassador to Tehran, a spokesman from Johnson's office said in a statement issued after the.. Reuters - Published
Great Britain miss out on the ATP Cup semi-finals as they fall to a narrow defeat in the decisive doubles rubber against Australia. BBC News - Published
The United States is making a final pitch to Britain ahead of a UK decision on whether to upgrade its telecoms network with Huawei equipment, amid threats to cut intelligence-sharing ties, people with.. Reuters - Published
Great Britain will play hosts Australia in the ATP Cup quarter-finals after Belgium do them a favour by beating Bulgaria in a thrilling group finale. BBC News - Published
A student from Indonesia was identified as Britain's most prolific rapist on Monday after being convicted of more than 150 offences, including 136 rapes. Reuters - Published
Britain's navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in an air strike, inflaming.. Reuters - Published
Cameron Norrie ensures Great Britain start the inaugural ATP Cup with a victory after battling past Bulgaria's Dimitar Kuzmanov in three sets. BBC News - Published
In the first of a series looking back at some of the greatest sporting moments of the decade, Tom Fordyce recalls Super Saturday, when Great Britain won six gold medals at the London Olympics. BBC News - Published
A British man who prosecutors say was a member of the hacking collective known as "The Dark Overlord" appeared in federal court in St. Louis on Wednesday following his extradition to face conspiracy.. Reuters - Published
The leak of classified UK-U.S. trade documents online, tied to a previous Russian disinformation campaign, has all the hallmarks of an attempt to interfere in Britain's upcoming election, a British.. Reuters - Published
British police on Friday shot dead a man who had strapped a fake bomb to his body and stabbed a number of people in what they said was a terrorism incident in the London Bridge area of the capital. Reuters - Published
Great Britain and England hockey player Sam Ward is doing "all he can" to return to hockey after losing the sight in his left eye. BBC News - Published
Captain Leon Smith says Great Britain can be excited about their chances of future success in the Davis Cup despite a heartbreaking semi-final defeat by a Rafael Nadal-inspired Spain. BBC News - Published
Great Britain miss out on a place in the Davis Cup final as Spain's Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez edge out Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski in a heartbreaking doubles defeat. BBC News - Published
Britain's opposition Labour Party unveiled its election manifesto on Thursday, including a sweeping programme of nationalization reversing decades of pro-privatisation public policy. Reuters - Published
Kyle Edmund gives Great Britain a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie against Kazakhstan by beating Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets. BBC News - Published
Kyle Edmund gives Great Britain a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie against Kazakhstan by beating Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets. BBC News - Published
Andy Murray says he needs to be cautious about his workload at the revamped Davis Cup finals with the potential for Great Britain to play five ties in five days. BBC News - Published
Britain's main opposition Labour Party will spend 400 billion pounds ($514 billion) over 10 years to achieve "an irreversible shift in the balance of power and wealth" to working people if it wins.. Reuters - Published
Great Britain's women's hockey team secure place at Tokyo 2020 after beating Chile in the second leg of their Olympic qualifying play-off. BBC News - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday make a new attempt to get lawmakers to approve an early national election to try to break the deadlock over Brexit. Reuters - Published
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