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British Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving.

New Zealand is the third-highest priority for British businesses ahead of the country's move towards post-Brexit trade deals, a poll shows.

A British inquiry has been told of 'the great wrong' done to children sent from the UK to Australian schools where they were sexually abused.

Buckingham Palace is unhappy at the perception the Queen is being dragged into a political event, UK media reports.

The scale of the terrorism threat to the UK is "unprecedented", the new head of MI6 says.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has told MPs she was right not to intervene about New Zealander Dame Lowell Goddard's leadership of the country's child sex abuse inquiry.

New Zealand has taken a significant step in its efforts to secure a trade deal with the United Kingdom.

The secretary for Britain's inquiry into the sexual abuse of children raised concerns about the competence and professionalism of the New Zealand judge who was chairing the inquiry. Audio

A British politician is recovering in hospital after a punch-up at a meeting of the UK Independence Party's MPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

New Zealanders planning their OE to Britain are being reassured they are unlikely to be affected by a crackdown on foreign workers. Audio

British MPs have voted overwhelming in favour of renewing the country's ageing Trident nuclear weapons system.

Britain is already lining up free trade deals ahead of its departure from the EU, the country's new prime minister and international trade secretary have said.

UK Home Secretary Theresa May has comfortably won the first round of the contest to become the country's next Conservative leader and prime minister.

With just one day left for Britons to decide whether to leave the EU, leading campaigners have traded blows in a heated live television debate.

British MPs have paid their respects Labour MP Jo Cox, who was attacked and killed in her constituency last week.

A Catholic teenager felt "ashamed" and "embarrassed" after he was tied to a wooden cross by workmates in a mock crucifixion, a UK court has heard.

Several Pacific leaders are headed for London to participate in the International Parliamentarians for West Papua meeting at Westminster.