China has warned the UK of "consequences" amid an escalating row over its delayed application to build a mega-embassy in London. It comes after the government confirmed it had pushed back a decision on the controversial site for a second time, to 10 December.

China slammed a fresh delay to the UK’s decision on plans for a sprawling new Chinese embassy in central London, warning of unspecified “consequences” if the building isn’t given the go-ahead.

Britain's domestic intelligence agency, MI5, faces alarming threats from foreign powers and terrorist organizations according to its director's annual assessment briefing on October 16, 2025.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's attempts to improve ties with China leave him open to criticism at home that he is overlooking the threat to national security, while securing few of the economic gains that he desperately needs.

The head of the UK’s foreign office is pushing China to allow Britain to rebuild its embassy in Beijing, just as Keir Starmer’s government deliberates its own decision whether to let China go ahead with a new mega-embassy in London.

China is both an important economic partner and a systemic rival to the UK. This poses a unique challenge, which demands a long-term response.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday published a senior official's evidence in the prosecution of two men charged with spying for China, seeking to demonstrate that the case did not collapse because of government manipulation.

It was Lenin who apparently said that in some decades nothing happens, but in some weeks decades happen. That could apply to this week, which seems to contain a decade’s worth of tension between the UK and China.

The landmark journey from Ningbo to Felixstowe took half the time of traditional routes and came as China and Russia agreed an action plan to further develop transport through Arctic waters, where nuclear-powered icebreakers play a key role.