The survey of 1,067 Scottish adults found 40 per cent of Scots believed Scotland had been “more of a subject” in the British Empire, with just 29 per cent believing it was a partner.

The sun is setting — literally, this time — on the British Empire. That’s the upshot of Prime Minister Starmer’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Britain’s former Indian Ocean colony, Mauritius.

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning ...