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Social media titan Facebook will open a new office in London on Monday that is set to be its biggest engineering hub outside America, the company has announced. The investment in the office, near Oxford Street in the heart of the city's West End district, will also lead to the creation of 800 jobs, more than half of which will be in engineering. The company, which opened its first office in the British capital ten years ago, said the new site would allow its local workforce to reach 2,300 by the end of next year, a sign that it "is more committed than ever to the UK". The country "has been a huge part of Facebook's story over the past decade", Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook's vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, told Britain's Press Association. "The UK's flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem and international reputation for engineering excellence makes it one of the best places in the world to build a tech ...

Threat level in UK remains 'severe'; no India hurt in the attack Wednesday's terrorist attack in the heart of London   has broken the more than a decade-long lull Britain enjoyed when it came to high-profile terrorist attacks. The attack's relatively lower casualties in comparison to the past attacks in Paris and Brussels has done nothing to dent the sense of shock people have felt, once again, across the world. On Wednesday, a suspected terrorist mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and stabbed a police officer outside Britain's Parliament complex before being shot dead by Scotland Yard officers. According to reports, prior to being shot by police, the attacker had tried to gain entry into the British Parliament via the main entrance. (Read more) Below is a round-up of all the latest news about the attack 1)Death toll rises: Initially, according to reports, four people had died in Wednesday's attack. By Thursday morning, the death toll had risen to fi...