World Dec 31 U.K. reports surge in COVID deaths, builds temporary wards While the figures are the highest in almost 10 months, they are still far below the peaks reported last January, when most people were unvaccinated.
Nation Dec 30 Maxwell verdict bad news for Prince Andrew’s civil case Prince Andrew wasn't on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case but her conviction is bad news for the man who is ninth in line to the British throne.
World Dec 25 Queen recalls ‘familiar laugh missing’ in Christmas speech Saying she understood the difficulty of spending the holiday season “with one familiar laugh missing,” the monarch delivered her address beside a framed photograph of her arm-in-arm with Prince Philip, who died in April at age 99.
World Dec 18 Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron Schools, universities, and all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until Jan. 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday night.
World Nov 15 U.K. raises terror threat level after Liverpool taxi blast British authorities raised the country's threat level to its second-highest rung on Monday, after police said a blast in a taxi outside a Liverpool hospital was caused by a homemade bomb.
World Nov 03 Investors promise action in climate fight but activists question motives Governments and big investors have announced fresh plans to pour trillions of dollars into curbing global warming.
World Oct 21 U.K. police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker’s murder Prosecutors said Ali Harbi Ali, a British man with Somali heritage, had "religious and ideological motivations" when he attacked David Amess last week in the town of Leigh-on-Sea.
World Oct 19 UK terror-prevention program questioned after lawmaker slain The killing of British lawmaker David Amess is once again fueling concern about a government program aimed at preventing at-risk young people from becoming radicalized. Critics say the strategy is falling short and unfairly targets Muslim communities.
Economy Oct 08 More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Sep 22 Anger, confusion spread over U.K.’s new COVID travel rules The British government announced what it billed as a simplification of the rules last week, allowing fully vaccinated travelers to skip quarantine and take fewer tests. But the fine print on who was considered “fully vaccinated” is proving far more…