Health Oct 20 UK to infect healthy volunteers in COVID-19 vaccine research trial U.K. researchers are preparing to infect healthy young volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19, becoming the first scientists to use the controversial technique to study the disease and potentially speed up development of a vaccine.
World Oct 19 Wales locks down as COVID-19 cases spike Wales has become the second nation in the United Kingdom to lock down large swaths of the economy to combat a second wave of coronavirus infections even as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting calls to do the same throughout…
World Sep 22 U.K. prime minister orders new restrictions as COVID cases surge: 'This virus is a fact of our lives' Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons on Tuesday that they should not expect to return to a normal social or work life for at least six months.
Health Sep 21 Europe adopts tougher virus restrictions as infections surge The growing push to reimpose tough measures in Europe to beat back a scourge that was seemingly brought under control in the spring contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street in the morning.
World Sep 14 British prime minister defends Brexit agreement rewrite, calls E.U. 'unreasonable' Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his plan to unilaterally rewrite Britain's divorce deal with the European Union is a necessary insurance policy against the bloc's unreasonable behavior.
World Aug 12 3 dead, 6 in hospital after train derails in Scotland British Transport Police say three people died and six were taken to the hospital with injuries after a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland amid stormy weather.
Nation Jul 31 U.S. sinks another $2.1 billion into a potential vaccine Pharma giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur have announced they will supply 100 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine to the United States as drugmakers scramble to develop drugs to stem the pandemic.
World Jul 20 UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong Britain’s government suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday and blocked arms sales to the former British territory, after China imposed a tough new national security law.
World Jul 16 Britain, the United States and Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and believed to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical coronavirus research institutions involved in vaccine development.
World Jul 14 UK to exclude Huawei from role in high-speed phone network Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network.