World Jun 10 Allies hope to look beyond virus at G7 summit in UK Since the G-7 last met two years ago, the pandemic has killed more than 3.7 million people and decimated economies with lockdowns and layoffs.
World Jun 01 UK’s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk countries — an action that critics said was long overdue.
World Apr 28 Northern Ireland leader quits after party revolt over Brexit impact The leader of Northern Ireland has announced her resignation after members of her British unionist party mounted a push to oust her over the fallout from Brexit and other issues.
World Apr 20 U.K. toughens its carbon target before Biden climate summit The U.K. government has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 2035. The more ambitious climate target was announced ahead of a virtual climate summit U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host on Thursday.
World Apr 17 The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal, but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.
Arts Apr 16 ‘Peaky Blinders’ actor Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52 British actor Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show "Peaky Blinders" and the "Harry Potter" movies, has died. She was 52 and had been suffering from cancer.
Politics Apr 16 WATCH: Royal family holds funeral for Prince Philip Although it is a scaled-down service because of the pandemic, hundreds of servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force will take part in the funeral procession.
World Apr 10 EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland? The chaotic scenes have stirred memories of decades of Catholic-Protestant conflict, known as “The Troubles.” A 1998 peace deal ended large-scale violence but did not resolve Northern Ireland’s deep-rooted tensions. A look at the background to the new violence:…
World Apr 09 Prince Philip, consort to UK’s longest-reigning monarch, dead at 99 Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who ruled alongside Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, for nearly seven decades, has died at the age of 99.
World Apr 08 Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of violence Crowds from Protestant and Catholic communities hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other overnight in Belfast, as a week of street violence escalated.