World Dec 24 UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides next week.
World Dec 23 With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal After resolving a few remaining fair competition issues, negotiators were down to dealing with fishing quotas and transition terms Wednesday as they worked to secure a deal for a post-Brexit relationship by an end-of-year deadline.
Arts Dec 13 Master of espionage John le Carre dies at 89 In classics such as “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Honourable Schoolboy,” Le Carre combined terse but lyrical prose with the kind of complexity expected in literary fiction. His books grappled with…
World Dec 10 U.K. Prime Minister Johnson say “strong possibility” Brexit talks will fail The U.K. and the EU have given themselves a deadline of Sunday to unlock their gridlocked trade talks. Both sides told their citizens to brace for a New Year's shock, as trade between the U.K. and the 27-member bloc would…
World Dec 08 U.K., EU leaders to meet Wednesday as year-end trade deal deadline approaches The leaders of Britain and the European Union will meet in the next 24 hours for a final push at a Brexit deal, as the two sides warned that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal by a year-end deadline…
World Dec 04 U.K. says E.U. trade talks at tricky point as hopes of deal dim Britain’s business minister said Friday that U.K.-EU trade talks are at a “difficult” point, as British officials poured cold water on hopes of an imminent breakthrough — and France said it could veto any agreement it didn’t like.
Arts Nov 30 Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85 Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died.
Health Nov 29 UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days Britain says it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as the country aims to launch an inoculation program within days.
World Nov 23 Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 plan Johnson confirmed to lawmakers that on Dec. 2 the government will lift the stay-at-home instruction introduced early this month to curb a new surge in coronavirus cases.
World Nov 19 Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus.