World Jan 06 WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.
World Jan 01 With Brexit complete, UK exits European bloc Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time on New Year's Eve, in the biggest single economic change the country has experienced since World War II.
World Dec 31 New Year’s marks UK’s final Brexit split from EU At 11 p.m. London time, Britain will economically and practically leave the 27-nation EU bloc, 11 months after its formal political departure.
World Dec 29 British officials consider tougher rules as hospitals struggle with COVID-19 variant Authorities are blaming a new, more transmissible variant of the virus, first identified in southeast England, for the soaring infection rates.
World Dec 24 UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.
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…