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.
Politics Nov 08 UK’s Johnson, praised by Trump, seeks new UK bond with Biden Boris Johnson’s famous charm worked wonders on Donald Trump, but he faces a tougher audience in Joe Biden.
World Oct 31 England to enter new lockdown as UK virus cases pass million British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.
Arts Oct 31 Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90 Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.
World Oct 26 7 held for suspected tanker hijack after UK commando raid Police say seven stowaways seized when British naval special forces stormed an oil tanker in the English Channel have been arrested on suspicion of hijacking.
World Oct 12 U.K. unveils 3-level lockdown plan, Liverpool at highest risk The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops.