Education Aug 17 U.K. scraps exam grading system that enraged students, parents The head of the country's exam regulator acknowledged Monday that the system had caused "real anguish and damaged public confidence."…
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.
Health Aug 06 U.K. says 50 million face masks it bought might not be safe The masks were part of a 252 million pound ($332 million) contract the government signed with investment firm Ayanda Capital in April. Papers filed in a court case reveal that the masks won't be distributed because they have ear loops…
Arts Jul 31 Alan Parker, director of ‘Midnight Express,’ dies at 76 British filmmaker Alan Parker, whose movies included “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express” and “Evita,” has died at the age of 76. A statement from the director’s family says Parker died Friday in London after a long illness.
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 16 Black U.K. protester statue removed from pedestal in Bristol Officials in the English city of Bristol on Thursday removed a statue of a Black Lives Matter activist that was installed on a pedestal once occupied by a monument to a 17th-century slave trader.
World Jun 22 English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack The English town of Reading mourned Monday for three people stabbed to death in what is being treated as a terror attack, gathering for a moment of silence as police questioned the suspected lone attacker.
World Jun 15 U.K.’s Boris Johnson creates anti-racism panel, but critics want more Writing in Monday's Daily Telegraph newspaper, Johnson said the body would look at “all aspects of inequality — in employment, in health outcomes, in academic and all other walks of life.”…
World Jun 09 London may remove statues as Floyd’s death sparks change London's mayor announced Tuesday that more statues of imperialist figures could be removed from Britain's streets after protesters knocked down the monument to a slave trader.
World Jun 05 George Floyd’s death an American tragedy with global echoes Since his death while being detained by Minneapolis police last week, George Floyd's face has been painted on walls from Nairobi, Kenya to Idlib, Syria.