World Dec 17 EU top official sees ‘progress’ in post-Brexit talks The European Union's top official says there's been "substantial progress on many issues" in post-Brexit talks, just as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a no-deal outcome seemed "very likely" — with only two weeks to go before a potentially…
World Dec 06 Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain” on three essential points.
Health Dec 06 UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the immunization program on Tuesday, which will be the country's biggest ever and which is being closely watched all around the world. British Health…
Health Nov 24 For holiday travel, England uses tests to reduce quarantines Just in time for holiday travelers, England is cutting the two-week quarantine facing people arriving from regions not on the British government's coronavirus safe list, reducing it to as little as five days if they test negative for COVID-19.
Arts Nov 12 Planned tunnel near Stonehenge gets consent from U.K. government Under the approved plans, a two-mile tunnel will effectively remove the sight and sound of traffic passing the site and cut journey times. Opponents have a six-week window to appeal.
World Nov 11 U.K. becomes 5th country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus deaths The United Kingdom has become the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, and one of the nation’s leading doctors says the number “should never have been reached.”…
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 11 UK at ‘tipping point:’ England braces for more restrictions Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government’s leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a crucial juncture in the…
World Oct 05 U.K. hit by new virus test failing, finds 16,000 extra cases The unreported cases were added to the government’s daily new infections total over the weekend, boosting Saturday’s number to 12,872 cases and Sunday’s to 22,961.
World Oct 01 WikiLeaks’ Assange won’t get U.S. extradition ruling this year A judge said he will likely have to spend another three months inside a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the United States to face espionage charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of…