Health Jun 02 U.K. study finds minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death A British study says people from ethnic minorities have died in larger relative numbers with COVID-19 than their white compatriots. The Public Health England study was published Tuesday and it found that people of Bangladeshi ethnicity had about twice the…
World May 19 Pandemic threatens ‘years of progress’ on climate change The World Economic Forum says that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with the climate crisis.
World May 10 UK’s Johnson lays out road map for easing virus lockdown The British government has replaced its “stay at home” coronavirus slogan with a new “stay alert” message, a move that has met with widespread criticism ahead of a speech Sunday in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lay out the…
World May 08 Europe holds low-key Victory Day commemorations due to virus Europe marked the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces in low-key fashion Friday because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.
Economy Apr 27 Over 4 million U.K. jobs furloughed under government plan The British government says more than 4 million jobs have been saved in the U.K. as a result of a government scheme aimed at making sure firms hold onto staff during the coronavirus lockdown.
World Apr 12 UK PM Johnson out of the hospital, says staff saved his life British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to the National Health Service staff who treated him for COVID-19, ahead of figures Sunday in which the U.K. is expected to surpass 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths.
World Mar 23 ‘Stay at home’: UK limits gatherings to 2 people in virus response Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday sweeping curbs on everyday activity including the banning of any gatherings of more than two people.
World Feb 16 Wales bears the brunt as Storm Dennis rips across Britain torm Dennis roared across Britain with high winds and heavy rains Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a record number of flood warnings and alerts for England and a rare “red warning” for extremely life-threatening flooding in Wales.
World Feb 15 Body found in rough seas as UK faces another fierce storm Rescuers found a body in rough seas following an extensive search Saturday off the coast of southeast England, as Britain faced a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding.
Nation Jan 24 Greta Thunberg brushes off U.S. finance chief’s criticism Steven Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb.