Health Sep 12 Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial The vaccine being developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca is widely perceived to be one of the strongest contenders among the dozens of coronavirus vaccines in various stages of testing around the world.
World Sep 11 U.K. inks trade deal with Japan just as E.U. talks sour The U.K. has secured its first major post-Brexit trade deal after signing an agreement with Japan just as discussions with the European Union appeared to be on the verge of collapse.
Health Sep 08 England bans gatherings of more than 6 as virus cases spike A sharp spike in new cases across the U.K. has been largely blamed on party-going young adults disregarding social distancing rules.
World Jul 05 Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs The reopening of pubs in England does not seem to have overwhelmed emergency services as many had feared ahead of the biggest easing of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. But one senior police officer said Sunday it was “crystal clear” that drunk people…
World Jun 26 Person shot in Glasgow has died. 6 others injured, police say The individual shot by armed police during an incident in Glasgow has died and six other people, including a police officer, were in a hospital being treated for injuries, Scottish police said Friday.
World Jun 25 Thousands defy social distancing rules to cram onto English beaches amid hot weather Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away as thousands defied social distancing guidelines and flocked to local beaches on what has been the U.K.’s hottest day of the year so far.
Education Jun 09 U.K. drops plan to get all young children in school by summer The British government has abandoned plans to have all younger children return to school in England before the summer holidays following concerns raised by principals that they could not meet coronavirus-related social distancing requirements.
World Jun 03 Thousands in London decry racial injustice, police violence Thousands of people demonstrated in London against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in the United States.
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.