World Jul 19 Scorching heat wave continues to engulf Europe, smashing temperature records By Stephanie Sy, Lizz Bolaji
World Jul 19 Britain breaks record for highest temperature as heat wave sears Europe Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe. By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Jul 09 Britain’s bonds with the EU likely to remain broken after Johnson leaves office In EU circles, there was numb acceptance of the inevitable and resignation that things will never be the same. By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
World Jul 06 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces questions following string of resignations A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to stay in power after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers and a slew of more junior officials. By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Jun 15 Watch 8:52 UK tries to press ahead with controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party is facing criticism for its new migration deal with Rwanda. As part of a new resettlement scheme, migrants who arrive illegally on British shores would be flown 4,000 miles away to Rwanda for… By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda
May 10 Queen Elizabeth II delegates opening of Parliament to Prince Charles, signaling transition is underway By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II's long reign has entered new territory after, for the first time in seven decades, she delegated the formal opening of Parliament to her son and heir, Prince Charles. Continue reading
Feb 20 UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate By Jill Lawless, Associated Press People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 2:19 Bloody Sunday: Northern Ireland marks anniversary, calls for justice By PBS NewsHour The city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland is marking the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British troops fired on unarmed civil rights marchers, killing 13. Friends and family of those killed gathered on Sunday in remembrance. The massacre, one… Continue watching
Jan 28 U.K. police request redactions to information on lockdown violation parties By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British police say they want parts of a key report into lockdown-breaching government parties to remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation. Continue reading
Jan 19 Facing calls to resign, U.K. prime minister Johnson defends record By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defied calls to resign in a feisty performance in Parliament. Continue reading