Jun 15 Watch 8:52 UK tries to press ahead with controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda 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… Continue watching
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Press British police say they want parts of a key report into lockdown-breaching government parties to remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation.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
Jan 12 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes for attending garden party during country’s lockdown By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain's first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside opposition demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. Continue reading
Jan 11 U.K.’s Boris Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a wave of public and political outrage over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from meeting… Continue reading
Nov 30 Barbados becomes a republic after bidding farewell to British monarchy By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The drive to become a republic began more than two decades ago and culminated with the island’s Parliament electing its first ever president last month in a two-thirds majority vote. Continue reading
Nov 24 Dozens perish as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel By Sylvia Hui, Michel Spingler, Associated Press At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest migration tragedy on the dangerous crossing to date. Continue reading