Mar 10 Watch 6:04 British government worries about virus outbreak, but residents carry on By Malcolm Brabant In the United Kingdom, novel coronavirus has killed six people as of Tuesday, with another 370 infected and quarantined. The British government is watching how the illness spread quickly and pervasively in Italy, fearing the same could happen in the… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 7:43 Why the U.S. objects to Huawei’s involvement in building 5G networks The United Kingdom says it will allow Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to build part of its new 5G cellular network. The U.S. government had warned against the move, arguing Huawei poses a national security threat, but British officials said the… Continue watching
Oct 24 39 people found dead in a truck in England were from China By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British police are still investigating one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling. Continue reading
Oct 23 39 people found dead in truck container in England By Gregory Katz, Danica Kirka, Associated Press A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland who was driving the truck, which is believed to have come from Bulgaria, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Continue reading
Aug 12 V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 85 By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose precise and lyrical writing made him one of the world's most admired writers, died at his London home, his family said. He was 85. Continue reading
Aug 05 U.S. teacher rows solo across Atlantic in record time By Associated Press Bryce Carlson, a high school science teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, is the first American to complete the feat. Continue reading
Jul 11 Croatia heads to World Cup final for first time after 2-1 win over England By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal in the 109th minute and Croatia shocked England 2-1 Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 05 2nd Novichok poisoning likely not deliberate, police say By Matt Dunham, Gregory Katz, Associated Press A couple in their 40s were poisoned by the same lethal toxin — developed by the Soviet Union — that almost killed Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March. Continue reading
May 19 Fiery U.S. bishop brings American flair to royal wedding By Gregory Katz, David Rising, Associated Press The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry brought American fire and flair to a very English church service. Continue reading
May 18 Sergei Skripal, former Russian spy, discharged from hospital two months after poisoning By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Salisbury District Hospital said Friday that all three people hospitalized in the attack — the Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal and a police officer who came to their assistance — had now been released. Continue reading