Jun 05 Queen Elizabeth II makes brief appearance to cap off her Platinum Jubilee By Sylvia Hui, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Prior to Sunday, the queen had only appeared in public twice during the four-day holiday weekend celebrations. Officials said she experienced “discomfort” during those events on Thursday. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Nationalism, talk of independence on the rise in Scotland, Wales By Malcolm Brabant Crucial elections are coming up on May 6 in Great Britain, and nationalists in Scotland and Wales are hoping to do well enough to demand referendums on independence. Scottish voters had rejected independence in a 2014 referendum, but Brexit and… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 6:43 Looking back at the long and often turbulent life of Prince Philip Britain's Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband of 73 years, died Friday at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Edinburgh had been hospitalized nearly a month ago for heart surgery. Mourners defied COVID-19 protocols to gather in front of Buckingham Palace and… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 7:25 Britain cautiously plans to ease rigid lockdown restrictions By Malcolm Brabant Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a cautious timetable ending the country’s COVID lockdown, one of the strictest in the world with almost all foreign travel outlawed under the guidelines. But the full lockdown isn’t due to finish until… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: White House says vaccine shipments delayed by arctic storm By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the White House confirmed the arctic storm has set back COVID-19 vaccine shipments, the U.S. is once again part of the Paris climate accord, the U.S. began allowing the first of thousands of asylum seekers… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:59 British garment factories come under new scrutiny due to pandemic By Malcolm Brabant The British city of Leicester has spent more than two months as the United Kingdom’s most notorious coronavirus hot spot. Its problems originally sprang from a district that houses garment factories -- where some unscrupulous owners have been accused of… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 5:34 How a centuries-old water mill is providing this British county its daily bread By Malcolm Brabant We close the week with an uplifting tale from the United Kingdom. Amid shortages of essential supplies during the coronavirus era, a picturesque water mill of the medieval period has been pressed back into service -- to provide bakers and… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 7:30 In the UK, people of color are hit harder by COVID-19. Here’s the story of 1 family’s loss By Malcolm Brabant Newly released data show that the United Kingdom has Europe’s highest COVID-19 death toll: at least 32,000, second globally only to the United States. But people of color there are being both infected and killed at higher rates than are… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Pelosi says she’s satisfied with Biden’s response to assault allegation In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Joe Biden -- the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee -- against an allegation of sexual assault. Pelosi, who has endorsed Biden, said she's satisfied with his response to the claim. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: New novel coronavirus infections declining, WHO says In our news wrap Wednesday, the World Health Organization voiced hope that the outbreak of novel coronavirus may be slowing, as Beijing enforces public health measures. Also, Syrian government supporters attacked U.S. troops, who shot and killed one of the… Continue watching