Dec 06 Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown By Associated Press But the current fourth season is set in the 1980s, a divisive decade in Britain. Characters include Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose 11-year tenure transformed and divided Britain, and the late Princess Diana, whose death in a car crash… Continue reading
Dec 06 UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the immunization program on Tuesday, which will be the country's biggest ever and which is being closely watched all around the world. British Health… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:09 U.K. grapples with lockdown fatigue, Brexit transition By PBS NewsHour The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of “The Shanghai Free Taxi” joins Michael Hill from… Continue watching
Nov 29 UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain says it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as the country aims to launch an inoculation program within days. Continue reading
Jul 04 English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world By Cara Anna, Associated Press More than 11 million people around the world are known to have been infected since the pandemic began, 2.7 million of those in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins data. With shortages of testing materials, the real number of… Continue reading
Nov 02 UK halts fracking ahead of election; some want permanent ban By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The British government announced Saturday that it will no longer allow fracking because of new scientific analysis that casts doubts on the safety of the controversial practice, but some critics called the action an election stunt and demanded a permanent… Continue reading
Oct 16 Brexit talks soldier on, summit looms By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The European Union and Britain saw their chances of reaching a full Brexit divorce deal by Thursday's EU summit diminish by the hour Wednesday as legal issues centering on the Irish border frustrated negotiators. Continue reading
Sep 03 UK's Johnson suffers defeat in Parliament over Brexit By Danica Kirka, Gregory Katz, Associated Press The 328 to 301 vote cleared the way for Johnson's opponents to introduce a bill Wednesday that would prevent Britain from leaving the European Union without a deal Oct. 31. Continue reading
Apr 19 Climate protests close London bridge, bringing 570 arrests in 4 days By Associated Press Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson joined a rally by the Extinction Rebellion protesters in central London on Friday. Continue reading
Apr 08 UK plan steps up global crackdown on social media By Danica Kirka, Associated Press As concerns mount globally over how to monitor internet material without stifling free speech, the British proposal reflects a push by some countries -- particularly in Europe but also Australia and New Zealand -- to give regulators more power. Continue reading