Mar 10 UK, France mend ties, leaders agree to prevent migrants from crossing English Channel By Sylvie Corbet, Jill Lawless, Associated Press They also agreed at a meeting Friday in Paris to strengthen military ties and further help Ukraine in efforts to mend relations following post-Brexit tensions. Continue reading
Mar 02 Why is it so hard to buy vegetables in the UK? By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Officials blame the problem on recent bad weather in Spain and North Africa and say the shortages could persist for up to a month. But many point out that other European countries don't seem to be suffering from the same… Continue reading
Feb 27 UK, EU hail ‘new chapter’ after deal reached on Brexit trade dispute By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The U.K. and the European Union have sealed a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. Continue reading
Feb 16 Nicola Sturgeon’s exit leaves Scottish independence path unclear By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Scotland's independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. The resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom at an impasse. Continue reading
Feb 15 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to leave post after 8 years By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Sturgeon says she wrestled with the decision, but that the pressure of the job was relentless and that she is a human being as well as a politician. Continue reading
Feb 13 UK to review security after unknown objects were shot down over North America By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain has announced a security review after several unidentified objects were shot down in the skies over North America. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said "the U.K. and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our security."… Continue reading
Feb 08 Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal will hurt gamers, UK antitrust watchdog says By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Microsoft's stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Feb 08 Zelenskyy visits Britain, promises ‘freedom will win’ and pushes for warplanes By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the British people for their support since "Day One" of Russia's invasion — and pressed for fighter jets to ensure his country's victory. Continue reading
Feb 06 UK nurses, ambulance crews strike amid rising costs By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system. Continue reading
Feb 02 Problems mount in U.K. as Sunak hits 100th day as prime minister By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters he must win over to avert electoral defeat. Continue reading