Feb 24 UK's Johnson orders asset freeze for all Russian banks By Associated Press Britain will also ban the export of a wide range of high-tech products, including semiconductors, to Russia and bar the nation’s flagship airline, Aeroflot, from landing at U.K. airports. Continue reading
Feb 21 Boris Johnson lifts remaining COVID restrictions in England By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson said Monday the country was "moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility" as part of a plan for treating COVID-19 like other transmissible illnesses such as flu. 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
Feb 05 Queen backs plan to one day call son's wife "Queen Camilla" By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II offered her support Saturday to have the Duchess of Cornwall become Queen Camilla — using a special Platinum Jubilee message to make a significant decision in shaping the future of the British monarchy. Continue reading
Feb 04 UK's Boris Johnson ends week of turmoil in weakened position By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Five staff have left Johnson's office, including key policy adviser Munira Mirza. She quit over Johnson's “scurrilous accusation” that an opposition leader had failed to stop a notorious pedophile. Continue reading
Jan 31 British Prime Minister Johnson apologizes after report on lockdown parties By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for lockdown-flouting parties at 10 Downing St. Continue reading
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Press British police say they want parts of a key report into lockdown-breaching government parties to remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation.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 03 British government rushing COVID tests to schools so classes can reopen By Mike Corder, Associated Press Schoolchildren have returned to classes in parts of Europe, while the British government is pledging to rush ventilation units and enough COVID-19 test kits to schools to ensure they, too, can reopen later this week despite soaring infection rates. Continue reading