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 21 UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a “cautious” plan to… Continue reading
Feb 19 U.K. COVID-19 infections falling as govt mulls easing lockdown By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Clear evidence has emerged that the rate of coronavirus infections across the U.K. is falling sharply just days before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a roadmap for potentially easing lockdown restrictions in England. Continue reading
Feb 15 UK opens quarantine hotels for travelers from 33 high-risk countries By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive. Continue reading
Feb 12 Britain's COVID infection rate lowers to July numbers By Associated Press The U.K. is in lockdown to try to curb Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak, which has caused more than 116,000 deaths. Continue reading
Feb 11 China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move By Associated Press The BBC already is generally not viewable in China outside of some hotels, businesses and residential compounds for foreigners. It wasn't immediately clear if the ban would affect reception in those facilities. Continue reading
Feb 03 UK tests house-to-house in hunt for new COVID-19 variant By Danica Kirka, Associated Press House-by-house COVID-19 testing has begun in some communities in England as authorities try to extinguish a new variant of the coronavirus before it spreads widely and undermines a nationwide vaccination program. Continue reading
Jan 26 United Kingdom surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths By Associated Press Britain is the fifth country in the world to record 100,000 virus-related deaths, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 22 Brexit leader to head Mississippi public policy center By Leah Willingham, Associated Press A leader of the Brexit movement is now the head of a conservative think tank in the American South. Carswell was a member of Parliament in Britain for 12 years. Continue reading
Jan 18 UK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of leaving the European Union, because it promised the chance to regain control over who is allowed to fish in British waters. Continue reading