Sep 11 U.K. inks trade deal with Japan just as E.U. talks sour By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The U.K. has secured its first major post-Brexit trade deal after signing an agreement with Japan just as discussions with the European Union appeared to be on the verge of collapse. Continue reading
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
Sep 04 Watch 6:20 What universal health care means during a pandemic By William Brangham, Jason Kane Our series on universal health care, "The Best Health Care? America & the World," was filmed before the novel coronavirus pandemic exploded. How have the three countries we explored -- the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Australia -- responded to this… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 9:20 Should U.S. look to UK’s single-payer National Health Service for next health care moves? By William Brangham, Jason Kane In the United Kingdom, residents have long considered the National Health Service (NHS) one of the nation's greatest accomplishments. Across the Atlantic, U.S. Democrats have proposed a similar single-payer system for the U.S., but conservatives have raised alarms about access… Continue watching
Aug 17 U.K. scraps exam grading system that enraged students, parents By Jill Lawless, Taryn Siegel, Associated Press The head of the country's exam regulator acknowledged Monday that the system had caused "real anguish and damaged public confidence."… Continue reading
Aug 17 How COVID-19 is affecting the British music scene By Taryn Siegel, Associated Press But the music scene some Brits know and love may soon be unrecognizable because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has plunged the U.K. economy into its worst recession on record. Continue reading
Aug 06 U.K. says 50 million face masks it bought might not be safe By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The masks were part of a 252 million pound ($332 million) contract the government signed with investment firm Ayanda Capital in April. Papers filed in a court case reveal that the masks won't be distributed because they have ear loops… Continue reading
Jul 31 U.K. Prime Minister Johnson names brother and Brexiteers to House of Lords By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named 36 new members to Parliament's unelected House of Lords. They included his brother, several prominent Brexit supporters and a Russian-born newspaper owner whose father was a KGB agent. Continue reading
Jul 24 Russia denies U.S., U.K. accusations of weapon test in space By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia has dismissed U.S. and British claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space and declared that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit. Continue reading
Jul 20 UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain’s government suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday and blocked arms sales to the former British territory, after China imposed a tough new national security law. Continue reading