Hungry, thirsty soccer fans help UK retailers return to growth
British retail sales resumed their post-lockdown recovery in June after a surprise fall in May, as soccer fans watching the Euro 2020 tournament loaded up...
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Britain unveils plan to return NatWest to majority private control
Britain’s government on Thursday unveiled a blueprint for returning NatWest (NWG.L) to majority private ownership within a year, more than a decade since bailing out...
Parliamentary inquiry urges UK-wide minimum standard protocol for head injuries
The British government has been urged to mandate a minimum standard protocol for concussions across sports in a bid to reduce the risk of brain...
‘Pingdemic’ grips Britain as fears of food shortages grow
Britain’s supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official health app told hundreds of thousands...
EU rejects UK demand for new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
Britain demanded on Wednesday that the European Union agree to rewrite a deal overseeing problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland just a year after it...
Liverpool stripped of its world heritage status
Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites after the United Nations’ cultural agency found new buildings, including a football stadium, undermined...
Brexit: UK and EU set for conflict over North Ireland border as Frost seeks to change the rules
The UK will on Wednesday announce demands that are expected to violate post-Brexit trading arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Protocol,...
UK tells EU to think again over bloc’s plan for Gibraltar talks
Britain told the European Union to “think again” after the bloc published a plan for post-Brexit negotiations over the future of Gibraltar that London said...
We discussed ousting Johnson, ex-adviser to UK prime minister says
The former top adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he discussed the possibility of toppling Johnson shortly after an election triumph in 2019...
UK court rules government acted lawfully over COVID travel rules
London’s High Court on Tuesday ruled Britain did not act unlawfully over its so-called traffic lights system for travellers entering Britain in a case brought by Manchester Airports Group...
Dominic Cummings takes another swipe at PM Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was not prepared to impose lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 to save the elderly and denied the...
England to demand vaccination proof for clubs, mass events
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full...
Britain issues first Amber Extreme Heat warning
Britain’s Met Office issued its first ever amber extreme heat warning on Monday, saying unusually high temperatures expected western areas and continuing high night-time temperatures...
UK to warn EU it may deviate from Brexit deal on N.Ireland
Britain will threaten this week to deviate from the Brexit deal unless the European Union shows more flexibility over Northern Ireland, one UK and three EU...
‘Freedom Day’ sets London clubbers free to dance the night away
London clubbers on Monday flocked to one of the first rule-free live music events since the pandemic began last year, dancing through the night and...
Johnson reverses plan to skip quarantine after Covid exposure (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will both self-isolate in line with national guidance, abandoning heavily criticised plans to take part...
All adults in Britain offered jab ahead of Monday reopening
Every adult in the United Kingdom has been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Sunday, ahead of the end...
UK health minister Javid tests positive for Covid-19
British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, but that his symptoms were mild and he had had two...
Covid-19 crisis could return quickly, England’s chief medical officer says
England’s coronavirus crisis could return again surprisingly quickly and the country is not yet out of the woods, chief medical officer Chris Whitty said on...
UK reports over 40,000 daily coronavirus cases, highest since January
Britain reported another 42,302 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since mid-January, according to official figures released Wednesday. The country also recorded...