LONDON (Reuters) -The National Health Service is close to the edge of being overwhelmed in many parts of Britain and pressure is only going to increase as winter approaches, the
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UK to extend Northern Ireland's Brexit grace periods
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday, in a move designed to
US tries again to extradite Wikileaks' Assange from Britain
LONDON (REUTERS) – A London judge on Wednesday (Aug 11) widened the scope of a US appeal against a block on the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from Britain
Britain imposes new sanctions on Belarus – but President Lukashenko tells London to ‘choke on them’
Britain has imposed sanctions on Belarus to put pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko over what it calls his regime’s attempts to “crush democracy and violate human rights”. The economic sanctions
UK firms avoid hiring permanent staff in November lockdown
FILE PHOTO: A person looks at the adverts in the window of a job agency in London, Britain October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKayLONDON (Reuters) – British employers recruited fewer permanent
UK PM Johnson speaks to Biden, discusses COVID-19 and climate change
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he spoke to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday about working together on tackling climate change and recovering from the COVID-19
A spoon of art to discover countryside
Hidden in the countryside of England’s north-east, a giant spoon stands in a field, waiting to be discovered by those who venture into the great outdoors. Called Eat For England,
New measures not enough to curb COVID-19 in England's worst-hit areas – top medic
Slideshow ( 2 images )LONDON (Reuters) – Tougher restrictions announced on Monday by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for areas of England classified as being at “very high” risk from
Apple's new 5G iPhone may see coverage issues in U.K.: Telegraph
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo(Reuters)
UK GDP plunged slightly less than first thought in Q2
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain’s economy shrank by a record 19.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 when Covid-19 lockdown measures were in force, a slightly smaller decline than