LONDON (REUTERS, AFP) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days and has cancelled a planned visit to…
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UK government under spotlight as Covid-19 cases rise again
LONDON (AFP) – Britain has repeatedly trumpeted its mass vaccination programme against Covid-19, hailing its early approval of jabs as a key part of the…
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Murder of British MP puts spotlight on safety and constituency politics
LONDON – Police in Britain have officially declared the killing of a member of parliament as a “terrorist incident”, claiming that initial investigations revealed “Islamist…
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British politician's stabbing prompts calls for safety review for MPs
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – UK Home Secretary Priti Patel ordered a review of police security for members of Parliament after Conservative MP David Amess was fatally…
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British lawmaker Amess stabbed multiple times in church
LONDON (REUTERS, AFP) – A 69-year-old British lawmaker in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has been stabbed several times while meeting his constituents at…
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UK toy firms battle to prevent nightmare before Christmas
AMERSHAM, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – At a warehouse northwest of London, dozens of workers sort boxes of Christmas toys, scanning barcodes and moving them on…
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Explainer-Why are the EU and UK arguing over Northern Ireland?
(Reuters) – British Brexit minister David Frost called in a speech in Lisbon on Tuesday for the European Union to allow “significant change” to post-Brexit…
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Britain eases travel rules for countries including Thailand
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain will scrap tough Covid-19 quarantine requirements for 47 destinations including South Africa and Thailand on Monday and make it easier for…
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British PM Johnson's focus on pay fuels Tory buzz over a minimum-wage hike
MANCHESTER (BLOOMBERG) – Boris Johnson’s insistence that higher UK pay is worth the pain of supply chain turmoil is generating buzz among Conservative Party members…
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Britain's Christmas lament: Meat shortages and delivery delays
BUNGAY, England (NYTIMES) – To understand the deep sense of anxiety Britons feel about the supply shortages afflicting the nation – and threatening disruptions to…
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Under fire, UK PM Johnson tries to return to election agenda
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return his focus to tackling regional inequality on Wednesday (Oct 6), hoping a final speech…
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Shortages, inflation and slow growth fog UK economy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economic bounce-back after coronavirus lockdowns is being hampered by problems in supply chains, a jump in inflation and the risk of…
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Britain has nearly 1,800 more million pound streets compared to 2020
There are nearly 1,800 more streets across Britain where the average home is valued at more than £1m compared with a year ago, new figures…
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UK vows new Covid-19 pandemic support for workers
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – Britain’s government was set Monday (Oct 4) to announce new support for pandemic-hit workers after coming under attack for ending…
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