Tag: United Kingdom government
Canada hunts for survivors of fire that destroyed small town
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Officials on Friday hunted for any missing residents of a British Columbia town destroyed by wildfire as Canadian Prime Minister...
Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced the burning and vandalism of Catholic churches that has followed discovery of...
Nissan to make new electric cars, batteries in Britain
LONDON — Japanese carmaker Nissan and two partners on Thursday announced plans to invest 1 billion ($1.4 billion) pounds to produce a new model...
UK urged to defer winding down of salary support program
LONDON — Business leaders and unions joined forces Thursday to urge the British government to maintain a salary subsidy program that is being wound...
Police investigating harassment of top UK medical official
LONDON — British police said Tuesday that they are investigating the circumstances around the seeming harassment and intimidation of England's chief medical officer by...
UK’s new health chief to brief lawmakers as virus cases soar
LONDON — Britain’s new health secretary briefs Parliament on Monday on plans for easing COVID-19 restrictions as the exit of his disgraced predecessor raises...
Report: Classified UK defense papers found at bus stop
LONDON — Sensitive defense documents containing details about the British military have been found at a bus stop in England, the BBC reported Sunday....
UK government accused of hypocrisy as health minister quits
LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has resigned after a tabloid splashed photos and videos of him kissing an aide in his office — breaking...
UK: Joint airdrop drill affirms UK’s support for Jordan
RAF AKROTIRI, Cyprus — British paratroopers have trained together with Jordanian soldiers in an airdrop over the Middle Eastern country to underscore the U.K.’s...
Biggest Northern Ireland unionist party endorses new leader
LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party formally endorsed Jeffrey Donaldson as its new leader on Saturday, a position that will likely see him...