Tag: United Kingdom government
UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules
LONDON — U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he...
UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace
LONDON — Britain’s health minister apologized Friday for breaching national restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman with whom he...
Trudeau: Canada is ashamed about schools for Indigenous kids
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday Canadians are “horrified and ashamed” by their government's longtime policy of forcing Indigenous children to attend...
UK urged to deliver on policies to deal with climate change
LONDON — The British government is being urged by its own climate advisers to deliver on its promises to deal with climate change or...
Russia says it may fire to hit intruding warships
MOSCOW — Russia will be ready to fire to hit to protect its borders, a senior diplomat warned Thursday in the wake of a...
UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU
LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide...
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
LONDON — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its...
UK won’t extend deadline for EU citizens to apply to stay
LONDON — The British government won’t extend the June 30 deadline for European Union citizens in the U.K. to apply for permanent residency or...
‘No zero risk’: UK decision to increase Wembley fans debated
LONDON — The British government faced accusations of mixed messaging Wednesday that could threaten its plan to fully lift lockdown restrictions in England next...
British travel industry urges swifter reopening of sector
LONDON — The U.K.’s travel industry held a day of action Wednesday, pressing the British government to allow more quarantine-free travel and provide cash-strapped...