Tag: United Kingdom
UK’s Johnson avoids quarantine after colleague catches COVID
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been identified by the country’s test-and-trace system as a contact of a confirmed coronavirus case —...
Opera director Graham Vick dies of COVID complications at 67
LONDON — Graham Vick, a British director who founded Birmingham Opera Company and worked in opera houses around the world, has died of complications...
AP Sportlight
July 19
1877 — Spencer Gore beats William Marshall in 48...
France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine
PARIS — France will allow international travelers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday.
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Travelers fume at UK move to keep restrictions on France
LONDON — Tourists and the travel industry vented frustration and anger on Saturday after Britain reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France...
Verstappen quickest ahead of historic sprint qualifying race
SILVERSTONE, England — Max Verstappen was quickest in practice for the British Grand Prix on a sunny Saturday at Silverstone ahead of the historic...
AP Sportlight
July 18
1896 — James Foulis wins the U.S. Men’s Open...
Struggling channel GB News hires Nigel Farage to host show
LONDON — GB News, a British news channel that launched last month as a right-leaning alternative to the BBC and Sky News, said Saturday...
Oosthuizen leads after 3 rounds at the Open, Morikawa 1 back
SANDWICH, England — Even with his swing getting loose over the final hour Saturday, Louis Oosthuizen walked off the 18th green with a one-stroke...
Spithill steers US into SailGP lead on Plymouth Sound
PLYMOUTH, England — U.S. skipper Jimmy Spithill avoided a collision at the start of the third fleet race Saturday and sailed to victory to...