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Stranded truck drivers scuffle with police at UK's Dover Port

Some drivers who were stranded in Dover protested by blocking vehicles from leaving the port.

23/12/2020

United Kingdom

Several areas in England to be put under tighter virus restrictions

UK officials said they would tighten restrictions in several regions of England as a new variant of coronavirus was spreading quickly.

23/12/2020

Travel News

This Scottish island celebrates Christmas 12 days late

Britain’s most remote inhabited island celebrates Christmas 12 days after the rest of the world because of its prevalent Norse and Roman-inspired traditions. JR Patterson walks us through the history which has shaped this tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean.

23/12/2020

United Kingdom

New COVID variant is likely already in most European countries: expert

The new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom is likely in "the great majority if not all of European countries", an expert has said.

23/12/2020

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Hundreds of trucks line up in UK waiting to travel to France

Trucks waiting to get out of Britain were parked up at a UK lorry park on Tuesday as France temporarily barred travel from the UK.

22/12/2020

United Kingdom

Watch: 'Shop as normal,' Johnson tells UK citizens amid shortage fears

The British Prime Minister says he discussed the issue of a ban on travel from the UK with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday afternoon and that they "understood" each other.

21/12/2020

Travel News

Café de Paris fans ‘gutted’ after iconic London venue shuts for good

The legendary nightclub which once played host to Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra, has been decimated by Covid-19.

21/12/2020

United Kingdom

US charges Libyan man over Lockerbie bombing 32 years on

The Justice Department revealed charges accusing a Libyan bomb expert in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, an attack that killed 259 people in the air and an additional 11 on the ground.

21/12/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19 and Brexit: two crises raise British food shortage fears

Retailers say certain fresh food items could run out within the week if cross-Channel trading does not resume soon.

21/12/2020

United Kingdom

Two men convicted of killing 39 migrants found dead in truck container

Two men convicted in UK of killing 39 migrants found dead in truck container last year

21/12/2020

Living

Coconut bacon: What is it and why should you make it for Christmas?

Instagram chef Rachel Ama shares her recipe for this vegan bacon substitute.

21/12/2020

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Drive-through COVID-19 vaccination centre opens in north west England

The car park of Hyde Leisure Centre in Greater Manchester is being used as a drive-through coronavirus vaccination centre

20/12/2020

Living

These cashmere scarves can be planted back into the soil after use

A group of women have designed a completely biodegradable fabric in the UK.

20/12/2020

United Kingdom

What do we know about the UK's more infectious coronavirus variant?

Here's what we know so far about the new variant of coronavirus in the United Kingdom that officials say is spreading more rapidly than other virus variants.

19/12/2020

United Kingdom

New COVID-19 strain 'out of control', says UK Health Secretary

UK nations issued new restrictions, stating that a new, more infectious strain of coronavirus was spreading rapidly.

19/12/2020

United Kingdom

Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first 'Star Wars' trilogy, dies

Bulloch died at a London hospital from health complications after years of living with Parkinson’s disease, his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said in a statement. He was 75.

18/12/2020

Musica

"Silence, serenity and peace": Sir Bryn Terfel's Christmas message

The Metropolitan Opera's pay per view online concerts make Christmas for music lovers across the globe with performances from operatic stars. Its online format is a solution to get musicians to their audiences and to remove the veil of darkness on opera houses during the pandemic.

17/12/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit trade deal talks will not bleed into next year, says Gove

Negotiations between the UK and the EU are coming to a head, with the transition period set to end on December 31 - less than two weeks' time.

17/12/2020

United Kingdom

Tighter coronavirus restrictions for swathes of England as cases surge

A rise in cases across the south-east and east of England means a number of areas will be moved into the strictest tier of coronavirus measures, health secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

17/12/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UNICEF to feed UK children for first time in 70-year history

According to UNICEF, 2.4 million British children already grow up in food-insecure households and over a fifth of these households with children have gone hungry during the lockdown due to financial difficulty.

17/12/2020

United Kingdom

Coroner rules air pollution was cause of death of girl in UK first

In what is thought to be the first case of its kind, a coroner has ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl in London.

16/12/2020

United Kingdom

Ethnic minorities less likely to take COVID vaccine, survey suggests

People from ethnic minority backgrounds or with lower incomes are less likely to take the coronavirus vaccine being rolled out in Britain, a survey by the Royal Society for Public Health suggests.

16/12/2020

United Kingdom

Duke and Duchess of Sussex launch podcast with multi-year Spotify deal

The first episode is set to be a holiday special with stories of "hope and compassion" from special guests.

16/12/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson in call for 'smaller' Christmas but eased restrictions to stay

The planned relaxtion of coronavirus restrictions over Christmas in the UK contrasts with measures being taken by other European nations, such as Germany, the Netherlands and Lithuania, which have announced sweeping new restrictions for the holidays.

15/12/2020

Green News

Toxic air levels in London drop by a ‘phenomenal’ 94%

The report also showed an increase in walking and cycling in the British capital.

15/12/2020

United Kingdom

Men arrested after accidentally showing police video of cannabis farm

One of the men went to open Google Translate on his phone to help him communicate with the officers but ended up showing them a video of a cannabis farm instead.

15/12/2020