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Jaguar cars to go all-electric by 2025

Jaguar Land Rover’s luxury Jaguar brand will be entirely electric by 2025 and the carmaker will launch e-models of its entire lineup by 2030, it said on Monday, as it…

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Britain’s Prince Philip, 99, in hospital

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure with an ailment that is not COVID-related. The…

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Reports UK could be back to work by July

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a staged exit from COVID-19 lockdown that would see pubs and restaurants reopen in May, and hospitality and domestic holiday industries not fully…

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May this lockdown be the last – UK PM Boris Johnson – UPDATE

LONDON, Feb 15 (Sky/Reuters) - Boris Johnson has set out his hope that the current COVID lockdown will be the last - thanks to the "unprecedented" vaccine rollout. Speaking at…

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Several virus variants may reduce vaccine effectiveness – UK chief medical officer

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - There are several variants of the coronavirus that might reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Monday. "There were several…

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Brexit causing supply problems for small UK manufacturers – survey

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - New post-Brexit trade restrictions have pushed up the cost of parts and raw materials for two thirds of small British manufacturers surveyed last month, and…

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UK’s Johnson to judge COVID-19 lockdown exit this week, health minister says

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week judge how fast England can exit COVID-19 lockdown but the death toll and hospital admission numbers are still too…

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Queen Elizabeth ‘delighted’ at news of Meghan Markle’s pregnancy

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and the entire royal family are delighted at news that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their second child, a Buckingham Palace…

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UK administers 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine – minister

Britain has now given 15 million people their first dose of vaccine against COVID-19, the minister in charge of the vaccination programme said on Twitter on Sunday. "15,000,000! Amazing team,"…

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UK’s Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting to push for global vaccine roll-out

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders next week to call for action to ensure equal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and to prevent…

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Britain offers COVID vaccine to more people

Britain will begin giving COVID-19 shots to those aged 65 and over on Monday as it closes in on its target to offer vaccines to 15 million people in priority…

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British scientists say ‘universal vaccine’ that could work on all COVID-19 variants could be developed in less than a year

A universal vaccine that would work on all Covid-19 variants by targeting the core of the virus instead of just the spike protein could be available in as little as…

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Call for ‘summer of play’ to help English pupils recover from Covid-19 stress

Experts in child development are calling on the government to support a “summer of play” to help pupils in England recover from the stress of lockdown and a year of…

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UK ministers in push to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake

British ministers, health workers and volunteers will join a weekend drive to encourage those in the most vulnerable groups to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, as the government nears its target…

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Support for Scottish independence drops

Scottish support for independence has fallen four percentage points, probably due to divisions among Scottish nationalists, but 47% of Scots still support breaking up the United Kingdom by going it…

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AstraZeneca says vaccine against new Covid variants may take six months

AstraZeneca has said it could take between six and nine months to produce Covid-19 vaccines that are effective against new variants of the coronavirus, and begin administering them to the…

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Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first time

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children for the first…

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Stonehenge first erected in Wales, archaeologists say

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the origins of the Stonehenge prehistoric monument after they uncovered the remains of an ancient stone circle in Wales that may have been dismantled and…

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More than 40% of Britons in poor health or struggling financially amid pandemic

More than 40 percent of Britons are struggling financially or suffering poor health, a sharp increase from last year driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on…

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UK’s COVID-19 restrictions could be in place until all adults vaccinated

Britain may have to keep “some measures” in place to restrict the spread of COVID-19 until its entire adult population is vaccinated, Susan Hopkins, the managing director of Public Health…

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UK economy suffers record 9.9% slump in 2020

Britain's coronavirus-ravaged economy shrank 9.9% in 2020, the biggest annual fall in output since modern records began, but avoided heading back towards recession in the final quarter of the year,…

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BBC World News barred from airing in China

British television channel BBC World News was barred on Friday from airing in China, a week after Britain’s media regulator revoked Chinese state television’s licence to broadcast in the United…

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UK can’t expect ‘equivalence-based’ access to EU financial market

DUBLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The European Union will strive for close co-operation with Britain on financial services but London cannot expect "equivalence-based" access to the EU financial market if…

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Royal Mail delivers rosy outlook after COVID-19 Christmas

Britain's Royal Mail on Thursday forecast annual profits ahead of market expectations as COVID-19 restrictions pushed parcel delivery demand to record levels and Christmas mail eased a slide in letter…

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Heathrow Airport warns of more job losses from border restrictions

The boss of Heathrow Airport said on Thursday that more jobs could be lost in aviation if the government doesn't provide more support to the industry and begin to outline…

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UK doing everything to ensure people can have summer vacations

The British government is doing "everything we can" to ensure the public can get a summer vacation this year but could not provide certainty on whether or not people should…

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Warning Britain’s coronavirus variant a concern, ‘likely to sweep the world’

The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it could undermine the protection given by vaccines against developing COVID-19, the head of the…

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Photo Story: UK hit by sub-zero temperatures

Ice melts in the sunshine after it formed on the fountains of Trafalgar Square in London, Britain. Much of the UK has been hit by sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow and…

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COVID-19 vaccinations will be like regular flu jabs for vulnerable – PM Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons should regard COVID-19 vaccinations like a flu shot that the vulnerable will have on a regular basis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. "I certainly think we…

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Not yet clear whether Britons can take holidays this year – minister

LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - British transport minister Grant Shapps said he couldn't say whether people would be able to take holidays at home or abroad this year, as it…

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The queen’s gambit — new evidence shows how Her Majesty wields influence on legislation

We all know the queen can’t refuse assent to a bill just because she doesn’t like it. But can she secretly get a law changed, in her personal interest, before…

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UK has more EU citizens than some member states, Gove says

The United Kingdom has granted settled status to 4.3 million European Union citizens, more than the population of some of the bloc's member states, indicating that Brexit has not led…

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All people travelling to UK to face mandatory tests

All the people travelling to the UK are to face mandatory tests from next week. In a statement, quoted by Sky News, Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to announce…

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Britain deploying surge testing in areas around Manchester over new COVID-19 variants

Britain's Health Department said on Monday that 'surge testing' was being deployed in areas around Manchester in connection to new variants of COVID-19. The department said that further targeted areas…

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Britain has secured 50 mln doses of vaccines for new variants – Hancock

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain has agreed a initial supply of 50 million doses of vaccines for new variants, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, although he added…

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Exports from UK to EU down 68% since Brexit trade deal, say hauliers

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Exports from Britain to the European Union fell by 68% in January as trade was disrupted after the end of a transition period following Britain's…

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More than 12 million Britons have received first COVID-19 vaccine dose

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A total of 12,014,288 Britons have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to government data released on Sunday, as the authorities race…

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UK regulators say extra AstraZeneca vaccine data highlights efficacy in elderly

Reuters - British regulators have received extra trial data from AstraZeneca that supports their view that the COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University is effective in the elderly, a vaccines official…

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UK sees 825 new COVID deaths, vaccine 1st doses near 11.5 mln

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Britain recorded 825 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Saturday, bringing the overall death toll to 112,092, government data showed.…

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UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Times reported, citing leaked emails. The government…

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UK says it wants all vaccine priority groups to have first shot by May

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain wants to have offered all adults over the age of 50, its most vulnerable people and health workers a vaccination against COVID-19 by May, the government…

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France and UK agree that collaboration is needed for successful global vaccination

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a call on Friday that a successful global vaccination programme required a collaborative…

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All travellers to UK be tested twice for COVID upon arrival -The Telegraph

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain will test all travellers arriving in the country twice for COVID-19, in an attempt to control the spread of new variants of the virus, the…

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Judges, not voters, may decide on Scottish independence vote

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's top civil court dealt nationalists a blow on Friday by declining to rule that the Scottish parliament had the right to call an independence referendum without London's…

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87 million pints of beer will go to waste because of pub closures

Some 87 million pints of beer will have be thrown away as a result Covid lockdowns around the UK, an industry body has calculated. The British Beer and Pub Association…

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UK expelled three Chinese spies posing as journalists in past year – The Telegraph

BEIJING (Reuters) - In the past year the United Kingdom expelled three Chinese spies who were in the country on journalism visas, according to a report by The Telegraph newspaper…

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Britain’s COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy to start February 15

Britain's hotel quarantine policy for travellers arriving from COVID-19 hot spots will start on Feb. 15, the government announced on Thursday after critics said it was not moving fast enough…

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UK explores mixed COVID vaccine shots as variants threaten

British researchers are to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines shots in a world first trial aimed at finding new ways to swiftly reduce coronavirus infections…

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Liverpool won’t be allowed into Germany for Champions League tie

B Leipzig will not be able to host Liverpool in the Champions League this month after authorities refused to issue a travel permit for the English club, German media reported on Thursday.…

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UK PM Johnson says level of COVID infections still alarmingly high

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the levels of COVID-19 infections remained "alarmingly high", adding he hoped the vaccination programme would still allow…

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UK defends Oxford COVID-19 vaccine roll-out among all ages

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain's health minister defended the country's COVID-19 vaccine roll-out strategy on Wednesday, saying the science supported a decision to give the shot developed by Oxford…

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Britain has given 10 million people a first COVID-19 vaccine dose

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - More than 10 million people in Britain have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday, describing the…

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Britain mourns ‘hero’ Captain Tom Moore with flowers and lights

MARSTON MORETAINE, England, Feb 3 (Reuters) - With flowers and lights, Britain paid tribute on Wednesday to Captain Tom Moore, 100, who touched the hearts of millions by offering a…

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Britain must urgently stamp out coronavirus mutations, Hancock says

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - It is imperative that Britain stamps out any mutations of the novel coronavirus that have been detected in recent days and actions already taken to…

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UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023, BBC reports

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest…

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UK’s record-breaking fundraiser, ‘hero’ Captain Tom Moore, dies aged 100 – UPDATE

MARSTON MORETAINE, England, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Captain Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who lifted a nation's spirits by raising millions of pounds for health service workers…

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Coronavirus mutation ‘of most concern’ has occurred spontaneously in UK variant

The coronavirus mutation "of most concern" that could impact vaccine efficacy has occurred spontaneously in the UK variant, a professor of outbreak medicine who is part of a panel that advises the…

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