LONDON (Reuters) – British health minister Sajid Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday after urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and “learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus”. Javid, who replaced Matt Hancock as health minister last month after his predecessor stepped down for breaking COVID rules by […]
LONDON (Reuters) -A British court said on Thursday that Mike Lynch, the British tech billionaire who sold his company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard, can be extradited to the United States to face charges including securities fraud related to the $11 billion deal. Lynch’s lawyer said if Britain’s Home Secretary now decides to allow the extradition, […]
When a massive cyberattack took out everything from Swedish supermarkets to New Zealand kindergartens this month, a group of Dutch ethical hackers breathed a collective sigh of frustration. They had been so close to stopping it. If the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) sounds obscure, that’s in keeping with its discreet presence on the […]
The Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is managing a Covid outbreak after more than 100 crew were infected during a port call in Cyprus earlier this month, officials said Wednesday. The first cases were identified on or around July 4 when the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier was docked at Limassol port on the island’s south […]
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – A British police officer on Friday admitted murdering Sarah Everard whose killing sparked anger and soul-searching across the country about what police, government and society can do to stop male violence against women. Wayne Couzens, 48, a London officer who guarded diplomatic premises, had previously admitted rape and kidnap. […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has yet to receive a formal response from the European Union over its proposal to further extend a grace period on checks on some foodstuffs moving to Northern Ireland just days before the latest deadline, a minister said on Sunday. “We think we have put forward a sensible proposal, something actually […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister Matt Hancock has resigned after he admitted breaking COVID-19 guidance by kissing and embracing an aide in his office. Downing Street published Hancock’s resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by Mark Potter)
U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least July 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Sunday. The 30-day extension came after Canada announced its own extension on Friday of the requirements that were set to expire on Monday and have been in place since March […]
CARBIS BAY (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Jill Biden will join Kate Middleton for a trip to a school in Cornwall as the senior members of Britain’s royal family join world leaders for series of events around the G7 summit on Friday. Queen Elizabeth, her son Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, and the heir’s […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed US President Joe Biden as “a big breath of fresh air” on Thursday because he wanted to work with London on a huge range of issues ranging from climate change to COVID-19 to security. “It’s a big breath of fresh air,” Johnson said of the talks with Biden. “It’s […]
Elton John on Thursday warned of a lost generation in the UK’s music industry because of post-Brexit curbs on touring in the European Union. John was among musicians including Ed Sheeran and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters who signed a letter in January criticising the Brexit deal. “Put bluntly, we are currently in grave danger of […]
Several media, government and social sites such as the UK government, the White House and Reddit suffered temporary outages on Tuesday due to a glitch in cloud computing services provider Fastly. Fastly said “the issue has been identified and a fix has been applied. Customers may experience increased origin load as global services return.” Access […]
Like thousands of Afghan translators who served with NATO forces, Nazir Ahmad fears for his life as the US-led alliance scrambles to pull out of the country in the coming weeks. “The situation is deteriorating now as foreign forces leave,” he told AFP in Kabul. “We are scared of the insurgents. They know our faces.” […]
Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since July 30 last year despite a recent rise in cases linked to the Delta variant. According to the latest government figures, 127,782 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive test since the start of the pandemic […]
Fallout from an investigation into BBC’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana continues to reverberate throughout the United Kingdom. On Saturday, Tony Hall, who was the broadcaster’s director of news at the time of the explosive tell-all with the late Princess of Wales, announced he was stepping down from his role as board chairman of Britain’s […]
[Intro] Hey, what’s up, man? Nothing? You’ll never guess what happened! Check it, last Saturday my main chicken was like, “You need to take me out for a bubble bath, oil massage and candle light dinner.” Oh, oh, hell not! That’s what I was saying! I had to tell her like this: [Chorus] Saturday night […]
Popcaan links with The Fanatix and M1llionz on a new track. The Fanatix returned with a hot new single that twins dancehall with UK drill. The new track, titled “These Streets (Don’t Luv U)”, features dancehall star Popcaan and upcoming UK drill rapper M1llionz. The song’s lyrics feature quite a bit of the Jamaican vernacular, […]
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives scored a stunning election victory in an opposition stronghold Friday, after Britain held its first major ballot box test since Brexit and the coronavirus crisis. The “Super Thursday” regional and local elections could reshape the UK as pro-independence forces in Scotland, where voting for the devolved parliament was also held, […]
[Intro] (The CoalCash collection) Ooh (Ayy-ayy, ayy, Knox This That Wave) Ooh (Ayo Cash [?]) [Chorus] I’ve been thumbin’ through these hunnids all day (All day) I got paper cuts from thumbin’ through this money all day (All day) Thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’ (I’m thumbin’) Thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’ Thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’, thumbin’ I’ve […]
A British court on Wednesday upheld Meghan Markle’s copyright claim against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, over its publication of a letter to her father. The ruling by judge Mark Warby means the Duchess of Sussex, as Markle is formally known, has now won every part of her legal […]
Baby Cham speak on the Jamaican government lifting UK travel ban while ignoring the entertainment sector. Most sectors of the Jamaican economy, like many other countries around the world, have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The entertainment sector has staggered and tried as best as possible to keep up with the restrictions put […]
Northern Ireland marks its centenary on Monday Belfast (AFP) – Northern Ireland marks its 100th year on Monday, but faltering efforts to commemorate the centenary encapsulate the rift at the heart of the British province. Ever since Ireland was freed from British rule in 1921, Northern Ireland’s existence has been controversial, and the knot in […]
Spice new collaboration “Go Down Deh” debuts at the top of the US iTunes chart. Spice, Shaggy, and Sean Paul, aka SSS, have been turning heads and waists with their new single “Go Down Deh,” and their US-based fans are making their love felt visa iTunes. Just two days after its release, the single already […]
By Andrew MacAskill and Andrew R.C. Marshall EDINBURGH (Reuters) – For candidate Angus Robertson, helping his Scottish National Party win a majority in May 6 elections would be a dream come true. Beyond that lies a far bigger prize – another referendum and the prospect of breaking from the United Kingdom. He only needs to […]
(Fixes typo in paragraph 2) By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – The life of Prince Philip was celebrated at church services across Britain on Sunday, with the Archbishop of Canterbury praying for those who found that the death of Queen Elizabeth’s husband had left a “very great gap” in their lives. Marking […]
Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99 after seven decades at the heart of public life as consort to Queen Elizabeth II. A charismatic figure famed for his deep sense of public duty, Prince Philip was the longest-serving consort of any British monarch after his marriage to Her […]
Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an uneasy political balance. Youths threw projectiles and petrol bombs at police on Wednesday night in the Protestant Shankill Road area, […]
The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who suffered blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have died. “Out of the 30 reports up to and including 24 March, sadly 7 have died,” the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in a statement sent to AFP. Announcing the […]
British spy author John le Carré became an Irish citizen shortly before he died last year, driven by his animosity towards Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, UK media reported Thursday. “He was, by the time he died, an Irish citizen,” the novelist’s son Nick Cornwell told the BBC. “One of the last photographs […]