Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday the U.K. reached deals with Sweden and Finland as Sweden and Finland race to find new means of protection following Russia’s invasion of Ukr...
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Will Be Fined Over Covid Lockdown Parties
Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined by the Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules following allegations of parties at government offices, Johnson’s office told...
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined
Johnson is set to be fined by police for breaching Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Suna...
Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Trip To Kyiv To Meet With Volodymyr Zelensky
Topline U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kyiv on Saturday for an unannounced meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and to show solidarity with Ukrainians. British Prime Mini...
Britain eyes nuclear, wind, fossil fuels in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen – half of which would be so-called green hydrogen – by 2030. Chr...
As Fuel & Food Prices Soar, Consumers Tighten On Retail Spending
Retailers feel the pinch. As consumers battle with an onslaught of rising cost, retail spending has … [+] slowed slightly (photo by Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images) In Pictur...
With The Ukraine War, The Green Chickens Have Come Home To Roost
TOPSHOT – Ukrainian servicemen ride on tanks towards the front line with Russian forces in the … [+] Lugansk region of Ukraine on February 25, 2022. – Ukrainian forces fought off Rus...
U.K. Must ‘Double Down’ On Green Energy To Weaken Putin
In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has penned an article … [+] calling for a revised British energy strategy with green energy “at the heart....
UK to roll out additional vaccine shot for over 75s, vulnerable people
A member of the military vaccinates a woman at the COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on February 3, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images ...
UK PM Boris Johnson to lift all remaining Covid restrictions in England
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Tobias Hase | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday will laud the lifting of all remaining Covid restrictions in Engla...
Oil jumps amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine
Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped in afternoon trading Friday amid...
European countries scrap Covid rules despite warnings it’s too soon
A pedestrian zone in Oslo on Feb. 2, 2022, after Norway scrapped most of its Covid restrictions. Terje Pedersen | NTB | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Several European countries are scrapping Covid regul...
Bank of England’s Bailey faces backlash after discouraging pay rises
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, speaks at a press conference on the Monetary Policy Report at the Bank of England on Feb. 3, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | ...
UK investigation into Downing Street Covid lockdown parties finds ‘failures of leadership’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to make a statement at Parliament on January 31, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The interim find...
U.K. Government Lockdown Parties ‘Difficult To Justify,’ Probe Finds—But Boris Johnson Not Implicated
Topline The behavior at Downing Street parties during strict Covid-19 lockdown is “difficult to justify,” according to a limited version of an anticipated probe into alleged rule breaking at Number 10...
When Will Boris Go?
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions during a briefing … [+] on the current coronavirus pandemic, in Downing Street on November 5, 2020 in Londo...
England looks to ease Covid rules while Europe is engulfed by omicron
Senior doctor Thomas Marx puts on his personal protective gear before he enters the room of a patient with Covid-19 in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Freising, southern Germany. LENNART PREIS...
U.K. Government To Freeze The BBC License Fee For Two Years Amidst Expected Mass Overhaul
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 05: Nadine Dorries MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media … [+] and Sport takes part on a panel discussion on the third day of the Conservative Pa...
Should we treat Covid like the flu? Europe is starting to think so
People walk in Regent Street, in London. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — There are growing calls in Europe for Covid-19 to be treated as an endemic illness like the flu despite stron...