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WHO director calls herd immunity ‘scientifically and ethically problematic’

WHO director calls herd immunity ‘scientifically and ethically problematic’

By Katherine Dunn

October 14, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak head to the weekly cabinet meeting at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on October 13, 2020 in London, England.

The U.K. government’s scientific advisers told it weeks ago to introduce a national lockdown. It ignored them.

October 13, 2020

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (R) and the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier address the media after talks in Berlin on October 5, 2020.

What’s more destructive than COVID-19? The twin shocks of a pandemic and no-deal Brexit, Germany warns

October 5, 2020

Boris Johnson’s approval rating soared after COVID-19 hospitalization. Trump shouldn’t expect a similar bounce

Boris Johnson’s approval rating soared after COVID-19 hospitalization. Trump shouldn’t expect a similar bounce

By Lance Lambert

October 5, 2020

Banks are moving $1.6 trillion in assets out of the U.K. ahead of Brexit cutoff

Banks are moving $1.6 trillion in assets out of the U.K. ahead of Brexit cutoff

By Bloomberg and Viren Vaghela

October 1, 2020

Down a stunning 23%, London’s once mighty FTSE is trading like an emerging-market stock exchange

Down a stunning 23%, London’s once mighty FTSE is trading like an emerging-market stock exchange

By Bernhard Warner

September 26, 2020

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock arrives at Downing Street on September 3, 2020 in London, England.

As the U.K.’s coronavirus testing system struggles, the health secretary blames too many ‘inappropriate’ tests

September 9, 2020

In 2007, Rosemond Sameenaden, 70, joined other Chagos islanders outside the High Court, London, where they were fighting the UK government for the reinstatement of their homeland.

‘Colonialism’ and crypto claims: Why the .io domain name extension faces an uncertain future

August 31, 2020

A general view of Marks & Spencers on Sauchiehall Street on August 18, 2020 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Many UK businesses are announcing job losses due to the effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Lockdown, with M&S due to cut 7,000 jobs over next three months.

Retail continues to charge back, this time in the U.K. But clothing, fuel sales lag

August 21, 2020

‘Hard times are here:’ The U.K. crashes into recession as it braces for a wave of job losses

‘Hard times are here:’ The U.K. crashes into recession as it braces for a wave of job losses

By David Goodman, Lucy Meakin and Bloomberg

August 12, 2020

A man holds a sign during a protest against the use of police facial recognition cameras at the Cardiff City Stadium for the Cardiff City v Swansea City Championship match on January 12, 2020 in Cardiff,

U.K. facial-recognition pilots broke privacy, data protection, and equality laws, court rules

August 11, 2020

black racism uk protest

The U.K. is complicit in antiblack racism—and has a responsibility to fight it

By Cephas Williams

June 17, 2020

British Chief Negotiator of Task Force Europe at the Cabinet Office David George Hamilton Frost, CMG (L) is welcomed by the European Union Head of the UK Task Force Michel Barnier (R) prior to the first bilateral meeting to begin formal negotiations of the future relationship between the EU and UK on March 2, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.

Hobbled by the coronavirus, the U.K. and EU resume trade talks, though still far apart on two key sticking points

June 2, 2020

Johnson says all non-essential U.K. shops to reopen starting June 15

Johnson says all non-essential U.K. shops to reopen starting June 15

By The Associated Press

May 25, 2020

The Coronavirus Economy: How a master dog trainer to influential Londoners is handling business during the pandemic

The Coronavirus Economy: How a master dog trainer to influential Londoners is handling business during the pandemic

By Maithreyi Seetharaman

April 22, 2020

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