U.K. defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast
LONDON — U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectiveness...
View ArticleCrunch U.K.-E.U. talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday
LONDON — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal well beyond any imaginable deadline and with all three key issues still...
View ArticleU.K., E.U. head for supper showdown over Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS — The leaders of Britain and the European Union were meeting Wednesday for a dinner that could pave the way to a post-Brexit trade deal — or tip the two sides toward a chaotic economic rupture...
View ArticleRioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast
BELFAST — Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years Thursday as they tried to disperse protesters who hurled stones, fireworks and gasoline-filled bottles at...
View ArticleAllies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in United Kingdom
FALMOUTH, England — There will be roundtable meetings, one-on-one chats and a group photo against a picturesque backdrop. Leaders of some of the world’s richest nations arriving at a luxury seaside...
View ArticleJoe Biden, Boris Johnson strike convivial tone in first meeting
CARBIS BAY, England — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met for the first time Thursday, looking to highlight their nations’ famed “special relationship” but doing so against...
View ArticleFrom Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Boris Johnson’s career
LONDON (AP) — He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get...
View ArticleMaggie’s legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over U.K. Tory race
LONDON — Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the contest: Margaret Thatcher. The late former prime minister dominated Britain in the 1980s, and...
View ArticleFor British farmers, the effects of Brexit have become clearer
By Stephen Castle, The New York Times BOSTON, England — For four decades, the prime agricultural land that Sarah Pettitt’s family rented near its home produced bumper crops of vegetables, including...
View ArticleUK, EU hail “new chapter” with deal to fix Brexit trade spat
LONDON — The U.K. and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland, hailing the agreement as the start of a “new chapter” in their...
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