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United Kingdom
Simmering tensions over EU vaccine distribution threaten to boil over
Jan 27, 2021
The 27-nation bloc is battling with manufacturers over its spot in the priority list for receiving COVID vaccines.
Britain cuts foreign aid to help pay the cost of COVID-19
Jan 11, 2021
The decision to reduce overseas aid during the nation's economic contraction has provoked outrage, but it has also drawn support .
Is this the end of the road for the internal combustion engine in the U.K.?
Dec 2, 2020
The nation banned the sale of new fossil-fueled cars starting in 2030. Enthusiasts, and the public, are not sure the electric revolution will be complete by then.
U.K. is first to green light Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 2, 2020
Fifty U.K. hospitals are on standby to administer vaccine shots, which will be available by next week.
The economic power of royal fashion
Nov 17, 2020
In this book excerpt, veteran style journalist Elizabeth Holmes writes about how Meghan Markle used fashion to respond to media criticism.
London’s street performers face a crackdown
Nov 9, 2020
A local authority is proposing to curb street entertainment in the British capital. Performers say a vital visitor attraction — and historic part of London's culture — could be destroyed.
Lithium may fuel a mining revival in England's Cornwall
Oct 19, 2020
Tin mining in Cornwall ground to a halt more than 20 years ago. Now the county has discovered what may be a rich new source of underground wealth.
For public good, not for profit.
COVID-19 sparked a U.S. coin shortage, but a U.K. surplus
Oct 2, 2020
Technology has made the transition to digital payments quicker in the U.K.
The U.K. has a plan to pay businesses that hire young people
Sep 4, 2020
Businesses get about $2,000 for every six-month placement they provide for the unemployed.
Could Britain eat its way out of the COVID-19 economic crisis?
Aug 21, 2020
Thanks to a government-funded program, the country's restaurants are coming back from the brink.