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President Emmanuel Macron visits London on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s appeal to the French resistance and to discuss Brexit with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Macron, who will be hosted by heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, will mark de Gaulle’s June 18, 1940 “Appel” from BBC headquarters …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been involved in a minor car crash after a protester ran in front of a car as it left Parliament in London. A protester forced one of the cars in Mr Johnson’s convoy to brake suddenly, and the vehicle following behind hit the boot …

An American fighter jet crashed on Monday on a routine training flight off the northeast coast of England, the United States Air Force said. A British search and rescue team was helping to search for the one pilot who was aboard. The jet, a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, was …

The United Kingdom has officially told the European Union it will not seek an extension to the post-Brexit transition period beyond December 31 this year. The country left the bloc in January, but remains under EU rules until the end of the year, as new terms are thrashed out between …

The Scottish Parliament has called for the immediate suspension of exports of riot gear, tear gas and rubber bullets to the United States, in light of the police response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. A successful motion, which was backed by 52 votes to 0 with 11 abstentions, …

Two London police officers have been attacked in an incident caught on film by members of the public, sparking condemnation from the UK’s Home Secretary and the city’s mayor. Videos posted to social media appeared to show a male officer being pinned to the ground and kicked before a female …

The UK’s economy is likely to be the worst affected among developed countries due to coronavirus, a major think tank has warned. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said Britain’s economy was likely to slump by 11.5% in 2020 – above the slumps expected for other developed nations …

About 64,000 more people than usual have died in the United Kingdom during this year’s coronavirus pandemic, an expert from the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. Epidemiologists say excess mortality – deaths from all causes that exceed the five-year average for the time of year – is the …

The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 55 to 40,597 as of 1600 GMT on June 7, the lowest rise since a lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March, according to government data published on Monday. The last time such a low …

Fourteen police officers were injured in “shocking and completely unacceptable” assaults during anti-racism protests in central London on Saturday, London police chief Cressida Dick said on Sunday. After a largely peaceful day, small numbers of protesters briefly clashed with mounted police on Saturday after thousands gathered to voice their anger …

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The European Union and the United Kingdom have kicked off a fourth round of talks on a post-Brexit trade deal and other aspects of their future relations. The four-day negotiations by video conference began on Tuesday with officials trying to make headway after the last three rounds yielded little progress. …

The European Union’s Brexit trade demands will not change under UK pressure, Michel Barnier’s senior advisor has said – with just one month to go to agree on an extension. Stefaan de Rynck told an online conference that member states had again backed the “maximalist” negotiating mandate this week in …

Police officers have arrested over 650 people, safeguarding 140 children and seizing cash and drugs with a total value of over £3 million, as part of a crackdown on “county lines drug gangs”, the U.K.’s Home Office has said. Officers from British Transport Police, the Metropolitan Police, Merseyside Police, and …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top team of ministers agreed on Thursday that Britain will not give up its rights as an independent state by bending to the demands of the European Union in its talks on a future relationship. At a cabinet meeting, Johnson’s team was updated on the …

The government’s decision to replace its flagship “stay at home” slogan with “stay alert” drew criticism from opposition parties who argued that PM Johnson’s new message is too ambiguous. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday urged people to “stay alert” to coronavirus risks, as he prepared to outline plans …

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. The central bank said Thursday that the British economy could shrink by 14% this year. That would be the biggest annual …

10 Downing Street has started devising schemes to ease coronavirus restrictions in order to slowly get the country back to work and avoid plunging the national economy into a full-fledged crisis. However, many believe that these efforts have been too swift. Trade unions slammed “incomplete” back-to-work guidelines drafted by the …

Boris Johnson has said the UK is “past the peak” of its coronavirus outbreak and is looking towards a lockdown exit strategy, as he led the British government’s coronavirus briefing for the first time since recovering from Covid-19. “We’re past the peak and we’re on the downward slope,” Johnson said. …

Police are trying to find a person who dressed as a 17th-century plague doctor on their walks during the coronavirus outbreak. Residents in a Norwich suburb have spotted someone strolling around in a long black cloak, hat and pointed beak-like mask over the past few weeks. They posted on a …