United Kingdom (UK)

FILE PHOTO: Puzzle with printed EU and UK flags is seen in this illustration taken November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Global Economy

EU to grant Britain temporary euro clearing access until June 2022: sources

Britain left the EU in January and unfettered access under transition arrangements ends on Dec. 31

A Union Jack flag flutters as Big Ben clock tower is seen behind at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain September 11, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Asked on Arm deal, UK says will take appropriate action

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask crosses a bridge in front of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
World+Biz

UK faces biggest wave of redundancies in a generation, think-tank says

An ambulance drives past Aylestone Baptist Church, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Leicester, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 infections in England jump 60% in a week: ONS estimates

The British union flag is seen fluttering as the clock face of Big Ben shows eleven o'clock, London, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
World+Biz

Is a chaotic Brexit looming after latest spat?

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the VJ Day National Remembrance event, held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, Britain August 15, 2020. Photo:Reuters
World+Biz

Everyone should obey the law, UK PM Johnson says after government admission

FILE PHOTO: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
World+Biz

'Last chance' - Airlines demand UK quarantine alternative by end Sept

European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Brexit in crisis: EU 'very concerned' by UK plan to break divorce treaty

FILE PHOTO: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier speaks during a news conference with state secretary at the economic ministry Ulrich Nussbaum, investor Dietmar Hopp, on the screen left, and CureVac Acting CEO Franz-Werner Haas, on the screen right, at the economy ministry, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Monday, June 15, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Britain should not unilaterally change agreements with EU: Germany

A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks over Westminster bridge as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

'Don't kill your gran': Britain sounds Covid alarm

His return poses a conundrum for the Kremlin: jail him and risk protests and punitive Western action by turning him into a political martyr Photo: Collected
World+Biz

UK summons Russian ambassador over Kremlin-critic Navalny

Matthew Robson was given a bottle of 18-year-old whisky every year for his birthday which is now worth £40,000. Picture: Collected
Offbeat

Son sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy first home

A person wearing a protective face mask is seen in Canary Wharf, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 27, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

'It is now safe to return to work' - UK transport minister