United Kingdom (UK)

General view of the Canary Wharf financial district, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in London, Britain, May 5, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

UK economy shrank by a quarter in depths of lockdown

UK Finance minister Rishi Sunak said: “In line with many other economies around the world, coronavirus is having a severe impact on our economy”

A Police officer with people in Trafalgar Square, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 3, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

UK lockdown a week earlier could have halved Covid-19 death toll, scientist says

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen walking up steps to Westminster Bridge, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

UK's Covid-19 death toll surpasses 50,000

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo/File Photo
Global Economy

UK says demand for Covid loans hits nearly £35 billion

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World+Biz

Investigation launched after black man dies in police custody in Devon

The British flag and a smartphone with a Huawei and 5G network logo are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture taken January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Global Economy

Huawei launches UK advertising blitz ahead of security review

FILE PHOTO: Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary attends the Europe Aviation Summit in Brussels, Belgium March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
World+Biz

Ryanair to fly through 'rubbish' UK quarantine: O'Leary

FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a Mulberry store in Vienna, Austria, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Global Economy

UK luxury brand Mulberry to cut 25% of workforce

A man wearing a protective face mask walks through Trafalgar Square, as the number of coronavirus cases grow around around the world, in London, Britain, March 10 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

UK should have gone into coronavirus lockdown sooner: govt scientific adviser

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain April 15, 2020. Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Anti-racism protests undoubtedly increase risk of coronavirus spread - UK health minister

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen walking up steps to Westminster Bridge, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

UK's death toll from confirmed Covid-19 cases tops 40,000

FILE PHOTO: A nurse shows a pill of hydroxychloroquine, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Diego Vara
Coronavirus chronicle

UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients after no benefit found

FILE PHOTO: British Airways aircraft are seen at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
World+Biz

British Airways parent company considering legal challenge to UK quarantine rules