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As the UK heads into 2024, many are hoping for a long overdue election. Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN. December 30, 2023 at 3:55 AM. If 2023 was the year British politics got stuck in traffic, 2024 ...
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COVID-19 pandemicin the United Kingdom,British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown to curb a widening outbreak of COVID-19, closing many sectors and ordering the public to stay at home. This was incrementally lifted, starting from several weeks later.
October 8, 2023 at 8:50 AM. LONDON (AP) — The British government's contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs ...
Internet TLD. .uk [j] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK) or Britain, [k] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [13] [14] It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Website. bbc.co.uk (UK) bbc.com (global) BBC News is an operational business division [2] of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of ...
COVID-19 in the UK: Public Health England reports that the UK's vaccination programme has prevented an estimated 60,000 deaths and 22,057,000 infections. Climate change in the UK: according to the latest State of the UK Climate report published by the Met Office, 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest year on record. The ...
COVID-19 in the UK: Office for National Statistics data from tests conducted two weeks ago suggests around 1.3 million people (or one in 50) were infected with COVID-19, with a high prevalence in those aged over 70. The news prompts health experts to urge people to avoid contact with vulnerable friends, relatives and colleagues as a precaution.