UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses a briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic in Downing Street. /Jack Hill/Pool via Reuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to face lawmakers in parliam
A boy takes a COVID-19 Lateral Flow Test before returning to school, amid COVID-19 outbreak./Reuters/Phil Noble England's government says high school students will be tested for COVID-19 befor
02:41 As the world scrambles to react to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, millions of Afghans outside the country are watching events closely.One of the largest diaspora communiti
Loyalists protest against the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol earlier this month. /Reuters The UK says it urgently wants a new deal with the European Union to govern trade in Northern Ireland
02:21 Healthcare workers have rallied in central London to call for a 15 percent pay rise. The protesters walked through Westminster to Downing Street – the prime minister's official re
People wearing protective face masks at King's Cross Station in London. From July 19, masks will no longer be compulsory. /Reuters/Henry Nicholls Almost all coronavirus restrictions in England
German chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down this year after 15 years in power. /AFP/Markus Schreiber / POOL Angela Merkel is on an official visit to the UK, her 22nd and last as Germany'
02:47 China's new ambassador to the UK says he hopes trade ties between the two countries can be strengthened, despite "headwinds" in their relationship.Zheng Zeguang was making his fir
02:24 The UK government is willing to delay the fourth and final step out of England's lockdown set for June 21, according to health secretary Matt Hancock.The date is when all social r
Some of the world's richest nations are within touching distance of a historic deal to close the net on large companies which do not pay their fair share of tax, France and Germany said on Friday aft
Wang Yi has been an integral part of the lengthy negotiations between the EU and China on trade. /Reuters China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for closer cooperation with the European U
Scotland's victorious First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon wants Scots to vote on whether they should stay inside the United Kingdom. Andy Buchanan / AFP Re
A man leaves the polling station after voting in London, Thursday, May 6, 2021. AP Photo/Frank Augstein Conservatives, Labour, Holyrood and the Senedd - don't worry, we know the UK's local pol
The positive results come despite numerous leaks against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /Ian Forsyth/Pool via AP. Early results in local elections across the UK show strong gains for Prime Mini
World leaders are in attendance at talks in Vienna, which aims to bring the U.S. back into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal. /Reuters Iran and world powers have resumed talk
The indirect talks mark a significant change in Washington's approach to Iran since President Joe Biden took office. /Iranian Presidency Office via AP The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect ta
02:04 Some of the world's biggest economies have called for more action and money to fight climate change.The U.S., China and the EU took part in a virtual summit that was co-chaired b