September 10, 2020 Pelosi warns 'no chance' of US-UK trade deal if Brexit undermines Good Friday accord House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday warned that there would be “no chance” of a U.S.-U.K. trade deal if the U.K. were to undermine the 1998 Good Friday Irish peace accords as it fights with the European Union over the fallout from Brexit.
September 8, 2020 EU, UK again try to break deadlock on post-Brexit ties The U.K.'s chief negotiator in post-Brexit trade talks called for "more realism" from the European Union before the start Tuesday of another round of discussions between the two sides.
September 6, 2020 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spark outrage for nixing fundraiser for wounded soldiers after signing Netflix deal, report Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markel faced criticism for canceling a scheduled fundraising event for injured veterans last week, shortly after signing a multiyear media production deal with Netflix just days before, worth over nine figures.
September 5, 2020 Far-left protesters blockade UK printing presses, stopping newspaper deliveries Groups of far-left environmental activists blockaded two British printing presses on Saturday, preventing a number of newspapers being delivered -- a move that drew criticism from across the political spectrum and was condemned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “completely unacceptable.”
August 24, 2020 UK's Boris Johnson urges parents to send children back to school as experts warn of low coronavirus risk U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging British parents to send their children to school next month when schools reopen in full, as the U.K.’s top medical experts have warned that children are more likely to be harmed by keeping them closed.
August 13, 2020 Calais mayor accuses Britain of 'declaration of maritime war' for migrant crackdown The mayor of Calais, France, has accused Britain of a “declaration of maritime war” over its proposed move to send in the Royal Navy to curb the waves of illegal immigration into the U.K. from France across the English Channel.
August 12, 2020 Britain begins returning illegal immigrants back to France, Germany Britain has started returning illegal immigrants who tried to enter via small boats across the English Channel back to France and Germany -- after British officials pressed France in particular to do more to stop the surge in crossings.
August 12, 2020 UK economy plummets into recession after GDP falls 20.4 percent The U.K. economy has officially plummeted into recession after official figures announced Wednesday showed a stunning 20.4% drop in the second quarter of the year – the biggest drop since quarterly records began in 1955.
August 11, 2020 UK, France agree to plan to stop illegal immigrant boats across English Channel The British immigration minister said Tuesday that the U.K. and France have agreed to a plan to stop a wave of illegal immigration that has seen hundreds of migrants making their way across the English Channel into Britain this month.
August 7, 2020 UK pledges to crack down on ‘appalling’ wave of illegal immigration across English Channel The U.K. government is promising to crack down on an “appalling” fresh wave of illegal immigration that has seen hundreds of migrants crossing the English Channel in boats -- with the government calling on France to do more to stop the crossings.