Tag: United Kingdom

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 07:15 UTC

  How to keep beer flowing in England: Home delivery pub

  

  Britain’s pubs may be shut, but one east London brewer has found a novel way to keep the beer flowing - by packing his kegs into a van and pulling pints on people’s doorsteps.

• Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:08 UTC

  Britain's economy shrank 2% in the first quarter and 5.8% in March

  

  Britain's economy shrank 2% in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed on Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come.

• Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 07:29 UTC

  British researchers trying to crack one of coronavirus riddles: the deadly to mild range of the illness

  

  British researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill COVID-19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of the novel coronavirus: why does it kill some people but give others not even a mild headache?

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Falklands' civilian population with no Covid-19 cases; normal return to schools and nurseries

  

  Given the successful compliance of self-isolation and social distancing and other measures implemented by the Falkland Islands Government, FIG, the civilian population of the Islands remains with no positive cases of coronavirus, according to the Monday situation report.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 07:36 UTC

  UK schools and shops to begin opening June first; Outdoor exercises and some sports from Wednesday

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday announced a phased plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with schools and shops to begin opening from Jun 1 - as long as infection rates stay low.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Germany fears a hard Brexit, as UK moves away from political negotiations

  

  German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  On 75th anniversary of VE Day, Queen Elizabeth recalls the “never give up, never despair” message

  

  Queen Elizabeth led tributes to veterans of World War Two recalling the “never give up, never despair” message of Victory in Europe Day 75 years ago as the coronavirus damped commemorations for the end of the war on the continent.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Falklands input to UK/EU Brexit trade negotiations to avoid a fait accompli

  

  Lawmaker MLA Teslyn Barkman confirmed that work continues in London to ensure that any future Brexit agreement (UK leaving the EU) has input from the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Prince Andrew in trouble over purchase of a US$ 22,5 million chalet in Switzerland

  

  Legal proceedings have been launched in Switzerland against Britain's Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah, a newspaper reported on Thursday, over money they still owe on a luxury chalet.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 13:01 UTC

  Bank of England preparing new stimuli; economy could shrink 14% this year but bounce back 15% in 2021

  

  The Bank of England said Britain could be headed for its biggest economic slump in over 300 years due to the coronavirus lockdown and kept the door open on Thursday for further stimulus.