A traffic warning sign is seen on the A9 near Dunblane, Scotland, Britain February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON (Reuters) – Flights have been canceled and the army drafted in as Britain prepares for Storm Dennis with the authorities warning of heavy rain and flooding in parts of England. EasyJet has warned of “significant disruption”
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FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greeted his new cabinet of senior ministers on Friday, vowing to repay the trust of voters by improving infrastructure, cutting crime and building more hospitals. “It’s great to
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Sajid Javid resigned on Thursday, a surprise move that underlined Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s desire to tighten his grip on government by jettisoning a minister who refused to toe the line. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville Johnson,
A suspected new mural by artist Banksy is pictured in Marsh Lane in Bristol, Britain, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden LONDON (Reuters) – British street artist Banksy is thought to have given a Valentine’s Day gift to his home town of Bristol in western England with the appearance of a new mural showing a small
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reshape his government on Thursday, appointing a team he hopes will deliver his vision for Britain beyond Brexit and heal the divisions both in his Conservative Party and the country. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid attend
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives at The Ark Open Farm in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O’Sullivan NEWTONARDS, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Britain’s duchess Kate, the wife of Prince William, met local families on Wednesday during a surprise visit to Northern Ireland to promote her early-years survey. On her first solo visit
FILE PHOTO: An employee poses with an auction catalogue as she views ‘The Splash’ by David Hockney on display ahead of the Contemporary Art auction at Sotheby’s in London, Britain, February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – David Hockney’s Los Angeles pool painting “The Splash” fetched 23.1 million pounds at a sale on London
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s first same-sex wedding is scheduled to take place on Tuesday after the government lifted a ban on gay marriage in the province, marking legalization of the practice throughout the United Kingdom. The Love Equality campaign group said in a statement that Belfast couple Robyn Peoples, 26, a healthcare worker from
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen in Newcastle, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had doubled to eight as the government declared the virus a serious and imminent threat, giving it additional powers to isolate those suspected of being
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the port on Brexit day, in Dover, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to announce the location of up to 10 post-Brexit freeports by the end this year so they can begin operating in 2021, the government said on Sunday. As Britain develops its
FILE PHOTO: French Health and Solidarity Minister Agnes Buzyn delivers a speech during a news conference after attending a weekly cabinet meeting and an official presentation of the pension overhaul reform before submitting it to the Parliament, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France January 24, 2020. Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) –
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Canada House in London, Britain January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended an event organised by American bank JP Morgan in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, a royal source said, one of the couple’s
LONDON (Reuters) – Energy bills are set to fall for around 15 million households in Britain after energy regulator Ofgem told suppliers to cut average standard bills and pre-pay bills by 1.4% from April 1. FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind electricity pylons near Chester, northern England October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble A cap on
LONDON (Reuters) – A third person in the United Kingdom has tested positive for coronavirus, England’s chief medical officer said on Thursday. “A further patient has tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of cases in the UK to three,” Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said. “The individual did not acquire this in the
Greenpeace climate activist looks on as he is being removed by police officers near the entrance to BP’s head office in London, Britain February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Climate protesters forced BP to temporarily shut down its London headquarters on Wednesday, the first day in office for the oil and gas company’s
LONDON (Reuters) – A British breast surgeon who operated needlessly on patients continued unchecked due to a culture of “avoidance and denial” in the institutions that should have stopped him, an inquiry has found. Ian Paterson was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2017 for carrying out unnecessary operations on 10 patients for personal