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The U.K. government report on racism was commissioned as the country saw major Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer.

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U.K. Government Report Draws Criticism Over 'Historic Denial' Of Race Issues

3:43pm April 01, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

"To have published it any time in the last 20 years would have been seen as a whitewash," one commentator wrote. Now, he said, it's "almost criminally negligent."

Scotch whisky producers are welcoming news of a breakthrough on tariffs, which came as the industry adjusted to both Brexit and then the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, an employee rolls a whisky barrel at the Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, central Scotland, l

Scotch Whisky, English Cheese Prices Could Ease As U.S. Halts Tariffs

10:43am March 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Scotch whisky and other goods have been subject to a 25% tariff. The levies cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost exports, according to the Scotch industry.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine during a visit to a coronavirus vaccination center in London on Feb. 15, 2021. The British government hopes to vaccinate all adults by the end of July.

U.K. Moves To Speed Up Vaccinations, With Goal Of 1st Dose For All Adults By July 31

10:41am February 21, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Under a new target announced by the British government on Sunday, adults would be vaccinated one month earlier than initially planned.

On the day of the official change to decimalized currency on Feb. 15, 1971, Lord Fiske, chairman of the Decimal Currency Board, makes a purchase at a Woolworths store in London.

U.K. And Ireland Celebrate 50 Years Since 'Decimal Day'

5:25pm February 15, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Until Feb. 15, 1971, Britain had 240 pennies to a pound. There were also two farthings in a ha'penny, three pennies in a bit, two shillings in a florin, and five shillings in a crown.

President Xi Jinping of China is seen on a CGTN archive program as it plays on a computer monitor in London. The U.K.'s Ofcom says Star China Media Limited, which holds the license for China Global Television Network (CGTN) doesn't have day-to-day editori

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U.K. Strips Chinese Broadcaster's License, Citing Communist Party Ties

2:10pm February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A U.K. regulator says the Chinese Communist Party is ultimately in charge of the China Global Television Network satellite news channel.

Capt. Sir Tom Moore poses in September while marking the launch of his memoir, Tomorrow Will Be a Good Day, in Milton Keynes, England.

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Captain Tom, Centenarian Who Inspired The U.K. With His Fundraising Walks, Has Died

12:15pm February 02, 2021

by Mark Katkov

The World War II veteran gained fame by raising funds for the U.K.'s National Health Service by walking sponsored laps in his garden. His family says he contracted COVID-19.

Paramedics prepare an ambulance outside the Royal London Hospital on Friday. Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident," warning that hospitals in the British capital could soon be overwhelmed after a surge in coronavirus infections.

London Mayor Says City 'At Crisis Point,' Declares 'Major Incident'

11:49am January 08, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

"The stark reality is that we will run out of beds for patients in the next couple of weeks unless the spread of the virus slows down drastically," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday.

Haut-de-France Customs Director Jean-Michel Thillier, left, believes the Port of Calais is ready for Brexit.

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Brexit Arrives With Border Controls Reinstated Between Britain And The EU

6:52pm December 31, 2020

by Rebecca Rosman

"We have spent the last three years preparing for this moment," says an official in Calais, France, one of the world's busiest ports.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new coronavirus testing mandate for travelers coming from the U.K. with the goal of blocking the spread of a new virus variant that originated in England.

U.S. Now Requires All U.K. Travelers To Have A Negative Coronavirus Test

3:27am December 25, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in England.

A pro-EU demonstrator sets up banners outside a London conference center, where trade talks were being held on Dec. 4.

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'Time To Leave Brexit Behind': EU And U.K. Agree To Last-Minute Trade Deal

4:05pm December 24, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The agreement comes a week before the Brexit transition period ends. The pact averts a worst-case divorce that would have hurt the EU economy but damaged the British economy even more.

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