Britain

London coroner rules air pollution contributed to young girl’s death

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British legal first was made on Wednesday when a coroner ruled that air pollution…

London set for tighter virus curbs as new variant emerges in England

by Anna MALPAS LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British capital faces tougher Covid-19 measures within days, the UK government…

World urged to move on ‘climate emergency’ after pandemic

by Jitendra JOSHI and Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Nations on Saturday…

Britain to begin virus tests for children after infection spike

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government said Thursday that it would begin offering coronavirus tests for children aged…

UK issues allergy warning over Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British health officials on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic…

JUST IN: Briton, 90, first person to receive Pfizer Covid vaccine

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday began the biggest vaccination program in the country's history, with a 90-year-old…

Pandemic sends hunger rising in America, and children bear the brunt

by Chris Stein Agence France Presse Before the pandemic closed her middle school and US immigration agents deported her father…

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to get Covid-19 vaccine ‘in weeks’: reports

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, after UK regulators…

Britain okays vaccine as global Covid death toll nears 1.5 million

  by Jitendra JOSHI with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Wednesday became the…

Tens of millions set for strictest curbs when England lockdown ends

by James PHEBY / Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- More than 23 million people will be under the…

UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 in green ‘revolution’

by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030…

‘Lockdown’ is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

by Callum PATON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The…

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