United Kingdom

US, British troops in Aden, more to arrive in Yemen strategic areas

Mar 12, 2020 09:20

The Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen say hundreds of US and British forces have arrived in the port city of Aden as the first batch of a large military force that Washington and London seek to deploy to the Arab country’s resource-rich areas under the guise of fighting terrorism.
British police shoot dead man ‘brandishing knives’

Mar 09, 2020 10:02

British officers have shot and killed a knifeman in central London, Metropolitan Police say.
Doctors warn UK hospitals running out of protective equipment for staff

Mar 09, 2020 05:28

Hospitals in the United Kingdom are close to running out of equipment vital to protecting doctors and nurses from catching Covid-19 from infected patients.
More than 4.3m homes in UK do not meet basic standards of decency

Mar 05, 2020 11:03

More than 2 million people aged over 55 live in homes that endanger their health, according to a report, with older homeowners who cannot afford to maintain their home most at risk.
UK coronavirus cases jump to 85 prompting widespread concern

Mar 04, 2020 12:02

The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has jumped by 34 in a day, to a total of 85.
UK in 'unprecedented' deployment of Royal Marines to Belarus

Mar 03, 2020 13:37

In an unusual development, the UK is dispatching 30 Royal Marines from 42 Commando to Belarus.
Boris Johnson warns coronavirus 'will get worse before it gets better'

Mar 02, 2020 10:39

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday the government was establishing a "war room" in the Cabinet Office, bringing together experts to respond to the growing crisis of the coronavirus.
UK to bring in retired doctors, nurses as it steps up coronavirus planning

Mar 01, 2020 10:24

The United Kingdom is considering bringing in recently-retired doctors and nurses as part of an urgent "battleplan" being drawn up by the government to fight the coronavirus spread.
Coronavirus could kill half a million Britons and infect 80 percent of UK population, government documents indicate

Feb 27, 2020 10:32

A leaked government document has suggested up to 500,000 people could die from coronavirus if the disease is able to infect up to 80 per cent of the country.
UK govt. under barrage of criticism for secretly inking nuclear deal with US

Feb 24, 2020 05:04

The UK government has come under criticism after it transpired that the country has secretly committed itself to buying a new generation of nuclear warheads from the United States to replace Trident, a deal which will cost Britain billions of pounds.