United Kingdom

Almost 30% of COVID patients in England readmitted to hospital after discharge – study

Jan 21, 2021 17:36

Nearly a third of people who were discharged from hospitals in England after being treated for Covid-19 were readmitted within five months – and almost one in eight died, a study suggests.
Journalists, activists condemn UK decision to keep Assange locked up without charge

Jan 14, 2021 06:10

United Kingdom court has ruled that Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange must remain in prison, despite an earlier ruling that he could not be extradited to the United States. Explaining her decision, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that, “As far as Mr. Assange is concerned, this case has not been won,” adding that the United States must be allowed to appeal her earlier decision.
Are soaring markets and house prices an 'epic bubble' about to pop?

Jan 13, 2021 06:43

Despite a purported satisfactory performance last week, shares in London still have some way to go before they reach their pre-crisis level. Here, the asset class that has defied the depressed state of the economy and the health emergency is residential property.
Assange extradition denial indicts US prison system but imperils journalism

Jan 08, 2021 07:09

The material that Julian Assange and WikiLeaks published contained evidence of war crimes committed by the United States. This is the first time a journalist has been indicted under the Espionage Act for publishing truthful information. Journalists are allowed to publish material illegally obtained by a third person if it is a matter of public concern.
Threat to journalism remains, warn critics, after Assange extradition rejected solely due to brutal US prison system

Jan 07, 2021 17:34

That a British court has ruled that the U.S. prison system is too barbaric to guarantee the safety of Assange tells its own story. But this is about something much bigger than Assange: it's about journalism, the free press, and... the ability to expose atrocities committed by the world's last remaining superpower.
England to enter toughest COVID lockdown since March

Jan 06, 2021 11:15

England will enter its toughest nationwide lockdown since March, with schools closed until mid-February, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the weeks ahead “will be the hardest yet”. As new figures put the UK on course to exceed 100,000 COVID-related deaths before the end of the month without urgent action, the prime minister said once again that people must stay at home, with exercise limited to once a day.
Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market

Jan 03, 2021 06:55

Britain finally on Thursday Dec. 31 severed its turbulent half-century partnership with Europe, quitting the EU single market and customs union and going its own way four-and-a-half years after its shock vote to leave the bloc.
For COVID-19 vaccines, some are too rich — and too poor

Dec 31, 2020 06:14

A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic. But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.
Johnson urges Tory MPs to back Brexit deal as full text published

Dec 29, 2020 06:17

Britain has clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules. The post-Brexit trade deal was reached on Thursday, Dec. 24, just a week before the UK exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire.
UK faces Brexit limbo after talks deadline missed

Dec 24, 2020 16:50

Negotiators of a Brexit trade deal inched towards a compromise on fishing rights on Sunday (20 Dec) but missed a major deadline, raising the prospect of weeks without arrangements from 1 January even in the event of agreement.