April 21, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II privately marks her 96th birthday, gets own Barbie doll for Platinum Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 96th birthday privately on Thursday, retreating to the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state.
April 20, 2022 Extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange approved by UK judge Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the U.S. has received formal approval in the UK.
April 19, 2022 Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Britain's plan to ship asylum seekers to African country Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called the United Kingdom's refugee policies “ungodly” during his Easter speech.
April 17, 2022 William and Kate lead royals at Easter service; queen absent The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended an Easter service along with other British royals with Queen Elizabeth II absent.
April 15, 2022 Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make first public appearance in Europe since stepping back as senior royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Friday arrived in the Netherlands for the Invictus Games, which Harry founded. The outing marks the couple's first public appearance in Europe since stepping back as senior members of the British royal family.
April 14, 2022 UK announces deal to send illegal migrants to Rwanda, says it is made possible by Brexit The British government on Thursday announced that it will send migrants who illegally enter through its borders to Rwanda -- in a bid to stop illegal immigration that immediately saw pushback from left-wing politicians and activist groups.
April 13, 2022 100-year-old dead shark had meningitis, researchers say It is believed that the Greenland shark died from meningitis, which would be the first recorded instance of the infection in the species.
April 12, 2022 Boris Johnson to be fined over lockdown parties, UK government says U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Tuesday he and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will be fined for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices.
April 12, 2022 WHO tracking new omicron sub-variants amid US BA.2 surge The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that it is tracking two new omicron sub-variants.
April 11, 2022 Brexit passes first major test in Ukraine war, observers say Post-Brexit Britain displays a growing foreign policy confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's visit to Kyiv, Ukraine.
