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January 24, 2021

Serial killer invited to get COVID vaccine before elderly ignites outrage

As the United Kingdom battles a coronavirus surge linked to a more contagious variant, one of the country’s most infamous serial killers is set to be vaccinated before millions of Britain’s vulnerable elderly and essential workers on the frontlines, according to reports.

January 24, 2021

Fauci says UK COVID-19 strain could 'cause more damage,' US will test for vaccine efficacy

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the U.K. variant strain of coronavirus does appear to be more deadly, but what this means for vaccine efficacy is still unknown.

January 23, 2021

Biden, UK's Boris Johnson discuss Paris accord, trade, coronavirus

President Biden had his first phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday, where Johnson pressed the new president for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal. 

January 23, 2021

Biden administration defends removing Churchill statue from Oval Office

The Biden administration on Friday defended the decision to remove a bust of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the Oval Office -- creating a bright video designed to remind people "what the Special Relationship is truly about."

January 23, 2021

Nile Gardiner: Biden wrong to evict Winston Churchill bust from Oval Office — signals weakening of US-UK ties

A bust of the late British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill should have remained in the Oval Office. Its removal on the day President Biden moved in could signal a weakening of the special relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain.

January 22, 2021

UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly

There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday -- though he stressed that the data is uncertain

January 22, 2021

London wedding with 150 guests broken up by police over lockdown violations

A wedding in London that violated the U.K. lockdown was broken up by police on Thursday night, officials said.

January 21, 2021

Biden removes Churchill bust from Oval Office as part of redesign

President Biden has removed the bust of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill from display in the Oval Office -- tapping back into an Obama-era controversy over the bust.

January 21, 2021

Kellyanne Conway, Piers Morgan spar over Trump WH coronavirus handling in contentious interview

"Good Morning Britain" host Piers Morgan welcomed former White House counsel Kellyanne Conway as a guest Thursday morning -- but the conversation soon became contentious.

January 20, 2021

Joe Exotic, Assange, Snowden: Here's who wanted a Trump pardon but didn't get one

Although former President Donald Trump issued more than 73 pardons and 70 commutations before his departure from the White House on Wednesday, some popular names were not included on the list.