December 29, 2020 First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recipient in UK gets second dose U.K.’s first recipient of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine received her second dose of the shot on Tuesday, becoming the first person outside of clinical study to be fully inoculated, according to reports.
December 28, 2020 How the coronavirus pandemic is changing New Year's Eve celebrations across the world The lack of public gatherings has forced some cities to be more creative as to how they celebrate, with some cities seeing private groups fund fireworks displays of their own.
December 28, 2020 United Kingdom warns of 'bumpy moments' despite striking post-Brexit trade deal First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty-gritty.
December 28, 2020 UK restricting promotions on 'unhealthy food' at supermarkets, retailers in bid to fight obesity The government of the U.K. is planning to ban supermarkets and retailers from offering "buy one get one" deals on unhealthy foods both in-store and online, the country’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced Monday.
December 28, 2020 200 British travelers flee Swiss ski resort quarantine amid fears of new coronavirus variant Hundreds of British tourists forced into quarantine at an upmarket ski resort due to fears about the new, more contagious variant of COVID-19 have fled under the cover of darkness, according to a report.
December 27, 2020 British government plans to approve Oxford vaccine, distribute starting Jan. 4 The plan to distribute the vaccine includes both the Pfizer and Oxford vaccines.
December 27, 2020 Canada, Japan among nations reporting infections with fast-spreading UK coronavirus strain The fast-spreading coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom has now reached Canada and Japan, after cases cropped up in some European counties.
December 27, 2020 Queen's Christmas video gets 'deepfake' parody treatment, drawing mixed reactions Britain’s Channel 4 last week produced a stunningly real-looking parody video of Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas Day message that the network claims highlights the dangers of "deepfake" technology.
December 26, 2020 Tulsi Gabbard calls for halt on UK flights to US over new COVID strain Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, on Saturday called for a ban on flights from the United Kingdom into the U.S. -- amid increasing concern about a new, more infectious, strain of COVID-19 found in the U.K.
December 25, 2020 Fast-spreading UK coronavirus variant: All your questions answered A scary new strain of coronavirus, innocuously named B.1.1.7, has recently exploded across southeast England, prompting the government to tighten lockdowns on the region. Though we don't know all the details, experts are increasingly confident it is more easily transmitted than other strains.
