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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.

December 25, 2020

US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers

The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday.

December 24, 2020

Ariana Grande donates Amazon gift cards to every child in Manchester children's hospital

Popstar Ariana Grande played a not-so-secret Santa this Christmas, giving every child at a Manchester, UK, children’s hospital an Amazon gift card worth £100, or about $135.

December 24, 2020

United Airlines requiring negative coronavirus tests of passengers leaving UK

Starting on Dec. 28, the Chicago-based carrier will require the test results — from tests taken “no later than 72 hours prior to departure” — of U.S.-bound passengers scheduled to fly out of London’s Heathrow Airport.

December 24, 2020

Boris Johnson says UK has 'taken back control' after securing post-Brexit trade deal with EU

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared victory in the four-year battle for Brexit on Thursday, saying that the U.K. had “taken back control” after negotiators secured a post-Brexit free trade deal with the E.U. -- just days before it was due to finalize its departure from the bloc.

December 23, 2020

Video catches Grace Millane’s killer carrying her body in suitcase

Chilling surveillance footage has emerged of a New Zealand man rolling the body of his Tinder date, British backpacker Grace Millane, out of a motel in a suitcase after strangling her, according to a report.

December 23, 2020

UK detects another 'highly concerning' coronavirus variant in cases linked to South Africa travel

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Wednesday that another variation of the novel coronavirus has been detected in two people who were contacts of cases that stemmed from recent travel to South Africa.

December 23, 2020

As Brexit deadline approaches, France warns against 'bad concessions' to UK

As Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union increasingly come down to the wire, with an end-of-year deadline approaching to secure a free trade deal, France is hitting the brakes -- warning E.U. negotiators not to be pressured by the ticking clock.

December 23, 2020

Amid fear over new coronavirus strain, France lets in some UK cargo, passengers

Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated the U.K. and raised fears of food shortages. But officials warned the backlog would take days to work through.