September 24, 2020 UK announces new plan to help workers hit by pandemic Under a furloughed worker program that expires next month, the government pays 80% of the wages of workers placed on leave.
September 23, 2020 Supermarket shopper filmed smashing wine bottles after being reminded of coronavirus policy The footage was released amid calls for the U.K. government to impose harsher punishments for customers who assault retail workers.
September 23, 2020 Newborn gorilla spotted cuddling with mom in viral photos Photos of a baby gorilla and its mother have gone viral after the mother was spotted cuddling the miniature mammal.
September 22, 2020 UK gardener harvests potato resembling her dog: 'This has cheered us all up massively' This gardener was in for a surprise when she found her pet’s look alike among her potatoes.
September 22, 2020 Restaurant manager films couple who allegedly fled without paying for $127 worth of steak and booze This probably isn’t the best time to attempt a dine and dash.
September 22, 2020 ‘Darknet’ opioid takedown nabs 179 suspects worldwide and $6.5M seized, DOJ announces Justice Department officials on Tuesday announced the largest international opioid takedown targeting drug traffickers through the darknet, which resulted in 179 arrests and the seizure of more than $6.5 million in cash and currency.
September 22, 2020 UK's Boris Johnson announces new coronavirus prevention measures: 'This is the moment we must act' British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new coronavirus prevention measures Tuesday in a bid to stop the United Kingdom’s steadily increasing number of infections, vowing that “this is the moment that we must act.”
September 22, 2020 UK could hit 50,000 coronavirus cases a day as winter approaches: chief scientific adviser "The seasons are against us," the U.K.'s chief medical officer said.
September 21, 2020 UK medical experts raise nation's COVID-19 alert level, say cases are rising 'rapidly and probably exponentially' As coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom are rising “rapidly and probably exponentially,” medical experts are raising the nation’s COVID-19 alert level.
September 21, 2020 Explosion kills British, Australian WWII bomb specialists in Solomon Islands Two men working to locate undetonated World War II bombs died in an explosion in the Solomon Islands Sunday.
