UK leader Johnson gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday how he plans to keep a key election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of long-term care for Britain’s growing older population. To do it, he broke another election vow: not to raise taxes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

UK leader Johnson gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday how he plans to keep a key election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of long-term care for Britain’s growing older population. To do it, he broke another election vow: not to raise taxes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

UK leader Johnson gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday how he plans to keep a key election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of long-term care for Britain’s growing older population. To do it, he broke another election vow: not to raise taxes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

UK leader gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday he plans to keep an election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of the long-term care needed by Britain’s growing older population. To do it, he broke another election vow: not to raise taxes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Excitement meets worry as European kids head back to school

LONDON (AP) — English educator Richard Sheriff watched this week as a group of energetic 11-year-olds entered their new secondary school for the first time — finding their classrooms, eating in the cafeteria, racing around the halls.

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Excitement meets worry as European kids head back to school

LONDON (AP) — English educator Richard Sheriff watched this week as a group of energetic 11-year-olds entered their new secondary school for the first time — finding their classrooms, eating in the cafeteria, racing around the halls.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Excitement meets worry as European kids head back to school

LONDON (AP) — English educator Richard Sheriff watched this week as a group of energetic 11-year-olds entered their new secondary school for the first time — finding their classrooms, eating in the cafeteria, racing around the halls.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Excitement meets worry as European kids head back to school

LONDON (AP) — English educator Richard Sheriff watched this week as a group of energetic 11-year-olds entered their new secondary school for the first time — finding their classrooms, eating in the cafeteria, racing around the halls.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Final UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home

LONDON (AP) — British troops left Kabul on Saturday, ending the U.K.'s evacuation operation and its 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Final UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home

LONDON (AP) — British troops left Kabul on Saturday, ending the U.K.'s evacuation operation and its 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Final UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home

LONDON (AP) — British troops left Kabul on Saturday, ending the U.K.'s evacuation operation and its 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Final UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home

LONDON (AP) — British troops left Kabul on Saturday, ending the U.K.'s evacuation operation and its 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

G-7 leaders can't sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States clashed with some of its closest allies over President Joe Biden’s insistence on sticking to an Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal date that will shut down a frantic international evacuation effort from Taliban rule.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties

LONDON (AP) — The

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G-7 leaders can't sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States clashed with some of its closest allies over President Joe Biden’s insistence on sticking to an Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal date that will shut down a frantic international evacuation effort from Taliban rule.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

G-7 leaders can't sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States clashed with some of its closest allies over President Joe Biden’s insistence on sticking to an Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal date that will shut down a frantic international evacuation effort from Taliban rule.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties

LONDON (AP) — The

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties

LONDON (AP) — The

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UK plea for US to extend Kabul airlift may fall on deaf ears

LONDON (AP) — Britain urged the United States on Monday to extend its evacuation effort in Kabul past the Aug. 31 deadline — but conceded that if the U.S. ignores the request, an international airlift of thousands fleeing the Taliban takeover will end within days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Virus surge fears, UK leader's quarantine, mar 'Freedom Day'

LONDON (AP) — Corks popped, beats boomed out and giddy revelers rushed onto dancefloors when England’s nightclubs reopened Monday as the country lifted most remaining coronavirus restrictions after more than a year of lockdowns, mask mandates and other pandemic-related curbs on freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Virus surge fears, UK leader's quarantine, mar 'Freedom Day'

LONDON (AP) — Corks popped, beats boomed out and giddy revelers rushed onto dancefloors when England’s nightclubs reopened Monday as the country lifted most remaining coronavirus restrictions after more than a year of lockdowns, mask mandates and other pandemic-related curbs on freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

In U-turn, UK's Johnson to quarantine after COVID-19 contact

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case, his office said Sunday — reversing an earlier announcement that he would not have to quarantine after facing an uproar.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK's France curbs irk travelers; health chief tests positive

LONDON (AP) — Tourists and the travel industry vented frustration and anger on Saturday after Britain reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start, citing concerns about a variant of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus surge fears, UK leader's quarantine, mar 'Freedom Day'

LONDON (AP) — Corks popped, beats boomed out and giddy revelers rushed onto dancefloors when England’s nightclubs reopened Monday as the country lifted most remaining coronavirus restrictions after more than a year of lockdowns, mask mandates and other pandemic-related curbs on freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

In U-turn, UK's Johnson to quarantine after COVID-19 contact

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case, his office said Sunday — reversing an earlier announcement that he would not have to quarantine after facing an uproar.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus surge fears, UK leader's quarantine, mar 'Freedom Day'

LONDON (AP) — Corks popped, beats boomed out and giddy revelers rushed onto dancefloors when England’s nightclubs reopened Monday as the country lifted most remaining coronavirus restrictions after more than a year of lockdowns, mask mandates and other pandemic-related curbs on freedom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Freedom or folly? UK's end to mandatory masks sows confusion

LONDON (AP) — For many, it’s common courtesy or a sensible precaution. For others, it's an imposition, a daily irritation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK's France curbs irk travelers; health chief tests positive

LONDON (AP) — Tourists and the travel industry vented frustration and anger on Saturday after Britain reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start, citing concerns about a variant of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

In U-turn, UK's Johnson to quarantine after COVID-19 contact

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case, his office said Sunday — reversing an earlier announcement that he would not have to quarantine after facing an uproar.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

In U-turn, UK's Johnson to quarantine after COVID-19 contact

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case, his office said Sunday — reversing an earlier announcement that he would not have to quarantine after facing an uproar.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Freedom or folly? UK's end to mandatory masks sows confusion

LONDON (AP) — For many, it’s common courtesy or a sensible precaution. For others, it's an imposition, a daily irritation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK's France curbs irk travelers; health chief tests positive

LONDON (AP) — Tourists and the travel industry vented frustration and anger on Saturday after Britain reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start, citing concerns about a variant of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK's France curbs irk travelers; health chief tests positive

LONDON (AP) — Tourists and the travel industry vented frustration and anger on Saturday after Britain reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start, citing concerns about a variant of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Freedom or folly? UK's end to mandatory masks sows confusion

LONDON (AP) — For many, it’s common courtesy or a sensible precaution. For others, it's an imposition, a daily irritation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Freedom or folly? UK's end to mandatory masks sows confusion

LONDON (AP) — For many, it’s common courtesy or a sensible precaution. For others, it's an imposition, a daily irritation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Diverse England team wins fans in nation eager for good news

LONDON (AP) — Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until now.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Diverse England team wins fans in nation eager for good news

LONDON (AP) — Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until now.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Diverse England team wins fans in nation eager for good news

LONDON (AP) — Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until now.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Diverse England team wins fans in nation eager for good news

LONDON (AP) — Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until now.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Johnson: UK must live with virus but restrictions can ease

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson says people in England will no longer be required by law to wear face masks in indoor public spaces and to keep at least 1 meter (3 feet) apart as soon as later this month, confirming plans to reopen society despite rising coronavirus …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Johnson says UK must live with virus as he announces easing

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil plans Monday to scrap mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing in England in two weeks’ time, despite surging coronavirus infections driven by the highly contagious delta variant.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has led the country's response to the coronavirus, resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has led the country's response to the coronavirus, resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health minister apologized Friday for breaching national coronavirus restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has led the country's response to the coronavirus, resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health minister apologized Friday for breaching national coronavirus restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister resigns after breaching coronavirus rules

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has led the country's response to the coronavirus, resigned Saturday, a day after apologizing for breaching social distancing rules with an aide with whom he was allegedly having an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health minister apologized Friday for breaching national coronavirus restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health minister apologized Friday for breaching national coronavirus restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn't …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves

LONDON (AP) — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn't …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn't …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves

LONDON (AP) — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete with China’s global initiatives, but they were searching for a consensus on how to forcefully to call out Beijing over human rights abuses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Britain calls EU view of N Ireland offensive in Brexit spat

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Britain accused European Union leaders on Sunday of holding the “offensive” view that Northern Ireland is not fully part of the United Kingdom, as Brexit cast a shadow over the Group of Seven summit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not be allowed to leave a “lasting scar” on the world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete with China’s global initiatives, but they were searching for a consensus on how to forcefully to call out Beijing over human rights abuses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Johnson voices caution over next lockdown easing in England

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month will be delayed as a result of the spread of the delta variant first identified in India.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Britain calls EU view of N Ireland offensive in Brexit spat

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Britain accused European Union leaders on Sunday of holding the “offensive” view that Northern Ireland is not fully part of the United Kingdom, as Brexit cast a shadow over the Group of Seven summit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 leaders agree to end support for unabated coal power

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Group of Seven nations have agreed to end direct government support for unabated coal power generation, or the use of coal without technology to reduce is carbon emissions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Britain calls EU view of N Ireland offensive in Brexit spat

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Britain accused European Union leaders on Sunday of holding the “offensive” view that Northern Ireland is not fully part of the United Kingdom, as Brexit cast a shadow over the Group of Seven summit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

As summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on vaccines, climate

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with a punchy set of promises Sunday, including vaccinating the world against coronavirus, making huge corporations pay their fair share of taxes and tackling climate change with a blend of technology …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not be allowed to leave a “lasting scar” on the world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete with China’s global initiatives, but they were searching for a consensus on how to forcefully to call out Beijing over human rights abuses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Johnson voices caution over next lockdown easing in England

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month will be delayed as a result of the spread of the delta variant first identified in India.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders began arriving at a luxury seaside resort in England on Thursday for a Group of Seven summit where some of the world's richest nations will pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, as part of efforts to help a pandemic-scarred world …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Johnson voices caution over next lockdown easing in England

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month will be delayed as a result of the spread of the delta variant first identified in India.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete with China’s global initiatives, but they were searching for a consensus on how to forcefully to call out Beijing over human rights abuses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the world's largest economies on Saturday unveiled an infrastructure plan for the developing world to compete with China’s efforts, but the democracies didn't immediately agree on how to publicly call out Beijing, including for its forced labor practices.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Striking a warm tone, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used their first meeting Thursday to highlight a commitment to strengthening their nations' historic ties while setting aside, at least publicly, their political and personal differences.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not be allowed to leave a “lasting scar” on the world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders began arriving at a luxury seaside resort in England on Thursday for a Group of Seven summit where some of the world's richest nations will pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, as part of efforts to help a pandemic-scarred world …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — The United States plans to push democratic allies on Saturday to publicly call out China for forced labor practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather at a summit where they will also unveil an infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing’s efforts in the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — The United States plans to push democratic allies on Saturday to publicly call out China for forced labor practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather at a summit where they will also unveil an infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing’s efforts in the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not be allowed to leave a “lasting scar” on the world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 gathers to pledge 1B coronavirus vaccine shots for world

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greeted world leaders on a wooden boardwalk atop the freshly raked sand of Carbis Bay to open the Group of Seven summit Friday, offering elbow bumps to dignitaries and urging countries not to let the pandemic leave a lasting scar …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Striking a warm tone, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used their first meeting Thursday to highlight a commitment to strengthening their nations' historic ties while setting aside, at least publicly, their political and personal differences.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders began arriving at a luxury seaside resort in England on Thursday for a Group of Seven summit where some of the world's richest nations will pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, as part of efforts to help a pandemic-scarred world …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world — half the doses coming from the U.S. and 100 million from the U.K.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world — half the doses coming from the U.S. and 100 million from the U.K.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders began arriving at a luxury seaside resort in England on Thursday for a Group of Seven summit where some of the world's richest nations will pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, as part of efforts to help a pandemic-scarred world …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Striking a warm tone, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used their first meeting Thursday to highlight a commitment to strengthening their nations' historic ties while setting aside, at least publicly, their political and personal differences.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Johnson strike convivial tone in 1st meeting

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were all smiles during their first meeting, highlighting their nations' famed “special relationship” but doing so against a backdrop of differences both political and personal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Johnson to stress close ties, manage differences

CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met for the first time Thursday, looking to highlight their nations' famed “special relationship” but doing so against a backdrop of differences both political and personal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in UK

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — There will be roundtable meetings, one-on-one chats and a group photo against a picturesque backdrop. Leaders of some of the world’s richest nations arriving at a luxury seaside resort in England for a Group of Seven summit that starts Friday will find familiar choreography — but …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Johnson to stress close ties, manage differences

PLYMOUTH, England (AP) — Their nations may have a famed “special relationship,” but President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet for the first time Thursday against a backdrop of differences both political and personal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies

LONDON (AP) — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump may be gone, but he leaves a long shadow.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies

LONDON (AP) — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump may be gone, but he leaves a long shadow.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of 'deadly' misinformation

LONDON (AP) — Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned that “deadly” misinformation was undermining the global inoculation effort.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of 'deadly' misinformation

LONDON (AP) — Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned that “deadly” misinformation was undermining the global inoculation effort.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of 'deadly' misinformation

LONDON (AP) — Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned that “deadly” misinformation was undermining the global inoculation effort.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Boris Johnson defends virus record after ex-aide's attack

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected claims by his former chief aide that he botched Britain's coronavirus response and is unfit for office, denying an allegation his government oversaw tens of thousands of needless deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Boris Johnson defends virus record after ex-aide's attack

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected claims by his former chief aide that he botched Britain's coronavirus response and is unfit for office, denying an allegation his government oversaw tens of thousands of needless deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Johnson aide lambasts UK government over COVID failures

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief aide lashed out Wednesday at the government he once served, saying people died “in horrific circumstances” because of authorities' failed response to the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Johnson aide lambasts UK government over COVID failures

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief aide lashed out Wednesday at the government he once served, saying people died “in horrific circumstances” because of authorities' failed response to the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Johnson aide says UK government failed public over COVID

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief aide said Wednesday that the government “failed” the British people and “fell disastrously short” in handling the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Clinic helps long-haul patients in London's "COVID triangle"

LONDON (AP) — Gary Miller drove a London taxi. Rohit Patel worked behind the till in a supermarket. Barry Bwalya was in customer service.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

LONDON (AP) — Drinks were raised in toasts and reunited friends hugged each other as thousands of U.K. pubs and restaurants opened Monday for indoor service for the first time since early January. Yet the prime minister sounded a cautious tone, warning about a more contagious COVID-19 variant that threatens …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry

LONDON (AP) — Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared Sunday for a major step out of lockdown — but with clouds of worry on the horizon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Clinic helps long-haul patients in London's "COVID triangle"

LONDON (AP) — Gary Miller drove a London taxi. Rohit Patel worked behind the till in a supermarket. Barry Bwalya was in customer service.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

LONDON (AP) — Drinks were raised in toasts and reunited friends hugged each other as thousands of U.K. pubs and restaurants opened Monday for indoor service for the first time since early January. Yet the prime minister sounded a cautious tone, warning about a more contagious COVID-19 variant that threatens …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry

LONDON (AP) — Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared Sunday for a major step out of lockdown — but with clouds of worry on the horizon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Clinic helps long-haul patients in London's "COVID triangle"

LONDON (AP) — Gary Miller drove a London taxi. Rohit Patel worked behind the till in a supermarket. Barry Bwalya was in customer service.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Clinic helps long-haul patients in London's "COVID triangle"

LONDON (AP) — Gary Miller drove a London taxi. Rohit Patel worked behind the till in a supermarket. Barry Bwalya was in customer service.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

LONDON (AP) — Drinks were raised in toasts and reunited friends hugged each other as thousands of U.K. pubs and restaurants opened Monday for indoor service for the first time since early January. Yet the prime minister sounded a cautious tone, warning about a more contagious COVID-19 variant that threatens …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry

LONDON (AP) — Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared Sunday for a major step out of lockdown — but with clouds of worry on the horizon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry

LONDON (AP) — Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared Sunday for a major step out of lockdown — but with clouds of worry on the horizon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Fishing tensions flare between France, UK over Brexit rules

LONDON (AP) — British Royal Navy vessels and French police boats patrolled Thursday near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing access to its waters gathered for a maritime protest.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK to offer under-40s alternative to AstraZeneca shot

LONDON (AP) — People under 40 in Britain will not be given the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots, the government said Friday. It said the change would not affect the goal of giving all U.K. adults at least …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK OKs holiday travel to Portugal, Israel; not France, Spain

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Friday announced a “first tentative step” toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel later this month without having to quarantine on their return.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines

LONDON (AP) — Britain announced a “first tentative step” Friday toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel later this month without having to quarantine upon their return.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause

LONDON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations gathered Tuesday in London for their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years, with the issue of whether to challenge or coax a surging China high on the agenda.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis

LONDON (AP) — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis

LONDON (AP) — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis

LONDON (AP) — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis

LONDON (AP) — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Prince Philip is laid to rest as somber queen sits alone

WINDSOR, England (AP) — As military bands played and a procession of royals escorted his coffin to the church, Prince Philip was laid to rest Saturday in a funeral ceremony that honored his lifetime of service to the U.K., the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Queen sits alone at funeral for Prince Philip to set example

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is sitting alone in the quire of St. George’s Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Prince Philip's funeral procession gets ready in Windsor

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Military bands played and Queen Elizabeth II joined a procession Saturday at Windsor Castle ahead of a funeral where her husband Prince Philip was being remembered as a man of “courage, fortitude and faith.” The service was saluting both his service in the Royal Navy and …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Funeral to praise Philip's 'courage' and support for queen

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Prince Philip will be remembered as a man of “courage, fortitude and faith” on Saturday, at a funeral that salutes both his service in the Royal Navy and his support for Queen Elizabeth II over three quarters of a century.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Funeral to praise Philip's 'courage' and support for queen

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Prince Philip will be remembered as a man of “courage, fortitude and faith” on Saturday, at a funeral that salutes both his service in the Royal Navy and his support for Queen Elizabeth II over three quarters of a century.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Andrew: Philip's death has left 'huge void' in queen's life

LONDON (AP) — The death of Prince Philip has left a “huge void” in Queen Elizabeth II’s life, their son Prince Andrew said Sunday, as Princess Anne paid tribute to her father as “my teacher, my supporter and my critic.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

LONDON (AP) — People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

William, Harry remember Prince Philip's wit, service to UK

LONDON (AP) — Princes William and Harry paid tribute Monday to their grandfather, Prince Philip, remembering his wit, sense of duty and barbecue skills.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Andrew: Philip's death has left 'huge void' in queen's life

LONDON (AP) — The death of Prince Philip has left a “huge void” in Queen Elizabeth II’s life, their son Prince Andrew said Sunday, as Princess Anne paid tribute to her father as “my teacher, my supporter and my critic.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much? BBC gets complaints over Prince Philip coverage

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s national broadcaster switched instantly into mourning mode when

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

LONDON (AP) — People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

William, Harry remember Prince Philip's wit, service to UK

LONDON (AP) — Princes William and Harry paid tribute Monday to their grandfather, Prince Philip, remembering his wit, sense of duty and barbecue skills.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland?

LONDON (AP) — Young people have hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and set hijacked cars and a bus on fire during a week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Police responded with rubber bullets and water cannons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

William, Harry remember Prince Philip's wit, service to UK

LONDON (AP) — Princes William and Harry paid tribute Monday to their grandfather, Prince Philip, remembering his wit, sense of duty and barbecue skills.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

LONDON (AP) — People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Andrew: Philip's death has left 'huge void' in queen's life

LONDON (AP) — The death of Prince Philip has left a “huge void” in Queen Elizabeth II’s life, their son Prince Andrew said Sunday, as Princess Anne paid tribute to her father as “my teacher, my supporter and my critic.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much? BBC gets complaints over Prince Philip coverage

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s national broadcaster switched instantly into mourning mode when

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland?

LONDON (AP) — Young people have hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and set hijacked cars and a bus on fire during a week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Police responded with rubber bullets and water cannons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Andrew: Philip's death has left 'huge void' in queen's life

LONDON (AP) — The death of Prince Philip has left a “huge void” in Queen Elizabeth II’s life, their son Prince Andrew said Sunday, as Princess Anne paid tribute to her father as “my teacher, my supporter and my critic.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much? BBC gets complaints over Prince Philip coverage

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s national broadcaster switched instantly into mourning mode when

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland?

LONDON (AP) — Young people have hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and set hijacked cars and a bus on fire during a week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Police responded with rubber bullets and water cannons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too much? BBC gets complaints over Prince Philip coverage

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s national broadcaster switched instantly into mourning mode when

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland?

LONDON (AP) — Young people have hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and set hijacked cars and a bus on fire during a week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Police responded with rubber bullets and water cannons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry

LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Northern Ireland leaders seek calm after violence escalates

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

N Ireland leaders call for calm after violence escalates

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

N Ireland leaders call for calm after night of violence

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Young people set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Britain's exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry

LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry

LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown

LONDON (AP) — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared to announce the next steps in lifting the nation's months-long lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Black adviser quits UK government in wake of racism report

LONDON (AP) — The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain does not have a systemic problem with racism.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Black adviser quits UK government in wake of racism report

LONDON (AP) — The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain does not have a systemic problem with racism.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Black adviser quits UK government in wake of racism report

LONDON (AP) — The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain does not have a systemic problem with racism.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK extends emergency coronavirus powers by 6 months

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers agreed Thursday to prolong coronavirus emergency measures for six months, allowing the Conservative government to keep its unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens’ everyday lives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London's Tube battles to stay on track

LONDON (AP) — When London came to a stop as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed a year ago, the Underground kept running as an essential service. But it was a strange and unnerving experience for its workers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK extends emergency coronavirus powers by 6 months

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers agreed Thursday to prolong coronavirus emergency measures for six months, allowing the Conservative government to keep its unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens’ everyday lives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK extends emergency coronavirus powers by 6 months

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers agreed Thursday to prolong coronavirus emergency measures for six months, allowing the Conservative government to keep its unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens’ everyday lives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK set to extend emergency coronavirus powers by 6 months

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers were voting Thursday on whether to prolong coronavirus emergency measures that have given the government unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens’ everyday lives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London's Tube battles to stay on track

LONDON (AP) — When London came to a stop as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed a year ago, the Underground kept running as an essential service. But it was a strange and unnerving experience for its workers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Beyond the pandemic: London's Tube battles to stay on track

LONDON (AP) — When London came to a stop as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed a year ago, the Underground kept running as an essential service. But it was a strange and unnerving experience for its workers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Meghan and Harry spark anger, soul-searching in UK media

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal family is smarting from its depiction in Meghan and Harry’s explosive TV interview as aloof, uncaring and

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Meghan and Harry spark anger, soul-searching in UK media

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal family is smarting from its depiction in Meghan and Harry’s explosive TV interview as aloof, uncaring and

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Meghan and Harry spark anger, soul-searching in UK media

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal family is smarting from its depiction in Meghan and Harry’s explosive TV interview as aloof, uncaring and

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK press body chief quits as Meghan racism claims roil media

LONDON (AP) — The head of a major British press organization has resigned over his response to Meghan and Harry’s television interview — the second senior U.K. media figure to leave amid a heated debate over the royal couple’s allegations of racism and bias.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons

LONDON (AP) — Explosive allegations by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex that she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press have sent ripples of shock around the world. But they came as no surprise to many Black Britons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons

LONDON (AP) — Explosive allegations by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex that she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press have sent ripples of shock around the world. But they came as no surprise to many Black Britons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons

LONDON (AP) — Explosive allegations by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex that she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press have sent ripples of shock around the world. But they came as no surprise to many Black Britons.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Under fire, Scottish leader defends handling of sex claims

LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday strongly denied being part of a plot against her predecessor, as she testified under oath in a political saga that is threatening both her leadership and her push for an independent Scotland.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Under fire, Scottish leader defends handling of sex claims

LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday strongly denied being part of a plot against her predecessor, as she testified under oath in a political saga that is threatening both her leadership and her push for an independent Scotland.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pubs, haircuts, gyms must wait as UK lifts lockdown slowly

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday was setting out a road map for lifting one of Europe’s strictest national lockdowns — but the millions of Britons eager for a haircut or an evening out still face a long wait.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

G-7 vows 'equitable' world vaccine access, but details scant

LONDON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers promised Friday to immunize the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money, and precious vaccine doses, to a U.N.-backed vaccine distribution effort.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Shops, haircuts return in April as UK lifts lockdown slowly

LONDON (AP) — Children in England will return to class and people will be able to meet a friend outside for coffee in two weeks’ time, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday as he laid out a slow easing of one of Europe’s strictest pandemic lockdowns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31

LONDON (AP) — The British government announced Sunday that it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK's chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl

LONDON (AP) — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing a fast-moving vaccination drive that has delivered more than 15 million shots in ten weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK's chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl

LONDON (AP) — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing a fast-moving vaccination drive that has delivered more than 15 million shots in ten weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing a fast-moving vaccination drive that has delivered more than 15 million shots in ten weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK's chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl

LONDON (AP) — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK judge rules that newspaper invaded Meghan's privacy

LONDON (AP) — A newspaper invaded the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing personal letter to her estranged father, a British judge ruled Thursday, in a major victory for the royal in her campaign against what she sees as media intrusion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK judge rules that newspaper invaded Meghan's privacy

LONDON (AP) — A newspaper invaded the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing personal letter to her estranged father, a British judge ruled Thursday, in a major victory for the royal in her campaign against what she sees as media intrusion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK judge rules that newspaper invaded Meghan's privacy

LONDON (AP) — A newspaper invaded the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing personal letter to her estranged father, a British judge ruled Thursday, in a major victory for the royal in her campaign against what she sees as media intrusion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health chief has hailed a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks, saying it supports the government’s contentious strategy of delaying the second shot so it can protect more people quickly with …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health chief has hailed a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks, saying it supports the government’s contentious strategy of delaying the second shot so it can protect more people quickly with …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK: New study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine dose

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health chief said Wednesday that a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government’s strategy of delaying the second shot so more people can quickly be protected by the first …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Take every shift as it comes': No respite for UK hospitals

LONDON (AP) — When the U.K. surpassed 100,000 coronavirus dead this week, it was much more than just a number to Justin Fleming.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Take every shift as it comes': No respite for UK hospitals

LONDON (AP) — When the U.K. surpassed 100,000 coronavirus dead this week, it was much more than just a number to Justin Fleming.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Take every shift as it comes': No respite for UK hospitals

LONDON (AP) — When the U.K. surpassed 100,000 coronavirus dead this week, it was much more than just a number to Justin Fleming.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK eyes traveler quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain's official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday, a dreaded milestone reached as the government considered imposing hotel quarantines on international travelers to stop new virus variants reaching the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK eyes traveler quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain's official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday, a dreaded milestone reached as the government considered imposing hotel quarantines on international travelers to stop new virus variants reaching the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK eyes tougher quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain's official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday, a dreaded milestone reached as the government considered requiring hotel quarantines for international travelers to stop new virus variants reaching the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK eyes quarantine hotels for travelers to curb variants

LONDON (AP) — Britain appears ready to order some travelers arriving from abroad to isolate in hotels at their own expense in an attempt by the government to stop the importation of new virus variants.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses

LONDON (AP) — A major British doctors' group says the U.K. government should “urgently review” its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by the manufacturer and the World Health Organization.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses

LONDON (AP) — A major British doctors' group says the U.K. government should “urgently review” its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by the manufacturer and the World Health Organization.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses

LONDON (AP) — A major British doctors' group says the U.K. government should “urgently review” its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by the manufacturer and the World Health Organization.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Leaders like UK’s Johnson who wooed Trump face tricky reset

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said a lot of nice things about Donald Trump over the years, from expressing admiration for the U.S. president to suggesting he might be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK fishers cry foul as Brexit red tape leaves catch rotting

LONDON (AP) — British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of Brexit. But now some say they face ruin because of new red tape imposed by the U.K.'s departure from the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Leaders like UK’s Johnson who wooed Trump face tricky reset

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said a lot of nice things about Donald Trump over the years, from expressing admiration for the U.S. president to suggesting he might be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Irish PM says 'perverse' morality drove unwed mothers' homes

LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country must “face up to the full truth of our past,” as a long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, where thousands of infants died.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

NIreland stores see empty shelves as Brexit trade rules bite

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s biggest supermarket chains warned Wednesday that food supplies in Northern Ireland face disruption because of new checks imposed by Britain’s departure from the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Irish PM says 'perverse' morality drove unwed mothers' homes

LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country must “face up to the full truth of our past,” as a long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, where thousands of infants died.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Irish PM says 'perverse' morality drove unwed mothers' homes

LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country must “face up to the full truth of our past,” as a long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, where thousands of infants died.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Libyan man sentenced to life for deadly UK park stabbings

LONDON (AP) — A Libyan man who stabbed three friends to death as they sat in an English city park on a summer evening was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

LONDON (AP) — The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Hospitals overflowing. A daily toll of many hundreds of coronavirus deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Companies say post-Brexit rules are clogging up UK-EU trade

LONDON (AP) — Some businesses said Friday that costs and paperwork are hampering trade between Britain and the European Union as the reality of the U.K.’s post-Brexit trading relationship with the bloc takes hold.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

LONDON (AP) — The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Hospitals overflowing. A daily toll of many hundreds of coronavirus deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Companies say post-Brexit rules are clogging up UK-EU trade

LONDON (AP) — Some businesses said Friday that costs and paperwork are hampering trade between Britain and the European Union as the reality of the U.K.’s post-Brexit trading relationship with the bloc takes hold.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Companies say post-Brexit rules are clogging up UK-EU trade

LONDON (AP) — Some businesses said Friday that costs and paperwork are hampering trade between Britain and the European Union as the reality of the U.K.’s post-Brexit trading relationship with the bloc takes hold.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

London mayor seeks help as UK sees record new virus deaths

LONDON (AP) — London's mayor declared the capital's COVID-19 situation to be critical Friday, reflecting deteriorating conditions for beleaguered hospitals, as the country recorded its highest daily death toll in the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mayor warns London situation critical as virus spreads fast

LONDON (AP) — London's mayor declared the capital's COVID-19 situation to be critical Friday, reflecting deteriorating conditions for beleaguered hospitals, as the country authorized a third vaccine for emergency use.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK regulators approve use of 3rd vaccine against coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — Britain has authorized a coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna, the third to be licensed for use in the country as it ramps up a vaccination program critical to lifting the U.K. out of the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK judge to decide on bail for WikiLeaks' imprisoned Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge is set to decide Wednesday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be released from the prison where he has been held for more than a year and a half as he fights extradition to the United States.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the publication of secret U.S. documents a decade ago, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the publication of secret U.S. documents a decade ago, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK judge to rule on US extradition bid for Julian Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will decide Monday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges over the site’s publication of classified American military documents a decade ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honors

LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Wednesday extended its toughest coronavirus restrictions to more than three-quarters of England’s population, saying a fast-spreading new variant of the virus has reached most of the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honors

LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Britain completes formal economic break with European Union

LONDON (AP) — Britain has completed its economic break from the European Union, ending its 48-year partnership with the trading bloc and starting a new and more distant relationship with its continental neighbors.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split

LONDON (AP) — Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can remain friends.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honors

LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Wednesday extended its toughest coronavirus restrictions to more than three-quarters of England’s population, saying a fast-spreading new variant of the virus has reached most of the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honors

LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Wednesday extended its toughest coronavirus restrictions to more than three-quarters of England’s population, saying a fast-spreading new variant of the virus has reached most of the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU officials sign Brexit trade deal as UK lawmakers debate

LONDON (AP) — On the eve of the U.K.’s seismic economic split from the European Union, British lawmakers were being asked to turn a 1,200-page trade agreement with the bloc into law in a single day on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK hospitals struggle; tougher rules eyed to fight variant

LONDON (AP) — British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar

LONDON (AP) — British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK hospitals struggle; tougher rules eyed to fight variant

LONDON (AP) — British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK warns of 'bumpy' post-Brexit transition despite deal

LONDON (AP) — First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar

LONDON (AP) — British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soar

LONDON (AP) — British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK warns of 'bumpy' post-Brexit transition despite deal

LONDON (AP) — First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU nations unanimously back post-Brexit trade deal with UK

LONDON (AP) — European Union nations have unanimously approve the post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom, a prerequisite for the agreement to come into operation on New Year’s Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last

BRUSSELS (AP) — Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides next week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trad deal at last

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators worked through the night and right into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

For UK exporters, post-Brexit border chaos arrives early

LONDON (AP) — For some British truckers, retailers and traders, a feared New Year's nightmare arrived early.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

For UK exporters, post-Brexit border chaos arrives early

LONDON (AP) — For some British truckers, retailers and traders, a feared New Year's nightmare arrived early.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on

LONDON (AP) — When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at London’s Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” he looks out on an empty auditorium.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Carry On' and 'EastEnders' star Barbara Windsor dies at 83

LONDON (AP) — British actress Barbara Windsor, whose seven-decade career ranged from cheeky film comedies to the soap opera “EastEnders,” has died, her husband said. She was 83.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Throwing overboard a self-imposed deadline, the European Union and Britain said Sunday they will “go the extra mile" to clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that would avert New Year's chaos and cost for cross-border commerce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Going 'the extra mile': UK, EU keep up Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Master of espionage John le Carre dies at 89

LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Agent: Master spy writer John le Carre dies at 89

LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89,

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Going 'the extra mile': UK, EU keep up Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Throwing overboard a self-imposed deadline, the European Union and Britain said Sunday they will “go the extra mile" to clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that would avert New Year's chaos and cost for cross-border commerce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Deadline comes knocking: Is there hope left for Brexit deal?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Facing yet another self-imposed Brexit deadline on Sunday, the chief negotiators from the European Union and United Kingdom were making last-ditch efforts to bridge differences on a trade deal that have proved insurmountable for the best part of the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Carry On' and 'EastEnders' star Barbara Windsor dies at 83

LONDON (AP) — British actress Barbara Windsor, whose seven-decade career ranged from cheeky film comedies to the soap opera “EastEnders,” has died, her husband said. She was 83.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON (AP) — British businesses and some European Union leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strike a last-minute trade deal with the EU, as the two sides told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Carry On' and 'EastEnders' star Barbara Windsor dies at 83

LONDON (AP) — British actress Barbara Windsor, whose seven-decade career ranged from cheeky film comedies to the soap opera “EastEnders,” has died, her husband said. She was 83.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON (AP) — British businesses and some European Union leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strike a last-minute trade deal with the EU, as the two sides told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON (AP) — British businesses and some European Union leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strike a last-minute trade deal with the EU, as the two sides told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Carry On' and 'EastEnders' star Barbara Windsor dies at 83

LONDON (AP) — British actress Barbara Windsor, whose seven-decade career ranged from cheeky film comedies to the soap opera “EastEnders,” has died, her husband said. She was 83.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson: 'Strong possibility' Brexit talks will fail

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit three weeks away, leaders of both the European Union and United Kingdom saw an ever likelier collapse of trade talks Thursday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson even spoke of a “strong possibility" of failure.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson: 'Strong possibility' Brexit talks will fail

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit three weeks away, leaders of both the European Union and United Kingdom saw an ever likelier collapse of trade talks Thursday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson even spoke of a “strong possibility" of failure.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Gloom ahead of 'moment of finality' for Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit only three weeks away, gloom settled on both sides of the English Channel as European Union and United Kingdom trade negotiators sought to find a breakthrough in technical talks where their leaders failed three times in political discussions over the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: For UK and EU, Brexit has become a messy divorce

LONDON (AP) — When Britons voted for Brexit in 2016, they were promised a smooth transition to a new economic relationship with the European Union. Now the two sides are hurtling toward a tumultuous split that threatens billions worth of trade and hundreds of thousands of jobs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks face 'moment of finality' on weekend

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister said Thursday that negotiations on a trade deal with the European Union will reach a “moment of finality” this weekend, with both sides assessing chances of an agreement as slim.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks to resume but “very large gaps” remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.K.-EU negotiators will resume talks on a Brexit trade deal after a dinner summit Wednesday night between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen -- but Britain said “very large gaps” remain between the two sides.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU head for supper showdown over Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Brussels Wednesday for a dinner with the head of the European Union executive that could pave the way to a post-Brexit trade deal — or tip the two sides toward a chaotic economic rupture at the end of the month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals

LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner on Wednesday, with both sides warning that the chance of reaching agreement by a year-end deadline is slipping away.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals

LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner on Wednesday, with both sides warning that the chance of reaching agreement by a year-end deadline is slipping away.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU make progress on N Ireland, but trade deal in doubt

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union on Tuesday solved one thorny problem in their divorce, the status of Northern Ireland, but warned that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal by a year-end deadline is slipping away.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU talks near collapse ahead of Johnson trip to Brussels

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union warned Tuesday that talks on a post-Brexit free-trade deal are teetering on the brink of collapse, with just over three weeks until an economic rupture that will cause upheaval for businesses on both sides of the English Channel.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will head to Brussels to see whether a last minute trade deal can be hammered out despite big differences on key issues, leaders of the U.K. and the EU said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish the job.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will head to Brussels to see whether a last minute trade deal can be hammered out despite big differences on key issues, leaders of the U.K. and the EU said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

No visible progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of Britain and the European Union were holding a high-stakes phone call Monday for the second time in 48 hours, as the two sides sent out gloomy signals about the chances of breaking an impasse and securing a post-Brexit trade deal before the current relationship winds …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks 'paused' with deal still elusive

LONDON (AP) — A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks 'paused' with deal still elusive

LONDON (AP) — A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks 'paused' with deal still elusive

LONDON (AP) — A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks at tricky point as hopes of deal dim

LONDON (AP) — U.K.-EU trade talks are at a “difficult” point, the British government said Friday, as U.K. officials poured cold water on hopes of an imminent breakthrough — and France said it could veto any agreement it didn’t like.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

With a month until split, Brexit trade deal hangs in balance

LONDON (AP) — The British government told businesses on Tuesday to make sure they are ready for big changes when the U.K. makes its final Brexit break from the European Union in exactly a month. But with negotiations on a free-trade deal with the bloc stuck, firms say they still …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK leader touts local virus rules but pubs are in distress

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve new coronavirus restrictions in England to take effect within hours, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced substantial opposition from within his Conservative Party over the measures' economic impact.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK leader touts local virus rules but pubs are in distress

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve new coronavirus restrictions in England to take effect within hours, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced substantial opposition from within his Conservative Party over the measures' economic impact.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

With a month until split, Brexit trade deal hangs in balance

LONDON (AP) — The British government told businesses on Tuesday to make sure they are ready for big changes when the U.K. makes its final Brexit break from the European Union in exactly a month. But with negotiations on a free-trade deal with the bloc stuck, firms say they still …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scottish leader says she could seek 2021 independence vote

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader said Monday that she hopes to hold an independence referendum as soon as next year, setting up a political showdown with a U.K. government that refuses to countenance another secession vote.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scottish leader says she could seek 2021 independence vote

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader said Monday that she hopes to hold an independence referendum as soon as next year, setting up a political showdown with a U.K. government that refuses to countenance another secession vote.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days

LONDON (AP) — Britain said Sunday it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as it gears up to launch within days the country's most ambitious inoculation program in decades.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out

LONDON (AP) — Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that remains.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days

LONDON (AP) — Britain said Sunday it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as it gears up to launch within days the country's most ambitious inoculation program in decades.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out

LONDON (AP) — Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that remains.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

British bike maker pedals on, with Brexit deal up in the air

LONDON (AP) — The team at Brompton Bicycle Ltd. thought they were prepared for Brexit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations

LONDON (AP) — The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out

LONDON (AP) — Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that remains.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

British bike maker pedals on, with Brexit deal up in the air

LONDON (AP) — The team at Brompton Bicycle Ltd. thought they were prepared for Brexit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

British bike maker pedals on, with Brexit deal up in the air

LONDON (AP) — The team at Brompton Bicycle Ltd. thought they were prepared for Brexit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pubs to stay shut in many areas in new English virus curbs

LONDON (AP) — Most people in England will continue to face tight restrictions on socializing and business after a nationwide lockdown ends next week, with pubs and restaurants ordered to remain shut in areas that are home to more than 20 million people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers

LONDON (AP) — Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart’s life-changing moment came to him on his sofa.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pubs to stay shut in many areas in new English virus curbs

LONDON (AP) — Most people in England will continue to face tight restrictions on socializing and business after a nationwide lockdown ends next week, with pubs and restaurants ordered to remain shut in areas that are home to more than 20 million people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers

LONDON (AP) — Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart’s life-changing moment came to him on his sofa.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers

LONDON (AP) — Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart’s life-changing moment came to him on his sofa.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers

LONDON (AP) — Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart’s life-changing moment came to him on his sofa.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper

LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 plan

LONDON (AP) — Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 plan

LONDON (AP) — Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper

LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine shown to be 'highly effective'

LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine 'highly effective' prevention

LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is easier to distribute than some of its rivals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie Bain,” a novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publishers before being picked up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Americans dominate diverse list of Booker Prize contenders

LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize judges are meeting Thursday to pick a winner of the prestigious literary award, choosing from a six-book list that's both U.S.-dominated and strikingly diverse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie Bain,” a novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publishers before being picked up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain’s royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part, court papers filed Wednesday show.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Americans dominate diverse list of Booker Prize contenders

LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize judges are meeting Thursday to pick a winner of the prestigious literary award, choosing from a six-book list that's both U.S.-dominated and strikingly diverse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson stands by minister found to have bullied staff

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to fire or censure his interior minister on Friday despite an investigator’s conclusion that she bullied members of her staff.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU gives upbeat assessment of state of Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday issued one of its most upbeat assessments of the state of post-Brexit trade negotiations, as the talks face an ever tighter deadline for a deal to enter into force for the start of the new year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie Bain,” a novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publishers before being picked up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain’s royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part, court papers filed Wednesday show.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Americans dominate diverse list of Booker Prize contenders

LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize judges are meeting Thursday to pick a winner of the prestigious literary award, choosing from a six-book list that's both U.S.-dominated and strikingly diverse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie Bain,” a novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publishers before being picked up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Vardy and Rooney face off in 'WAG wars' celebrity libel case

LONDON (AP) — A courtroom drama mixing celebrities, amateur sleuthing and social media kicked off in London on Thursday, where one famous soccer spouse denies leaking stories about another to the tabloid press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Americans dominate diverse list of Booker Prize contenders

LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize judges are meeting Thursday to pick a winner of the prestigious literary award, choosing from a six-book list that's both U.S.-dominated and strikingly diverse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog slams UK over secrecy in virus equipment contracts

LONDON (AP) — The British government spent billions without proper transparency in a scramble to secure protective equipment early in the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s public watchdog said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain’s royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part, court papers filed Wednesday show.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain’s royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part, court papers filed Wednesday show.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog slams UK over secrecy in virus equipment contracts

LONDON (AP) — The British government spent billions without proper transparency in a scramble to secure protective equipment early in the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s public watchdog said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson allegedly brands powers for Scotland a disaster

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has inflamed Scottish discontent with his Conservative government by reportedly saying that giving governing powers to Scotland had been a “disaster.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virus quarantine complicates a big week for Boris Johnson

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday he is “fit as a butcher’s dog” and firmly in control of the government, despite having to self-isolate because a contact has tested positive for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virus quarantine complicates a big week for Boris Johnson

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday he is “fit as a butcher’s dog” and firmly in control of the government, despite having to self-isolate because a contact has tested positive for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill

LONDON (AP) — The British government insisted Tuesday it will press ahead with legislation that breaks a legally binding Brexit treaty with the European Union, despite a resounding rejection of the bill by the upper house of Parliament.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill

LONDON (AP) — The British government insisted Tuesday it will press ahead with legislation that breaks a legally binding Brexit treaty with the European Union, despite a resounding rejection of the bill by the upper house of Parliament.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK, EU make one more push for elusive Brexit trade deal

LONDON (AP) — Negotiators from Britain and the European Union met Monday to seek a breakthrough in gridlocked trade talks, with just days until a deadline to strike a post-Brexit deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden

LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK, EU make one more push for elusive Brexit trade deal

LONDON (AP) — Negotiators from Britain and the European Union met Monday to seek a breakthrough in gridlocked trade talks, with just days until a deadline to strike a post-Brexit deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK and EU make one more push for elusive Brexit trade deal

LONDON (AP) — Negotiators from Britain and the European Union were meeting Monday to seek a breakthrough in gridlocked trade talks, with just days until a deadline to strike a post-Brexit deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden

LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden

LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK's Johnson, praised by Trump, seeks new UK bond with Biden

LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson’s famous charm worked wonders on Donald Trump, but he faces a tougher audience in Joe Biden.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Johnson denies his Trump ties weaken UK-US bond under Biden

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the United States will work together to support democracy and combat climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday, while denying that his close ties to President Donald Trump would hurt U.K.-U.S relations once President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber Heard.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber Heard.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber Heard.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK says 4-week coronavirus lockdown may have to last longer

LONDON (AP) — A new national lockdown in England may have to last longer than the planned four weeks if coronavirus infection rates don’t fall quickly enough, a senior government minister said Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK says 4-week coronavirus lockdown may have to last longer

LONDON (AP) — A new national lockdown in England may have to last longer than the planned four weeks if coronavirus infection rates don’t fall quickly enough, a senior government minister said Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber Heard.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

England to enter new lockdown; UK virus cases pass 1 million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

England to enter new lockdown; UK virus cases pass 1 million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

England to enter new lockdown as UK virus cases pass million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

England faces new lockdown as UK virus cases pass 1 million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK's Johnson to hold news conference as new lockdown urged

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to hold a news conference alongside his top scientific advisers Saturday amid anticipation of him announcing a new national lockdown for England to stem a resurgence of the coronavirus that pushed the U..K.'s total confirmed cases past 1 million.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Actor Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an equally successful, Oscar-winning career playing a variety of leading and character roles, has died. He was 90.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK govt meets to discuss new lockdown as virus cases surge

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was holding an unscheduled Cabinet meeting on Saturday to discuss a new national lockdown for England, after scientific advisers warned that hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus could soon surpass the levels seen at the outbreak’s spring peak when daily deaths surpassed …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK could see new lockdown in days as virus cases surge

LONDON (AP) — The British government is considering imposing a new national lockdown for England, after its scientific advisers warned that hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus could soon surpass the levels seen at the outbreak’s spring peak when daily deaths surpassed 1,000.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK Labour leader says anti-Semitism brings shame on party

LONDON (AP) — Officials in Britain's opposition Labour Party failed to stamp out anti-Semitism and committed “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination,” the U.K. equalities watchdog said Thursday in a scathing report. Labour's leader said it was “a day of shame” for the party, which has been shaken and divided …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Report slams UK's Labour Party for tolerating anti-Semitism

LONDON (AP) — Officials in Britain's opposition Labour Party failed to stamp out anti-Semitism and committed “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination” against members of the Jewish community, the U.K. equalities watchdog said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK judge to rule Nov 2 on Depp's libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

France ends search after Channel capsize kills family of 4

PARIS (AP) — French rescuers on Wednesday abandoned the hunt for survivors from a boat carrying migrants that capsized while trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, leaving at least four people dead.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As virus surges, isolated UK leader Johnson faces many foes

LONDON (AP) — All politicians have opponents, but Boris Johnson’s list is exceptional.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

France calls off search after capsize in Channel kills 4

PARIS (AP) — French rescuers say there is no hope of finding any more survivors from a boat carrying migrants that capsized while trying to cross the English Channel to England.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK judge to rule Nov 2 on Depp's libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

4 dead, 15 rescued in English Channel migrant boat sinking

PARIS (AP) — At least four people, including two young children, died Tuesday when a boat carrying at least 19 migrants capsized off France while trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, French authorities said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK judge to rule Nov 2 on Depp's libel suit against tabloid

LONDON (AP) — A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shut

LONDON (AP) — Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britain’s Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night — most U.K. theaters remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

7 held for suspected tanker hijack after UK commando raid

LONDON (AP) — Seven stowaways seized when British naval special forces stormed an oil tanker in the English Channel have been arrested on suspicion of hijacking, police said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shut

LONDON (AP) — Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britain’s Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night — most U.K. theaters remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shut

LONDON (AP) — Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britain’s Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night — most U.K. theaters remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

AP Explains: Why are UK and EU still arguing over Brexit?

LONDON (AP) — It’s more than four years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and almost a year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson won an election by vowing to “get Brexit done.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

AP Explains: Why are UK and EU still arguing over Brexit?

LONDON (AP) — It’s more than four years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and almost a year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson won an election by vowing to “get Brexit done.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

AP Explains: Why are UK and EU still arguing over Brexit?

LONDON (AP) — It’s more than four years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and almost a year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson won an election by vowing to “get Brexit done.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK-EU trade talks back on after the bloc's olive branch

BRUSSELS (AP) — The British government and the European Union will resume stalled trade negotiations in London, the U.K. government said -- days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared the talks over.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK-EU trade talks back on after the bloc's olive branch

BRUSSELS (AP) — The British government and the European Union will resume stalled trade negotiations in London, the U.K. government said -- days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared the talks over.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU says UK 'can't have cake, eat it too' but eyes new talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union struck a defiant tone on Wednesday as the standoff over resuming post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom intensified, telling London that “you cannot have your cake and eat it too.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Another chunk of England faces tight virus restrictions

LONDON (AP) — The South Yorkshire region of northern England is being placed under the country’s tightest restrictions to curb the coronavirus — joining a densely populated swathe of the country where the measures have been imposed despite protests from local politicians.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK's Lords condemns Brexit bill as UK-EU talks stay stalled

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upper house of Parliament delivered a resounding condemnation of the government’s contentious new Brexit legislation on Tuesday, as a standoff continued between the U.K. and the European Union over future trade relations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tough virus rules imposed on Manchester after talks collapse

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed strict coronavirus restrictions on England's second-largest urban area Tuesday, after talks with officials in Greater Manchester collapsed over how much financial aid should be handed to residents whose livelihoods will be hit by the new measures.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK's Johnson imposes tough virus restrictions on Manchester

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed strict coronavirus restrictions on England's second-largest urban area Tuesday, after talks with officials in Greater Manchester failed to reach an agreement on financial support for people whose livelihoods will be hit by the new measures.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK's Lords condemns Brexit bill as UK-EU talks stay stalled

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upper house of Parliament delivered a resounding condemnation of the government’s contentious new Brexit legislation on Tuesday, as a standoff continued between the U.K. and the European Union over future trade relations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK, Manchester still at odds over tough virus restrictions

LONDON (AP) — The British government appeared poised Tuesday to impose strict coronavirus restrictions on England's second-largest city after talks with officials in Greater Manchester failed to reach an agreement on financial support for people whose livelihoods will be hit by the new measures.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he was ready to “intensify” negotiations on the legal text of an agreement.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he was ready to “intensify” negotiations on the legal text of an agreement.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In shift, UK welcomes EU offer to intensify Brexit talks

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he was ready to “intensify” negotiations on the legal text of an agreement.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Top UK bishops slam 'disastrous' bill as Brexit talks teeter

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s most senior Anglican bishops warned Monday that legislation breaching part of the Brexit divorce agreement the government signed with the European Union will set a “disastrous precedent” and could undermine peace in Northern Ireland.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a trade deal with just weeks …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a trade deal with just weeks …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a trade deal with just weeks …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' after EU says they'll continue

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK, EU each demand the other give way to strike trade deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU leader: We want trade deal with UK but not at any price

LONDON (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK leader: EU must make 'fundamental' change in Brexit talks

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK chides EU but says gaps to Brexit trade deal are narrow

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister said Friday that there are only narrow differences remaining in trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union, but insisted the bloc must show more “flexibility” if it wants to make a deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Virus curbs widen England's north-south rift, stir animosity

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool, the English port city that gave the world the Beatles, weathered decades of industrial decline before becoming a celebrated symbol of urban renewal. Now, the coronavirus is putting the city’s hard-won revival in jeopardy, and raising tensions between the north of England and the wealthier …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

COVID-hit UK arts groups welcome government cash infusion

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Monday announced grants of 257 million pounds ($335 million) to help almost 1,400 arts and cultural organizations survive the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk

LONDON (AP) — The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

English villages wake up to find they're Brexit's new border

SEVINGTON, England (AP) — Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete form.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

COVID-hit UK arts groups welcome government cash infusion

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Monday announced grants of 257 million pounds ($335 million) to help almost 1,400 arts and cultural organizations survive the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk

LONDON (AP) — The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

COVID-hit UK arts groups welcome government cash infusion

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Monday announced grants of 257 million pounds ($335 million) to help almost 1,400 arts and cultural organizations survive the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK cities chafe at new restrictions in 3-level lockdown plan

LONDON (AP) — The British government is set to announce new restrictions Monday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants and other businesses are pushing back, arguing that they are not to blame for a resurgent outbreak.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Fears for tiers: UK cities chafe at 3-level lockdown plan

LONDON (AP) — The British government is set to announce new restrictions Monday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants and other businesses are pushing back, arguing that they are not to blame for a resurgent outbreak.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

English villages wake up to find they're Brexit's new border

SEVINGTON, England (AP) — Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete form.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

Britain, the United States and Canada are accusing Russian hackers of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

At libel trial, Depp blasts Amber Heard’s ‘sick’ abuse claim

A three-week trial over his libel claims opened Tuesday at the High Court in London

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK scraps quarantine for some visitors as pubs set to reopen

Britain is scrapping a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from 73 countries and territories deemed �low risk� for the coronavirus, including Japan, Australia, France, Spain, Germany and Italy

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack

Media outlets named the alleged attacker as Khairi Saadallah, a Libyan asylum-seeker living in Reading

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

British Prime Minister moved to intensive care

Deterioration of Johnson’s health took many in Britain by surprise

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapter

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan officially make the transition Tuesday from senior members of Britain’s royal family to — well, it’s unclear. International celebrities, charity patrons, global influencers?

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapter

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan officially make the transition Tuesday from senior members of Britain’s royal family to — well, it’s unclear. International celebrities, charity patrons, global influencers?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapter

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan officially make the transition Tuesday from senior members of Britain’s royal family to — well, it’s unclear. International celebrities, charity patrons, global influencers?

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus test results in minutes? Scientists question accuracy

MADRID (AP) — Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first leader of a major nation to contract COVID-19, but he insisted Friday that he remains in charge of the U.K.'s response to the outbreak.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy is 2nd country to pass Chinese virus case total

LONDON (AP) — Deaths surged in Italy and Spain on Friday, troubling new outbreak sites bubbled in the United States, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus that has sickened more than a half-million people worldwide.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy is 2nd country to pass Chinese virus case total

LONDON (AP) — Deaths surged in Italy and Spain on Friday, troubling new outbreak sites bubbled in the United States, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus that has sickened more than a half-million people worldwide.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus test results in minutes? Scientists question accuracy

MADRID (AP) — Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for the coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, royal officials confirmed Wednesday — touching off debate about whether his wealth and status gave him priority in receiving a test.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, royal officials confirmed Wednesday — touching off criticism over whether his wealth and status gave him priority in receiving a test.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, royal officials confirmed Wednesday — touching off criticism over whether his wealth and status gave him priority in receiving a test.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

UK clamps down to fight virus, but confusion still reigns

LONDON (AP) — Confusion rippled through Britain on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a three-week halt to all non-essential activity to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Calls, no hugs: UK moms spend Mother's Day far from family

LONDON (AP) — Sunday was Mother’s Day in Britain and the government had a stark message for millions of citizens: Visiting your mom could kill her.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Calls, no hugs: UK moms spend Mother's Day far from family

LONDON (AP) — Sunday was Mother’s Day in Britain and the government had a stark message for millions of citizens: Visiting your mom could kill her.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK ramps up virus fight: no pubs, 12-week isolation for some

LONDON (AP) — British authorities on Monday dramatically ramped up measures to combat the new coronavirus, urging all U.K. residents to avoid unnecessary contact with others and telling people in the most vulnerable groups to stay at home for three months.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK departs from Europe in virus response, draws criticism

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom stood increasingly apart Friday as countries across Europe and around the world shut schools and universities, scrapped sports tournaments and shuttered bars and restaurants in response to the new coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK interest rates cut, funds freed up to ease virus impact

LONDON (AP) — Britain took bold steps on Wednesday to cushion the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak, as the government announced a 30 billion-pound ($39 billion) stimulus package and the Bank of England slashed its key interest rate to a record low of 0.25%.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK lawmakers challenge government over 'high risk' Huawei

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government narrowly defeated an attempt led by some of its own lawmakers to ban China’s Huawei from building part of the U.K.’s high-speed telecommunications network.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus spread puts UK's stiff upper lip under growing strain

LONDON (AP) — Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Dubai ruler threatened wife, had daughters abducted

LONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai conducted a campaign of fear and intimidation against his estranged wife and ordered the abduction of two of his daughters, a British judge ruled in documents that were unsealed Thursday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson stands by colleague as bullying claims mount

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came to the defense of his interior minister on Wednesday, after several civil servants accused Home Secretary Priti Patel of bullying.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Mild now, wild later? UK prepares for severe virus spread

LONDON (AP) — British authorities laid out plans Tuesday to confront a COVID-19 epidemic, saying that the new coronavirus could spread within weeks from a few dozen confirmed cases to millions of infections, with thousands of people in the U.K. at risk of death.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Four dead in car rampage, knife attack in London

LONDON (AP) — A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage at the heart of Britain’s seat of power Wednesday, mowing down pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before stabbing an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Four people were killed, including the attacker, and about 20 …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Four dead in car rampage, knife attack in London

LONDON (AP) — A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage at the heart of Britain’s seat of power Wednesday, mowing down pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before stabbing an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Four people were killed, including the attacker, and about 20 …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Beatles cohort Cilla Black dies

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Completely bonkers'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Remote volcano cause for concern

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bridget Jones is back in 'Mad About the Boy'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Museum explores the real Winehouse

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Shot Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai writing book

LONDON - Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban as she returned home from school, is writing a book about the traumatic event and her long-running campaign to promote children's education.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' opens in London

LONDON - It's time to find out whether Girl Power is still going strong, with Tuesday's premiere of "Viva Forever," a new stage musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

British army dog joins list of animal heroes

LONDON - British soldiers and military dogs gathered at a London army barracks Thursday to honor a fallen hero with selfless courage, nerves of steel - and four legs.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Rowling launches novel to fanfare, mixed reviews

LONDON - J.K. Rowling launched her long-anticipated first book for adults to publishing hype, mixed reviews and an enthusiastic welcome from Harry Potter's legion of now grown-up fans.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Olympics satire: Watch out for the brand police

LONDON - Here are some Olympic images that organizers have not approved: A hooded youth making off with an Olympic ring; the same multicolored hoops turned into toasters; a dog doing something a bit rude to a London 2012 mascot.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

007 exhibition looks at screen spy as style icon

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Live from London

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Froth, frocks and film at an anxious Cannes

CANNES, France - There was Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman, red carpet glamour and a crop of new Academy Award contenders - but this was also the year the global financial crisis exploded onto movie screens at Cannes.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Haneke's 'Amour' wins top prize at Cannes

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Theater vs. sport

LONDON - London's theater industry is increasingly confident that culture won't suffer during a summer devoted to celebrating sports.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Composer Robert Sherman dies

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Harry Potter studio to open for public tour

WATFORD, England - The magical world of Harry Potter is being meticulously reassembled at a former aerodrome near London.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Tests show no illegal drugs in Winehouse body

LONDON - Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Titanic-sized storm sparks fire

Guests including Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet escaped uninjured when fire destroyed Richard Branson's Caribbean home during a tropical storm Monday, said the British businessman.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Time for tough love

LONDON - It wasn't long ago that David Cameron launched what became known as his "Hug a Hoodie" campaign - an initiative born of a public outcry over Britain's ill-behaved youths, and one that ended in ridicule when hooded youths mocked the then opposition leader during a photo opportunity.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Troubled diva Amy Winehouse dead

LONDON - Few artists summed up their own career in a single song - a single line - as well as Amy Winehouse.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Murdoch accepts Hinton's resignation

LONDON - Rupert Murdoch accepted the resignations of The Wall Street Journal's publisher and the chief of his British operations on Friday as the once-defiant media mogul struggled to control an escalating phone hacking scandal, offering apologies to the public and the family of a murdered schoolgirl.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Fans gather for Harry Potter premiere in London

LONDON - Harry Potter's saga is ending, but his magic spell remains.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Harry Potter to be sold as e-books

LONDON - Harry Potter battled the forces of evil and now is set to conquer the web - coming to e-books in a groundbreaking deal that has delighted fans but alarmed the book industry that helped make creator J.K. Rowling a billionaire.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK blocks UPS sites over security

LONDON - U.S.-based shipping firm UPS has been ordered to stop moving air cargo through some of its U.K. facilities because of security flaws, the British government said Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Michael gets 8 weeks jail for drug driving

LONDON - George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail and lost his license for five years Tuesday for driving under the influence of drugs when he crashed his car into a London photo shop.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Rowling donates 10 million pounds for MS center

LONDON - Author J.K. Rowling has given 10 million pounds ($15.4 million) to set up a center to research multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

British taxi driver kills 12

SEASCALE, England - A taxi driver drove his vehicle on a shooting spree across a tranquil stretch of northwest England on Wednesday, methodically killing 12 people and wounding 25 others before turning the gun on himself, officials said.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EMI seeks buyer for Abbey Road studios

LONDON - The long and winding road of Beatles history has taken a new twist.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO