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May 23, 2022 at 11:33 pm

More turn to UK food banks as food and fuel bills soar VIEW

Across Britain, food banks and community food hubs that helped struggling families, older people and the homeless during the pandemic are now seeing soaring demand.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pays a visit to St Mary Cray Primary Academy, in Orpington, England, Monday May 23, 2022 to see how they are delivering tutoring to help children catch up following the pandemic. (Stefan Rousseau, Pool via AP) LFP101 LFP101

May 23, 2022 at 3:56 am

UK’s Boris Johnson awaits judgment of ‘partygate’ report VIEW

A full report is due soon on his role in lockdown-breaching parties in government offices that could cost British Prime Minister Boris Johnson his job.

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May 22, 2022 at 8:40 am

Key report into Johnson’s ‘partygate’ to be published

A highly-anticipated report into the British government’s “partygate” scandal that could determine Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s political fortunes is set to be published this week...

May 19, 2022 at 5:51 am

UK’s Johnson faces no further fines over ‘partygate’ scandal

Britain's Metropolitan Police has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson he faced no further action over officials’ lockdown-breaching gatherings at his official residence and other government...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward, right, talks with Transport for London commissioner Andy Byford, left, at Paddington station in London meets staff of the Crossrail project, as well as Elizabeth Line staff who will be running the railway, to mark the completion of London’s Crossrail project, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP) LBJ119 LBJ119

May 17, 2022 at 4:14 am

Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line VIEW

The 96-year-old monarch has made few public engagements lately but went to central London to see and christen a newly completed subway line named in...

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May 12, 2022 at 5:21 am

UK warns ‘no choice but to act’ to change Brexit deal

Britain’s foreign secretary has warned the European Union that the U.K. will have “no choice but to act” to revoke parts of a Brexit agreement...

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May 10, 2022 at 5:17 am

‘Wagatha Christie’: Soccer spouses’ libel battle opens in UK

A trial involving a social media dispute between two soccer spouses has opened in London.

May 9, 2022 at 11:26 am

Unionist party refuses to form new N Ireland government VIEW

Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has refused to return to a power-sharing government, saying it will not do so until its demands over post-Brexit customs...

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May 8, 2022 at 4:32 am

N.Ireland parties urged to work together after Sinn Fein win VIEW

The U.K. and Irish governments have urged rival parties in Northern Ireland to come together to resurrect its power-sharing government after Irish nationalist party Sinn...

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May 8, 2022 at 2:58 am

G-7 leaders mark VE Day stressing unity, support for Ukraine

Leaders from the Group of Seven developed democracies have pledged to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil, as they met with Ukraine’s...