Tag: Britain
Oil spill, Afghanistan, and flood in Britain: World in Photos, Oct. 5
A look at the top photos from around the globe. source
China denies reports it test-fired a hypersonic missile l WNT
A hypersonic missile would allow China to fire a nuclear warhead faster than anyone else. Britain’s Financial Times said Beijing launched the weapon this summer….
British Grandmother Is World’s First To Receive BioNTech-Pfizer Covid Vaccination | NBC News NOW
Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial, following its rapid clinical approval by…
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle welcome baby boy
The newborn, seventh in line to the British throne, weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at birth, according to Buckingham Palace. https://abcn.ws/301jo43 #GMA #BabySussex #PrinceHarry #DuchessMeghan…
Prince Harry and Meghan debut newborn son
Prince Harry and Meghan spoke about who they think their baby resembles as they debuted him to the world at Windsor Castle. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2JqMQdW…
President Trump reacted to Meghan Markle’s criticism of him during his 2016 campaign
In response, the president said, “I didn’t know that she was nasty.” READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2EPwmbT Trump gets the royal treatment with state visit to the…
Trump meets D-Day vets on last day of UK visit
President Donald Trump joined world leaders in Portsmouth, the port city that was the launching point for D-Day landings. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2WOWz4F #ABCNews #Trump #Politics…
Trump reads from Roosevelt’s famous D-Day prayer at event
In an interview with ITV’s “Good Morning Britain,” the president, who avoided service in Vietnam, said he was never a fan of that war. WATCH…
Boris Johnson replaces Theresa May as UK prime minister
Johnson is expected to visit Queen Elizabeth II and officially become Britain’s next leader. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2LFTkqY #ABCNews #News #BorisJohnson #Brexit #TheresaMay source
Polls close in the UK after high-stakes election
There was a large turnout at the polls with Boris Johnson, who vows to take Britain out of the EU by Jan. 31, seemingly in…
Coronavirus, flooding in Britain, Lemon Festival: World In Photos, Feb. 18
A look at the top photos from around the globe. source
Harry and Meghan return to UK for final royal tour l ABC News
The Duke and Duchess made their first public appearance together since announcing their departure from England, for an event to benefit wounded veterans and service…
Europe on coronavirus lockdown
Novel coronavirus cases in Italy continue to rise as the country continues its lockdown. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for Brits to work…
Johnson wary about lifting lockdown in Britain as Denmark reopens
As Boris Johnson recovers from COVID-19, Denmark is opening back up after it took early action to shut the country down after the first death….
Boris Johnson says he almost died from coronavirus
The British prime minister said his doctors were preparing if things went “badly wrong.” source
Restaurants, pubs packed with customers in UK
Businesses in Great Britain reopened for the first time in four months. source
Britain sees 30% infection drop after strict rules l GMA
The World Health Organization reported global COVID-19 cases down for the first time since September after several rounds of new restrictions. #ABCNews #UKLockdown2 #WHO #COVID19…
UK 1st country to announce approval of Pfizer vaccine
The government says there will be enough in the first round to vaccinate 400,000 people starting with vulnerable living in care homes and caregivers. LEARN…
Britain begins vaccinating citizens for COVID-19
People over the age of 80 were among the first to get the vaccine, including a man named Shakespeare! ABC’s Julia Macfarlane reports from London….
Britain in lockdown, travel bans after COVID-19 mutation
The mutation is potentially more contagious and is spreading rapidly in the U.K. There is no hard evidence that this variant is more contagious, and…
