UK government accused of prioritising London in council funding shake-up

Officials deny changes are politically motivated and say they do not weaken link between funding and deprivation ...

'Too little, too late:' Former UK government slammed for its initial COVID-19 response

A public inquiry released Thursday slammed the U.K.'s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic in the early months of ...

UK Doubles Settlement Period To 10 Years Under New 'Earned' Migration Model

The UK government tabled its proposal in Parliament on Thursday to double the period international migrants, including ...

Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a "toxic," "chaotic" and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

UK's Covid Lockdown Delay Led To 23,000 Excess Deaths: Report

UK's government-level response to the COVID pandemic was often a case of "too little, too late", and a week's delay in ...

Government ‘chaos’ and failure cost 23,000 lives, Covid inquiry finds

Government ‘chaos’ under Boris Johnson and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds - The UK Covid-19 Inquiry ...

The key players who presided over the government’s Covid response

The key players who presided over the government’s ‘chaotic’ Covid pandemic response - Baroness Heather Hallett's report on ...

Ex-UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the COVID pandemic, with a ...

Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects

Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, has halted its UK projects, claiming "unsustainable" levels of taxation has ...

Nova Scotia government to bid on Northern Pulp assets

The Nova Scotia government it will bid on the assets of Northern Pulp, which include hundreds of thousands of acres of ...
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Laser weapons system takes down high-speed drones in landmark trial

It comes after the ground-breaking laser weapon system DragonFire successfully shot down high-speed drones in trials at the ...

UK Covid Inquiry: Response 'too little, too late'

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry says the government response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late". The inquiry report says imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in ...