• Almost a QUARTER of London's frontline healthcare workers have failed to accept the Covid jab
  
  An investigation by The Mail on Sunday exposes how the drive to inoculate health workers has stalled amid an alarming vaccine hesitancy, particularly among some ethnic minority employees.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:56:07 +0000.
• Londonderry: Teenager shot in the leg in Curryneirin
  
  Police say the shooting happened at Milldale Crescent in the Currynierin area on Saturday evening.
  BBC News.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:51:45 GMT.
• 'Captain Tom' Moore, Britain's Pandemic Hero, Gets Funeral Worthy
  
  In the final year of his life, the decorated World War II veteran inspired people around the world with his patio laps and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
  Anushka Patil.  New York Times.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 20:59:53 +0000.
• UK bids adieu to WW2 vet and Covid-19 fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore
  
  Britain bid farewell on Saturday to Captain Tom Moore with a nationally televised funeral for the 100-year-old war veteran who became a global hero for his extraordinary fundraising efforts during the pandemic.
  News Wires.  France 24.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:04:23 GMT.
• Use postal votes to stop low turnout in elections held under Covid rules, says Sadiq Khan
  
  Exclusive: London mayor warns fear of disease may keep elderly and ethnic minorities from polling stations
  Andrew Woodcock.  The Independent.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:36:39 GMT.
• Hindujas eye $2bn float of electric bus-maker Switch
  
  Britain's second-richest family is exploring plans to join a wave of "blank cheque" mergers in a move that could see another major UK electric vehicle manufacturer going public in the US.
  Sky News.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:08:00 +0000.
• Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS loses bid to return to Britain
  
  Shamima Begum left London in 2015 when she was 15 and went to Syria via Turkey with two school friends.
  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:29:56 +1100.
• Brexit: Why Irish freight trade is avoiding Britain
  
  Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy.
  BBC News.  Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:32:36 GMT.
• Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain, top court says
  
  She was stripped her of her British citizenship in 2019 on national security grounds.
  Jerusalem Post.  Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:02:08 GMT.
• The Latest: Belgium warns daily COVID-19 cases again rising
  
  BRUSSELS - Belgian health authorities warned Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus infections is rising, probably due in part to the fast-spreading variant first found in Britain. ...
  The Associated Press.  Washington Times.  Fri, 26 Feb 2021 03:31:34 -0500.
• Global stocks follow Wall Street higher after Fed pledge
  
  BEIJING (AP) - Global stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after the Federal Reserve chairman said the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to withdraw support for the economy. London and Frankfurt rose in early trading. ...
  Joe Mcdonald.  Washington Times.  Thu, 25 Feb 2021 03:50:14 -0500.
• London Heathrow Numbers Are Back To The 1970s, Losses Hit $2.8 Billion
  
  Once the busiest international airport in the world, Heathrow is now reeling from huge 2020 declines, and a retail retreat not seen before. But 2021 traffic forecasts offer some hope.
  By Kevin Rozario, Contributor.  Forbes.  Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:20:31 -0500.
• Philippines offers to trade nurses to UK, Germany for access to vaccines
  
  The Philippines said this week it is willing to send more nurses to work in the United Kingdom and Germany if those countries send extra coronavirus vaccine doses, underscoring the struggles of some countries in getting enough vaccines.
  Brie Stimson.  Fox News.  Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:21:50 GMT.
• European Powers Condemn Iran Over Inspection Curbs
  
  Britain, France, and Germany on February 23 criticized Iran's decision to abandon a snap-inspections regime and reduce transparency as part of a mounting standoff over the fate of a 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers.
  Radio Liberty.  Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:15:08 +0000.
• Matt Ratana shooting twist: UK man linked to slaying of Kiwi cop draws pictures of incident
  
  The man accused of shooting a Kiwi cop dead while he was being arrested in a South London jail cell has drawn pictures of the incident.Former Hawke's Bay father-of-one Matt Ratana died in September last year after being shot ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:15:17 +1200.
• UK's Princess Eugenie and husband pick a name for their baby son
  
  Eugenie, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, welcomed their son at London's Portland Hospital on on Feb. 9.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:11:48 +0000.
• Liberty Global (LBTYA) Incurs Loss in Q4, Revenues Up Y/Y
  
  Liberty Global's (LBTYA) fourth-quarter 2020 results reflect subscriber gain in the United Kingdom/Ireland and CEE (Poland and Slovakia).
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:43:00 GMT.
• Electric Jaguar: UK automaker to ditch combustion engines by 2025
  
  The move was welcomed by United Kingdom Transport Secretary Grant Shapps as 'a huge step for British car manufacturing'.
  Al Jazeera.  Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:57:49 +0000.
• Britain Awaits Word From Biden Team on Trade Talks
  
  Fate of progress made on a post-Brexit deal with the Trump administration is now uncertain.
  Voice of America.  Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:54:07 -0500.
• Did Richard III Order the Deaths of His Nephews as They Slept in the Tower of London?
  
  New research outlines evidence pointing to the English king's guilt
  Smithsonian.  Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:25:39 +0000.

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