• Coronavirus: Exposure rate 'similar' in London and Stockholm
  
  Antibody tests suggest similar exposure to the virus in the two capitals, despite different strategies.
  BBC News.  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:52:13 GMT.
• 'Unemployment map' of Britain: Blackpool tops list of areas hit hardest by Covid jobs bloodbath
  
  Blackpool topped the list of areas where working-aged residents claim state support, with 12.3% of the population on Universal Credit. Pictured: Percentages of UK population claiming.
  Daily Mail.  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:02:28 +0100.
• UK, France agree to plan to stop illegal immigrant boats across English Channel
  
  The British immigration minister said Tuesday that the U.K. and France have agreed to a plan to stop a wave of illegal immigration that has seen hundreds of migrants making their way across the English Channel into Britain this month.
  Adam Shaw.  Fox News.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:32:33 GMT.
• Stricken Intu's Trafford Centre hunts £1.3bn buyer
  
  The Trafford Centre, Britain's fourth-biggest shopping mall, is being put up for sale less than two months after its parent company, Intu Properties, collapsed into administration.
  Sky News.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:04:00 +0100.
• How Do You Tell If Climate Laws Really Work? Start By Counting Them
  
  Every country in the world now has some type of climate law. But are these laws having any effect in the fight against climate change? Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science aimed to find out.
  By David Vetter, Senior Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:52:37 -0400.
• UK police not always treating suspects' medical emergencies as 'genuine', watchdog warns
  
  New national guidance issued after investigation into restraint of man over London parking violation
  Lizzie Dearden.  The Independent.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:39:00 GMT.
• Heathrow: Coronavirus quarantine 'strangling UK economy'
  
  Britain is being cut off from critical markets, says the airport, which saw traffic plunge in July.
  BBC News.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:16:28 GMT.
• UK jobs market hurtling toward cliff-edge moment in October
  
  LONDON (AP) - The U.K. has kept a lid on the unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, and there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soaring by the end of the year. ...
  Pan Pylas.  Washington Times.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 02:59:22 -0400.
• Spain Overtakes Britain for Most COVID-19 Cases in Europe
  
  Global number of cases approaching 20 million.
  Voice of America.  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:08:19 -0400.
• UK flies air force plane over Channel amid migrant crossings
  
  A Royal Air Force surveillance plane flew over the English Channel on Monday as the British government sought to stop a growing number of people making the hazardous crossing from France in small boats.Britain's Conservative ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:24:55 +1200.
• Boris Johnson: Keeping schools closed 'morally indefensible'
  
  LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government has a moral duty to ensure children return to school next month. Most pupils have been out of the classroom since the U.K. ...
  Washington Times.  Sun, 09 Aug 2020 05:53:23 -0400.
• Anti-Netanyahu protest to be held outside embassy in DC Sunday
  
  Sydney, London, Cambridge, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco also set for Sunday
  Jerusalem Post.  Sun, 09 Aug 2020 07:20:05 GMT.
• Amid Reckoning on Public Art, Statue of Black 'Everywoman' Unveiled in London
  
  Thomas J. Price's nine-foot-tall "Reaching Out" celebrates black culture and rejects monumentalism
  Smithsonian.  Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:17:01 +0000.
• In big shift, Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body
  
  Pope Francis has appointed six women, including the former treasurer for Britain's Prince Charles, to the council that oversees Vatican finances, naming them in one fell swoop to some of the most senior roles. ...
  Yahoo.  Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:25:45 -0400.
• Virus deters Godolphin but O'Brien family still target Cox Plate
  
  The Irish based O'Brien family dominate the offshore entries for the Cox Plate but there are gallopers from every state in Australia as well as France and the United Kingdom.
  Michael Lynch.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:18:28 +1000.
• Britain Tried to Bring Fans Back to Indoor Sports. That Lasted a Day.
  
  The world snooker championship welcomed spectators last week, part of a pilot program that offered hope to other events eager to follow suit. A few hours later, the government pulled the plug.
  Karen Crouse.  New York Times.  Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:58:48 +0000.
• Should Britain pay reparations for its part in the slave trade?
  
  British banks, prime ministers and parish vicars made millions from the slave trade. Plus Wirecard's missing billions.
  Al Jazeera.  Sat, 01 Aug 2020 06:37:31 GMT.
• Alan Parker, director of "Midnight Express," dies at 76
  
  A statement from the director's family says Parker died Friday in London after a long illness.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:30:32 +0000.
• Wizz Air to resume flights from St. Petersburg to London from August 19
  
  Flights will be made up to four times per week
  Tass.  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:55:46 +0300.
• Trump asked envoy to see if UK would move British Open to his Scottish resort: NYT
  
  U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert Wood Johnson told colleagues in early 2018 that President Trump had asked him to see if the British government would help Turnberry, the president's Scottish golf resort, ...
  Marty Johnson.  The Hill.  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 23:37:52 +0000.

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