UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fears
The U.K. moved Friday to toughen up its entry requirements beyond its surprise decision to ban travel from South America and Portugal in the face of a new virus variant Continue Reading
How the U.K. Power System Can Be Mismatched to Climate Goals – Bloomberg
A spell of cold temperatures last week revealed a mismatch between the U.K.’s goal to decarbonize and actions taken in order to keep the lights on. Low wind output was a Continue Reading
Brexit Creates Major Problem For UK Energy Companies
In the international electricity markets, countries fall into one of three categories: those that provide adequately for their needs like the US, those with excess reserves like Canada and those Continue Reading
UK hospitals stagger as new virus variant takes huge toll
Britain is facing a long, bleak winter as cold, wet weather and a more contagious variant of the coronavirus put unprecedented strain on the nation’s hospitals and force record numbers Continue Reading
England goes into new lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system Continue Reading
UK’s Johnson warns of more lockdown measures as virus soars
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates Continue Reading
All Quiet in Dover: The Calm Before Brexit’s Border Storm
On the day the U.K. makes its final break with the European Union, the ports are clear of truck backups, goods are moving smoothly and grocery-store shelves are well stocked. Even Continue Reading
With little ado, a divided United Kingdom casts off into the Brexit unknown
The United Kingdom left the European Union’s orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in its most Continue Reading
UK faces ‘dangerous situation’ as new Covid cases surge
The UK is in a “very dangerous situation” in its battle against coronavirus, facing a “grim and depressing picture” of rising infections and deaths as millions more were placed under Continue Reading
Covid: UK surge in cases an ‘extreme concern’
A surge in coronavirus cases in the UK is of “extreme concern”, a health boss says, as a record number of cases was reported for the second day running. On Continue Reading