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UK plans fast-track visas for migrants working in health service

Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 09:02 AM

LONDON - Britain said on Friday it would make it easier for migrants to move to the United Kingdom to work in the National Health Service (NHS), helping to offset a possible fall in numbers caused by the exit from the European Union. Read more »

Vietnam to repatriate 39 nationals found dead in UK truck

Joe Jackson and Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 04:52 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Vietnam said Thursday it was working to repatriate 39 bodies now identified as Vietnamese nationals found in a truck near London last month, in a case that exposed the deadly risks of illegal migration to Europe. Read more »

Second Vietnamese family fears son among 39 found dead in UK truck

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 03:25 PM

HANOI, Vietnam - Another Vietnamese citizen is feared among the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain this week, after his father told AFP Saturday he received a chilling call to say his son died en route to the UK.   Read more »

Pinoy bamboo entrepreneur digs in on poverty, climate threats

K. Sophie Will, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 26 10:43 AM

LONDON—Mark Sultan Gersava grew up in poverty, one of 12 children of a slash-and-burn subsistence farmer in the Philippines province of Sultan Kudarat. Read more »

British police find 39 bodies in a truck container

Michael Holden, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 06:15 PM

British police found the bodies of 39 people in a truck container at an industrial estate to the east of London on Wednesday. Read more »

N. Ireland to legalize abortion, gay marriage

Joe Stenson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 06:05 AM

BELFAST - Abortion and same-sex marriage are set to become legal in Northern Ireland, after a group of local lawmakers failed Monday in a last-minute bid to thwart the London-ordered liberalization of the laws. Read more »

Angry over Brexit, thousands to gather in London demanding new referendum

Andrew MacAskill, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 02:54 PM

LONDON - The battle over Brexit spills onto the streets of London on Saturday when many thousands of people are expected to march through the city to demand a new referendum just as parliament decides the fate of Britain's departure from the European Union. Read more »

British-Filipina is British Vogue's emerging designer

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 06:59 PM

LONDON – Twenty-three year-old designer Cabrini Roy from Portsmouth, England is a featured designer on British Vogue. She joins the list of emerging designers in the Designer Profile Campaign, a three-month campaign on British Vogue, which pays tribute to up and coming designers. Read more »

London City Airport braces for possible shutdown by climate protesters

Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 08:56 AM

London City Airport was braced for disruption on Thursday after climate-change protesters Extinction Rebellion vowed to occupy its terminal and shut down operations for three days as part of its action in the British capital.  Read more »

Hong Kong bourse scraps $39-billion play for London Stock Exchange

Sumeet Chatterjee and Scott Murdoch, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 11:40 AM

The surprise approach, made last month, had threatened to upend the LSE's own $27 billion plan to buy data and analytics company Refinitiv. The Hong Kong exchange had said the LSE would have to ditch the Refinitiv purchase for its offer to go ahead. Read more »

Prince Harry sues UK tabloids over 'phone hacking'

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 05:20 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Prince Harry has launched legal action against 2 British tabloid newspaper publishers over alleged phone hacking just days after he condemned the press for critical coverage of his wife. Read more »

Peacebuilding NGO focuses on PH in London dining experience

Edward Lao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 01:20 PM

LONDON, UK - An international peacebuilding organization recently held its annual dining experience in London, focusing on issues surrounding the Philippines. Read more »

Filipino designer takes Cebu’s Hablon to London Fashion Week, House of Lords

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:22 AM

LONDON – It’s the time of the year again when the best and the brightest designers from around the world showcase their creations in the much-anticipated London Fashion Week in the UK capital.    Read more »

Maggie Smith: prickly yet endearing 'Downton Abbey' countess

Pauline Froissart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 05:14 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Legendary actor Dame Maggie Smith is a British treasure in film and theater but she is best known on the world's stage for her role in the TV series "Downton Abbey," whose film adaptation premiers in London on Monday.  Read more »

Mga Pinoy, nakiisa sa Notting Hill Carnival para sa charity work

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 05:33 PM

LONDON – Kabilang ang Filipino community sa mga nakilahok sa Notting Hill Carnival sa London na ginagawa dalawang araw tuwing huling linggo ng buwan ng Agosto sa mga kalsada ng Notting Hill at Kensington area.   Read more »

Igorot house nakabalik na ng Pilipinas mula UK matapos ang 2 dekada

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 04:22 PM

LONDON - Isang makasaysayang paglalakbay ng isang Igorot heirloom ang nakumpleto sa tulong ng Igorot Association UK. Read more »

Estudyanteng Pinoy na natagpuang patay sa London, nailibing na

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Aug 23 02:27 AM

Naging laman ng balita si Aldrin Carlos nang matagpuan ang kaniyang katawan sa Russia Dock Woodland. Reported missing siya na huling nakita noong Hulyo 14. Read more »

Mga siklistang Pinoy sumabak sa 'greatest cycling festival' sa London

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:44 PM

Nakiisa ang mga siklistang Pinoy sa binansagang "world's greatest cycling festival" sa London. Read more »

'That was fire': KZ Tandingan wows BBC radio show with Tagalog song

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 07:48 PM

The hosts of 'The Scene' could not help but gush about KZ Tandingan's performance of her single, 'Nag-iisa Na Naman.' Read more »

London 'Barrio Fiesta' dazzles with Filipino stars, cuisine

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 04:16 PM

LONDON – Music, food and Filipino culture drew Filipinos together at the 35th anniversary of the London Barrio Fiesta held at Apps Court Surrey on July 20 and 21. Read more »