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Wolf Moon in Britain

Carl Recine, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 01:04 PM

The Wolf Moon or Ice Moon, which is the first full moon of 2022, will appear full for three days until Wednesday, according to NASA. Read more »

UK COVID-19 deaths exceed 150,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:26 AM

More than 150,000 people have died after catching coronavirus in the United Kingdom, the government said. Read more »

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 02:54 PM

For a second straight year, surging infections have complicated yuletide plans from Sydney to Seville. Read more »

UK approves COVID jab for under-12s; new daily cases top 100,000

Anna Malpas and Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 23 02:00 PM

British regulators on Wednesday approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11, as the country reported more than 100,000 new daily cases. Read more »

UK health minister won't rule out new COVID curbs before Christmas

Kylie MacLellan, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 20 05:22 AM

Britain's health minister declined to rule out the chance of further COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas. Read more »

UK experiences surge in omicron cases, scientists see bigger wave

William Schomberg, Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 07:31 AM

Britain reported a surge in cases of the omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday which government advisors said could be just the tip of the iceberg. Read more »

First person dies from omicron variant in UK

Hannah McKay and Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 11:14 PM

At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Read more »

UK's Johnson warns of Omicron 'tidal wave', says two doses not enough

Andy Bruce and Kate Holton, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:31 AM

Britain faces a 'tidal wave' of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned. Read more »

UK's Johnson accused of breaching own COVID-19 rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 07:27 PM

Boris Johnson on Sunday faced fresh questions about alleged government breaches of coronavirus restrictions after a photo emerged of him at a Christmas event last year. Read more »

Man gets WWII munition 'stuck in bottom'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 07:55 AM

Hospital staff in Britain acted swiftly after a man arrived at their emergency ward with a World War II-era munition in his rectum. Read more »

Going to UK? Pre-departure virus tests now required

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 05:55 AM

The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus test pre-departure. Read more »

Gulo sumiklab sa The Netherlands dahil sa COVID-19 restrictions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 07:41 PM

Nakararanas ang The Netherlands at iba pang bansa sa Europa ng muling pagtaas ng mga kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

Taxi, sumabog sa labas ng ospital

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 07:38 PM

Huli sa camera ang pagsabog ng isang taxi sa labas ng ospital sa Liverpool, England. Read more »

Back to school: Face masks a must, says OCTA

RG Cruz and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 04:43 PM

Philippine authorities this week started the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in over 100 basic education institutions, the first time in nearly 2 years since the pandemic hit. Read more »

Good COP, bad COP: UN climate meet praised and panned

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 04:06 PM

With a rise of 1.1C to date, storms, heatwaves and floods have become more frequent, intense and deadly. Read more »

UK residents gear up for transatlantic travel restart

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 09:09 AM

The United States will reopen its land and air borders from Monday to fully vaccinated foreign visitors. Read more »

Antiviral pill kontra sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 07:51 PM

Gawa ng Merck at Ridgeback Biotherapeutics ang COVID-19 antiviral pill. Read more »

Duterte: AUKUS 'must not hinder' regional cooperation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 09:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte urged fellow leaders to ensure the AUKUS pact 'does not hinder nor complicate' cooperation in Southeast Asia. Read more »

DOH: More studies needed before putting UK on red list

Job Manahan and Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 05:37 PM

The AY 4.2. variant, which the WHO has not yet classified as a variant of concern nor variant of interest, has not been detected in the Philippines. Read more »

UK hospitals on edge as gov’t resists fresh COVID steps

Alistair Smout and Michael Holden, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 02:15 AM

Britain's health minister resisted calls from doctors for fresh measures to halt a rising wave of COVID-19 infections despite their warnings. Read more »