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Migrants carrying sticks march in the streets of Calais, northern France, on Thursday. French authorities say four migrants have been shot in the northern port city of Calais in a confrontation that police tried to stop.

World News

Brawl Between Afghan, Eritrean Migrants In France Leaves 4 Wounded

4:58am February 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Authorities say they tried to break up two separate brawls involving more than a hundred Eritrean and Afghan migrants at Calais, the French port that many hope to use to cross over to the U.K.

Britain must accept all EU laws during a post-Brexit transition period, including those made after it leaves, says European Union Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier, under rules issued to him by the other European Union countries.

World News

All The Rules, None Of The Voting Rights: EU Lays Out Plan For Brexit Transition

8:37pm January 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Instead of immediate U.K. independence in March 2019, European powers have agreed to a "transition period" until the end of 2020 — in which Britain would be bound by EU rules without an EU vote.

U.K. Minister for Sport and Civil Society Tracey Crouch talks to a woman during a visit to Norwich, England, in 2015. Crouch has been selected to be the U.K. minister for loneliness.

World News

U.K. Now Has A Minister For Loneliness

5:05pm January 17, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

According to government figures, more than 9 million people "always or often feel lonely," and many "older people have not had a conversation with a friend or relative in more than a month."

Simon Bramhall leaves Birmingham Crown Court in England on Friday. The British surgeon, who burned his initials into patients' livers during transplant operations, has been fined $13,600 and ordered to perform community service.

Health & Safety

Liver-Branding Surgeon Fined More Than $13,000, Ordered To Do Community Service

6:53pm January 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Simon Bramhall, who used a medical device to etch his initials onto at least two livers during transplant surgeries, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault.

British manufacturers can no longer make products that use the tiny bits of plastic known as microbeads.

U.K. Enacts Ban On Plastic Microbeads In Rinse-Off Products

6:33pm January 09, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The measure, which follows a similar 2015 law in the U.S., aims to reduce the amount of plastic getting flushed into the ocean. Backers are hailing it as a small step in the right direction.

A marquee sits over the spot where the remains of King Richard III were found in a car park in Leicester, England, in a photo taken in February 2013.

World News

English Car Park Where Remains Of Richard III Were Found Declared A Monument

6:09am December 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The location in the city of Leicester where the remains were discovered five years ago will get "scheduled monument status."

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a joint news conference with European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, Belgium on Friday.

World News

U.K., EU Reach Agreement On Key Brexit Issues

7:45am December 08, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The biggest stumbling block had been whether the U.K.'s Northern Ireland and the independent Republic of Ireland would have a "hard border" post-Brexit. The sides agreed to keep an open border.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to greet Spain's prime minister outside No. 10 Downing St. in central London on Tuesday.

World News

British Intelligence Reportedly Foils Plot To Kill Prime Minister

10:37am December 06, 2017

by Scott Neuman

British news media report that MI5 uncovered a plot to kill Theresa May in a suicide attack on No. 10 Downing St. Reports say two suspects will be appearing in court on Wednesday.

A man holds a smartphone showing the Uber app in London. In September, London transport authorities announced they would not renew Uber's license to operate in the city for safety reasons; on Friday, Uber lost an appeal of a British tribunal decision that

Uber Loses Appeal In U.K. As Tribunal Reiterates That Drivers Are Workers

11:05am November 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The ride-hailing giant maintains that drivers are self-employed and don't have a right to a minimum wage, but British authorities rejected the argument. Uber plans to appeal again.

Michael Fallon leaves the prime minister's residence in London on Tuesday.

World News

British Defense Minister Abruptly Resigns For 'Previous Misconduct'

9:58am November 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

"I accept that in the past I have fallen below the high standards that we require of the Armed Forces that I have the honour to represent," Michael Fallon said in his resignation announcement.