With pubs and restaurants still closed in a country that has the world’s third-highest reported coronavirus death toll, crowds have flocked to beaches, parks and streams this week.
Author: CEYLAN YEGINSU
A Royal Ascot Without the Crowds, but Hats and Frocks on Full Display
The horse races took place behind closed doors this year, but thousands of people still showed up in their over-the-top finery — online.
If U.K. Schools Reopen, Will the Students Return?
Schools have remained open for vulnerable children and the children of essential workers, but many parents are too concerned about the spread of the coronavirus to let their children attend.
In U.K., Hard-Hit Minority Communities Struggle to Bury the Dead
The coronavirus outbreak has disproportionately affected some areas of Britain. A Birmingham mosque’s parking lot has been transformed into a makeshift mortuary to handle the influx of bodies.
Legal Abortion Begins in Northern Ireland
Under a threat from women’s groups to take the matter to court, the health authorities confirmed that the procedure could now be carried out by medical professionals in the region.
Technically Legal in Northern Ireland, Abortions Are Still Unobtainable
The rollout of services has been hung up by arguments over telemedicine abortions, amid suspicions the health minister is trying to stop the process any way he can.
‘It’s Very Scary’: U.K. Food Banks Close as Coronavirus Stalls Donations
Panic and hoarding because of the pandemic, coupled with a looming recession, have paralyzed groups that provide food for people in need.
Scotland Set to Be First Country to Provide Free Pads and Tampons
Its Parliament approved a bill that would make Scotland the first country to end “period poverty.”
Women Will Be Hit Hard by U.K.’s New Immigration Rules, Experts Warn
With its minimum salary requirements, the new system would particularly affect female migrants, who tend to cluster in lower-paid occupations.
Britons on Brexit: ‘We’ve Made a Spectacle of Ourselves’
As Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union becomes a reality, some people are celebrating and others are mourning. But for most, it seems, it is a time for recuperation and healing.