Rights groups and assault survivors welcomed the change, saying it was long overdue in a country that prides itself on gender equality.
Author: ELIAN PELTIER
In Landmark Ruling, Air Pollution Recorded as a Cause of Death for British Girl
Legal and environmental experts hailed a coroner’s ruling that, for the first time in Britain, directly linked a specific person’s death to air pollution.
Iran Executes Dissident Accused of Stoking Protests
Ruhollah Zam had been convicted of encouraging an antigovernment uprising in 2017 through a Telegram channel he ran from exile in France.
E.U.’s Top Drug Regulator Says It’s ‘Fully Functional’ After Cyberattack
The agency’s leader said the breach would not delay delivery of a coronavirus vaccine to member nations.
Post-Brexit Border Test Leads to 5-Mile Traffic Jam in Southern England
French border officials were holding a trial run of immigration procedures that could come into effect if Britain and the European Union don’t reach a trade deal by the end of December.
Shamima Begum, Who Joined ISIS in Syria, Seeks Return to U.K.
Shamima Begum, who traveled to Syria in 2015 as a teenager and remains in detention there, is challenging a decision by the British authorities to revoke her citizenship.
Shamima Begum, Who Joined ISIS in Syria, Asks High Court to Let Her Return to U.K.
Shamima Begum, who traveled to Syria in 2015 as a teenager and remains in detention there, is challenging a decision by the British authorities to revoke her citizenship.
Eric Hall, Extravagant British Soccer Agent, Dies at 73
After promoting bands like Queen and the Sex Pistols, Mr. Hall became one of the most colorful agents in England’s Premier League. He died of the coronavirus.