Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American diplomat, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after colliding with Harry Dunn, a teenage motorcyclist, in 2019.
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Smugglers Get Long Prison Terms in U.K. for Their Roles in Killing 39 Migrants
The migrants had paid thousands of dollars to try to reach a better life abroad. Instead, they suffered an excruciating death, suffocating in an airtight container.
With Hospitals Nearly Overwhelmed, Britain Faces Harder Days
As a more contagious variant of the coronavirus tears through the country, and as people resist new restrictions, hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge in patients.
Covid Vaccine Rollouts in Europe Are Off to a Shaky Start
Programs in many countries have been hampered by slow-moving bureaucracies, a lack of nurses and shortages of vital equipment.
UK Lockdown: Schools, Colleges to Close as Coronavirus Variant Rages
Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed schools and declared a national lockdown in England, following on the heels of Scotland.
Britain Braces for a Dark Winter as Covid Variant Spreads
Scotland has declared a national lockdown and, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation Monday night, England may soon follow.
U.K. Coronavirus Surge Surpasses Spring Peak as Lockdown Choices Loom
Facing record case and hospital numbers and a threatening variant strain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to shut schools and reimpose national restrictions, measures he once decried.
U.K. Tightens Restrictions as Alarm About Coronavirus Variant Grows
British officials said severely curtailing human contact was the only way to protect people. Efforts to restart trade stalled, with more than 5,000 trucks stuck at English ports.
Concerns About Coronavirus Variant Cut Off U.K. From Europe
Dozens of countries banned air and rail links to Britain, foreshadowing what a “no deal” Brexit could look like in 10 days.
2 People-Smugglers Are Convicted of Manslaughter in U.K. Truck Deaths
Gheorghe Nica, of Romania, and Eamonn Harrison, of Northern Ireland, were found guilty for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found in a container in southeastern England in 2019.