Tag: United Kingdom
Eurovision Song Contest returns despite coronavirus pandemic
<p>ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Pounding beats? Check. Uplifting lyrics? Check. Huge, backlit white wings? Check.</p>
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Former England players lobby government for soccer regulator
<p>LONDON — Gary Neville has united a group of former playing rivals turned broadcasting competitors to lobby the government to introduce an independent regulatory...
Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant
<p>LONDON — Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. opened for indoor service for the first time since early January on Monday, even...
Vacation redux: British tourists return to Portugal beaches
<p>LISBON, Portugal — British vacationers began arriving in large numbers in southern Portugal on Monday for the first time in more than a year,...
Eurovision Song Contest returns despite coronavirus pandemic
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Pounding beats? Check. Uplifting lyrics? Check. Huge, backlit white wings? Check.
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British official says UK-EU relations ‘bumpy’ after Brexit
<p>LONDON — Britain’s Brexit minister predicted Monday that relations between the U.K. and the European Union would continue to be “bumpy” amid tensions over...
Bournemouth, Swansea hold 1-0 leads in Championship playoffs
LONDON — Bournemouth and Swansea will take 1-0 leads into the second legs of the Championship playoffs as they seek a return to the...
Bournemouth, Swansea hold 1-0 leads in Championship playoffs
<p>LONDON — Bournemouth and Swansea will take 1-0 leads into the second legs of the Championship playoffs as they seek a return to the...
Alisson in exclusive group of goalscoring goalkeepers in EPL
LONDON — Alisson Becker became the sixth goalkeeper to score in a Premier League game when he headed in a stoppage-time winner for Liverpool...
Britain yet to decide on Pfizer offer to vaccinate Olympians
<p>LONDON — The British government is still deciding whether to accept an offer from Pfizer to fast-track Olympic and Paralympic athletes for coronavirus vaccines.</p>
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