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UK Says Vaccine Protects Against Strain in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
UK's Farage Would Ban Mass Muslim Prayer Events Near Historic British Sites
UK Health Official Says Too Soon to Declare Kent Meningitis Outbreak Contained
UK Pumps Extra Funding Into BBC World Service as Conflicts Escalate
Former UK Lawmaker Crispin Blunt Charged With Drugs Offences
Date: March 18, 2026
LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Former British lawmaker Crispin Blunt has been charged with drugs offences, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday. "“We have decided to charge Crispin Blunt, 65,...
UK Races to Contain Meningitis Outbreak in Kent After Two Deaths
Date: March 18, 2026
LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Five new cases of meningitis have been found in Kent in southeast England, Britain said on Wednesday, taking the total to 20 in what has been called an "unprecedented"...
Scottish Lawmakers Vote Against Allowing Assisted Dying
Date: March 17, 2026
By Sarah Young LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Scottish lawmakers voted against legalising assisted dying on Tuesday, crushing hopes for a historic law change north of the border, as similar proposals in...
Northern Ireland's Adams Tells UK Court He Was Never in Ira in Civil Trial Over Bombings
Date: March 17, 2026
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Gerry Adams, one of Northern Ireland's best-known political figures, once again denied ever being a member of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army as he gave evidence on...
UK's Close Brothers to Cut 600 Jobs by 2027
Date: March 17, 2026
March 17 (Reuters) - British lender Close Brothers said on Tuesday it expects to cut 600 roles by fiscal 2027 as part of its ongoing cost-reduction efforts, citing rising costs linked to the motor...
British Teens Resist Australian-Style Social Media Ban
Date: March 16, 2026
By Paul Sandle and Marissa Davison LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. They know it can feed them a diet of "...