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The United Kingdom deploys 700 troops to Cyprus ahead of a planned evacuation of thousands of British nationals from Lebanon. The UK has advised all of its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately if they can.
2024-09-24

The United Kingdom reports a record for the second consecutive day of 32,551 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 5,022,893.
2021-07-8

The United Kingdom reports 28,773 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since January 29.
2021-07-6

Cyprus reports its first cases of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in 12 people who traveled from the United Kingdom and later tested positive for COVID-19.
2021-01-3

The United Kingdom reports a record 55,892 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,488,780.
2020-12-31

A man and a woman are taken ill after a medical incident in Salisbury, United Kingdom. Police seal off a restaurant as a precautionary measure. According to "The Guardian", tensions are high due to recent Novichok poisonings. According to the BBC, "there's no suggestion that this is connected". According to Sky News, at least one of the individuals who fell ill is a Russian.
2018-09-16

Ex-MI5 agent Jeremy Fleming gives his first public speech as head of GCHQ, revealing the United Kingdom launched a "major offensive cyber-campaign" against Islamic State. He also criticises Russia for actions such as launching the NotPetya virus and the poisoning of Yulia and Sergei Skripal, both actions Russia denies involvement in.
2018-04-12

Yulia Skripal is released from hospital. Russia says it will view any resettlement efforts by the United Kingdom as "abduction."
2018-04-10

The origin of the zero may have been in South Asia according to a Sanskrit script housed in the United Kingdom since 1902 and discovered in Bakhshali near Peshawar, Pakistan.
2017-09-14

The Anglican Church in the United Kingdom considers guidelines allowing openly homosexual clergy to become bishops.
2011-06-20