Sources: BBC
One person is killed and another is hospitalized after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants experienced difficulties as it attempted to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom. 2023-12-15
A record 1,295 illegal migrants cross the English Channel to the United Kingdom on "small boats", according to the Ministry of Defence. 2022-08-22
British Columbia confirms 18 cases of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom and South Africa. 2021-02-1
Bahrain grants emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech, becoming the second country after the United Kingdom to approve the vaccine. 2020-12-4
The number of COVID-19 deaths in Mexico reaches 46,688, surpassing the United Kingdom. The death toll in the country is the third-highest in the world. 2020-07-31
Police discover 39 bodies inside a lorry container in Grays, Essex, UK. They had been transported from Zeebrugge, across the English Channel to Purfleet. The driver, a man from Northern Ireland, is arrested. 2019-10-23
A joint-team of South Korean, British, and Canadian explorers announce the discovery of the wreck of Russian cruiser "Dmitrii Donskoi", off the coast of Ulleungdo island. "Dmitrii Donskoi" was scuttled in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. 2018-07-18
After talks between the company, its lenders, and the United Kingdom's government fail to reach a deal, British multinational facilities management and construction services company Carillion fails and is liquidated, threatening thousands of jobs. Carillion is currently involved in projects such as the high-speed rail in the United Kingdom, including the High Speed 2 rail line. 2018-01-15
European Union leaders advise the United Kingdom that, after their EU exit, to retain access to the bloc's lucrative single market, the UK must allow free movement for EU workers. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande reiterated that freedom of movement of EU citizens is non-negotiable. 2016-06-29
The price of oil reaches an eight month high following Iran banning sales to Britain and France on Sunday. 2012-02-20