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New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' found in UK

World 17:35 11/10/2025

A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday.

Synagogue attack on Yom Kippur kills two in UK's Manchester; suspect shot dead

World 10:38 03/10/2025

MANCHESTER, England - Two men were killed on Thursday when a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, British police said.

UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsen

World 20:07 15/09/2025

For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

UK agrees deal with Vietnam to remove pharmaceutical trade barriers

World 09:25 14/07/2025

LONDON - Britain said it would strike an agreement with Vietnam to make it easier for pharmaceutical firms to sell UK-made medicines in the Southeast Asian nation, under a new trade strategy that emphasises quick, industry-specific deals.

Nearly 6.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by European nations arrive in Vietnam

Vietnam News 18:00 26/01/2022

The vaccine donation was made via the COVAX Facility

UK records new record number of COVID cases

World 17:38 30/12/2021

The United Kingdom reported 183,037 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a new record and over 53,000 more than the previous highest figure registered just a day earlier, government statistics showed