Topic: Britain
Cayman independence ‘not on the agenda’ despite UN efforts
The prospect of Cayman's independence from the UK isn't likely anytime soon, two prominent Caymanians have said.
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England reopens with pints pulled, shopping sprees and hair cuts
Crowds queued up outside shops, pubs started selling pints at midnight and hairdressers welcomed desperate customers on Monday as England started to reopen its economy after three months of lockdown.
Britain tightens travel restrictions with hotel quarantine and prison threat
Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in jail and fines.
Britain says it is doing everything it can to avoid national lockdown
Britain will do everything it can to avoid ordering a second national COVID-19 lockdown because it believes it will do more harm than good to the country, a minister said on Thursday.
Britain puts more areas into lockdown as cases rise
Britain put more of northwest England into the highest COVID alert level on Friday in the face of rising case numbers.
EU pushes UK to budge at ‘critical stage’ in Brexit talks
The EU on Tuesday demanded "substantive" movement from Britain on fisheries, dispute settlement and guarantees of fair competition in their post-Brexit trade talks, which Germany said were at a "critical stage".
UK hits highest daily COVID-19 cases at 6,634, partly due to more tests
Britain recorded its highest number of daily cases of COVID-19 on Thursday at 6,634, according to government data, reflecting a second wave of the virus hitting the country.
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over spy poisoning
Relations between Britain and Russia plunged Wednesday to a chill not seen since the Cold War as Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 diplomats.
Raphael: Britain is sending foreign doctors home
Britain has put foreign doctors on notice: Their services will soon no longer be required. The government of Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans on Tuesday to make the National Health Service “self-sufficient” in the next decade.
Cayman seeks opportunity in Brexit aftermath
Cayman Islands leaders are seeking silver linings amid global political and economic turmoil in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Cayman’s Brits tuned in to Brexit debate
As the United Kingdom goes to the polls Thursday to decide on whether it will stay in the European Union, many British residents in Cayman have already cast their postal votes and are waiting to see what the country decides.
