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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon receives her second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, administered by staff nurse Susan Inglis, at the NHS Louisa Jordan vaccine centre in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday June 21, 2021. (Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via AP)
Scottish leader, Manchester mayor spar over virus travel ban

By Pan Pylas Jun. 21, 2021 08:24 AM EDT

Scotland's First Minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon poses for photographers, at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sunday, May 9, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland’s pro-independence party won its fourth straight parliamentary election. Sturgeon said the election results proved a second independence vote for Scotland was “the will of the country." She said any London politician who stood in the way would be “picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people.” (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if

By Sylvia Hui May. 09, 2021 06:12 AM EDT

Tower Bridge in London, Saturday, May 8, 2021, against the backdrop of the skyline of the financial district. On what was dubbed Super Thursday, around 50 million voters were eligible to take part in scores of elections in the UK, some of which had been postponed a year because of the pandemic that has left the U.K. with Europe’s largest coronavirus death toll. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Scottish government sets stage for another independence vote

By Pan Pylas May. 08, 2021 06:47 AM EDT

First Minister and SNP party leader Nicola Sturgeon celebrates after retaining her seat for Glasgow Southside at the count for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday May 7, 2021. On winning her seat in Glasgow, Nicola Sturgeon, said early results indicated that her party was on course to win its fourth straight election in Scotland but that the final outcome would not emerge until Saturday evening. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
UK's Johnson hails electoral win as focus turns to Scotland

By Pan Pylas May. 07, 2021 03:23 AM EDT

People arrive to vote at a polling station in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday May 6, 2021. Scots are heading to the polls to elect the next Scottish Government - though the coronavirus pandemic means it could be more than 48 hours before all the results are counted. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
Super Thursday: Britons vote in a bumper crop of elections

By Pan Pylas May. 06, 2021 06:59 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England, Monday Oct. 26, 2020, to mark the publication of a new review into hospital food. (Jeremy Selwyn/Pool via AP)
As virus surges, isolated UK leader Johnson faces many foes

By Jill Lawless Oct. 28, 2020 11:04 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the parliament Prime Minister's Questions, at the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020. The government imposed highly restrictive Tier 3 restrictions on the northern England region of Greater Manchester on Tuesday after failing to reach agreement with local authorities. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
Another chunk of England faces tight virus restrictions

By Jill Lawless Oct. 21, 2020 08:35 AM EDT

Shoppers buy face masks on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020. Ireland's government is putting the country at its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks in a bid to combat a rise in infections. The measures take effect at midnight Wednesday and run until Dec. 1. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus

By Brady Mccombs And Adam Geller Oct. 20, 2020 03:45 PM EDT

A paramedic wearing protective gear drives an ambulance in central Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Greece has been experiencing a resurgence of the coronavirus, with the number of new daily cases, most in the Greek capital, often topping 400, and both deaths and the number of those in intensive care units rising. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
European nations mixed in their response to virus spikes

By Mike Corder Oct. 20, 2020 08:59 AM EDT

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham looks on, outside Bridgewater Hall, following last-ditch talks with the Prime Minister aimed at securing additional financial support for his consent on new coronavirus restrictions, in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. The British government appeared poised Tuesday to impose strict coronavirus restrictions on England's second-largest city after talks with officials in Greater Manchester failed to reach an agreement on financial support for people whose livelihoods will be hit by the new measures (AP Photo/Jon Super)
UK's Johnson imposes tough virus restrictions on Manchester

By Jill Lawless And Sylvia Hui Oct. 20, 2020 08:15 AM EDT

A woman waits to test for COVID-19 during a random test for the family members of army personnel at the army base hospital in Gauhati, India, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The Latest: Imported workers test positive in New Zealand

By The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2020 06:26 AM EDT

Hospitality workers protest in Parliament Square in London, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. Hospitality workers are demonstrating outside Parliament against tougher coronavirus restrictions and the amount of financial support given by the government to the industry.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Wales locks down as COVID-19 cases spike; Manchester resists

By Danica Kirka Oct. 19, 2020 08:02 AM EDT

People drink a beer outside a restaurant in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. As the first area in England slapped with strict new restrictions to curb the resurgent coronavirus that have shuttered pubs and imperiled thousands of jobs, Liverpool again feels it's being punished by policies made in Britain's capital, 180 miles (290 kilometers) to the south. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
UK's Johnson threatens to impose restrictions on Manchester

By Danica Kirka Oct. 16, 2020 05:30 AM EDT

John Ambrose, a guide with the Beatles-themed Fab4 Taxi Tours, wears a face mask as he walks past a statue of the Beatles in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The English port city that gave the world the Beatles weathered decades of industrial decline before becoming a celebrated symbol of urban renewal. Now, the coronavirus is putting Liverpool's hard-won revival in jeopardy, and raising tensions between the north of England and the wealthier south. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Virus curbs widen England's north-south rift, stir animosity

By Jill Lawless Oct. 16, 2020 02:40 AM EDT

People eat in a restaurant as new measures across the region are set to come into force in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new strategy for combating COVID-19 seemed to unravel Wednesday as regional leaders chose their own paths and the mayors of the cities facing the toughest restrictions accused Johnson of using the crisis to divide them for political advantage. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
London faces new restrictions as city sees higher virus risk

By Danica Kirka And Pan Pylas Oct. 15, 2020 06:16 AM EDT

Sixth form pupils in their lessons at the King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham, England, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, as schools across England reopen to students following the coronavirus lockdown. Millions of children are returning to school across Europe and beyond in a mass experiment aimed at bridging inequalities and resuscitating economies despite the persistent pandemic. Governments are trying to show that life goes on despite a virus that has infected at least 25 million people worldwide and killed more than 850,000. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
UK's COVID-19 strategy unraveling as regions choose own path

By Danica Kirka Oct. 14, 2020 08:00 AM EDT

A worker removes tables from outside the Beehive Inn, as temporary restrictions announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to help curb the spread of coronavirus have come into effect from 6pm, in Edinburgh, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
Northern England mayors slam UK government's support package

By Pan Pylas Oct. 10, 2020 09:35 AM EDT

A worker packs away chairs outside a bar in Soho, London, ahead of the 10pm curfew pubs and restaurants are subject to in order to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)
UK's hospitality sector sounds alarm on jobs amid curfew

By Pan Pylas Oct. 06, 2020 09:17 AM EDT