Tag: Scotland
Rugby’s home nations could have crowds for July tests
LONDON — While the cream of Britain's and Ireland's rugby players are in South Africa, their national teammates will have tests of their own...
Rugby’s home nations could have crowds for July tests
LONDON — While the cream of Britain's and Ireland's rugby players are in South Africa, their national teammates will have tests of their own...
David Attenborough to address leaders at UN climate summit
LONDON — Veteran British broadcaster David Attenborough has been appointed the “people’s advocate” at the global climate summit this year, where he is expected...
Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after...
Scotland’s pro-independence government close to a majority
LONDON — Counting resumed Saturday in Scotland’s parliamentary election with the governing Scottish National Party very close to securing a majority that would see...
UK’s Conservative Party strike early blow in elections
LONDON — Britain's governing Conservative Party has won a special election in the north of England town of Hartlepool, dealing a big blow to...
Chair says UN climate talks in Glasgow must be COVID-safe
BERLIN — The chair of this year's U.N. climate talks said Friday that he is planning for a physical meeting in November but that...
Super Thursday: Britain heads to polls in array of elections
LONDON — Polling stations across Britain opened Thursday for what are considered the biggest set of elections outside a general election, local and regional...
COVID-19 overshadows independence in key Scottish election
EYEMOUTH, Scotland — James Cook was an enthusiastic supporter of Scottish independence, but now he’s not so sure.
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Thunberg: ‘We will not accept’ giving up on limiting warming
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg says those in power may “have given up” on the 2015 landmark Paris climate deal to...
