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In this May 19, 2017, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been in self-imposed exile since 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Julian Assange case: U.K. judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca are logged by a technical officer, as they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, England, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. The U,K, has 530,000 doses available for rollout from Monday. (Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP)

UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement at 10 Downing Street, London Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020. The U.K. left the EU almost a year ago, but remained within the bloc’s economic embrace during a transition period that ends at midnight Brussels time —- 11 p.m. in London — on Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel signed the agreement during a brief ceremony in Brussels on Wednesday morning then the documents were flown by Royal Air Force plane to London for Johnson to add his signature. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

A mask on the pavement near the entrance of a hospital on Westminster Bridge in London, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Reports say that pressure on the NHS is rising and it is absolutely critical that people follow the rules and do everything they can to stop the spread, especially of the new variant of this virus that transmits so much faster.UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday the Oxford-AstraZeneca drug approval will accelerate Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

This undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford shows of a vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. Britain has authorized the use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.” The United Kingdom government says the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has made an emergency authorization for the vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca. (John Cairns/University of Oxford via AP, File)

UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage

By Danica Kirka and Mike Corder - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 file photo a man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past closed a pub in London. Instead of Christmas joy, a sense of dread and isolation is looming. Dozens of countries have limited flights from Britain, and daily new infections are running at record highs. Hospitals across the U.K., which has Europe's second-highest virus-related death toll at nearly 70,000, are heading towards capacity at a time of year when other illnesses abound. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Global virus rules for Christmas: Tough, mild or none at all

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE- In this Friday Dec. 18, 2020, file photo, A traveller wearing a face mask checks the flight departures at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Netherlands is banning flights from the United Kingdom for the rest of the year in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of the COVID-19 virus in Britain does not reach its shores. The ban came into effect Sunday morning Dec. 20, 2020, and the government said it was reacting to tougher measures imposed in and around London on Saturday. The Netherlands said it will assess &quot;with other EU nations the possibilities to contain the import of the virus from the United Kingdom.&quot; (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, FILE)

More EU nations ban travel from UK, fearing virus variant

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

A man walks past a closed shop on Regent Street in central in London, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Millions of people in England have learned they must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and holiday shopping trips. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that holiday gatherings can’t go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England. Johnson imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb sharply spreading infections in the capital and other areas. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE - Associated Press

People line up for a free dinner at a soup kitchen in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This soup kitchen is operated by neighbors who are in charge of preparing food and serving it to the public for free. The Secretariat of Inclusion and Social Welfare of Mexico City started its soup kitchen program in 2009. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A sign reading open for deliveries, outside a restaurant, ahead of the county moving into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday, in Windsor, England, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, pollution haze over South East London, through a window in a viewing area of the 95-storey skyscraper The Shard, the tallest building in Britain, in London. A British coroner has ruled on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 that excessive air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack. The girl is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate. Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived meters from one of London’s busiest thoroughfares, died in February 2013 after making almost 30 hospital visits over the previous three years. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UK: Air pollution listed as cause of 9-year-old’s death

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People leave the Sondheim Theatre, in London, where &quot;Les Miserables&quot; returned to the stage for the first time in almost nine months at the start of December, and now closes as London moves into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions at midnight as a result of soaring case rates, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2020. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus as they walk past a pub in Soho, London, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. London and its surrounding areas will be placed under Britain's highest level of coronavirus restrictions beginning Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the health secretary said Monday, adding that a new variant of the virus may be to blame for the spread. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK urged to ax ‘rash’ easing of restrictions over Christmas

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Police officers wear face masks as they patrol an anti-lockdown demonstration in Parliament Square, in London, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Britain launched its vaccination program this month after becoming the first country to give emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, and authorities plan to dispense 800,000 doses in the first phase. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

London faces tightest restrictions; sees new virus variant

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Justin Bieber: Seasons.&quot; Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a charity Christmas single. The choir, made up of nurses, doctors and other healthcare staff working in the capital’s Lewisham and Greenwich public health service, joined the Canadian pop star for a special version of his song “Holy” in a bid to top the Christmas chart. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song

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British author John Le Carre at the UK film premiere of 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

John le Carre dies at 89

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In this Wednesday May 1, 2019 file photo buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

U.N. torture expert calls for U.K. to release Julian Assange from London prison amid COVID-19 fears

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier wears a protective face mask as he arrives to brief EU ambassadors regarding Brexit negotiations at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday Dec. 7, 2020. European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations with a pre-dawn debriefing of the 27 member states to see if a deal is still possible with London ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline. (John Thys, Pool via AP)

No visible progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal

By Raf Casert and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of @jawadburhan98, police officers attend the scene of a &quot;large&quot; explosion, Thursday Dec. 3, 2020. A local emergency services department says fire and rescue workers are responding to a report of a “large” explosion at a port near the southwest England city of Bristol. (@Twitter/jawadburhan98 via AP)

Police: 4 die after explosion at UK waste water plant

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European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier leaves the Conference Centre in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. With less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, trade deal talks resume in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press