Phil HAZLEWOOD

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (2R) reacts as Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge (2L) covers his ears, as they stand with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L), and Britain's Princess Charlotte of Cambridge to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Color, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022. (Daniel LEAL / AFP)

June 3, 2022, 12:01 am

London kicks off Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Platinum Jubilee celebrations

No other British monarch has ever reached the milestone, but some acknowledge the coming end of an era; street parties, pop concerts and parades planned until Sunday

By Martine PAUWELS, Phil HAZLEWOOD and Valentine GRAVELEAU

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the technology center at Hopwood Hall College, in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, on Thursday, February 3, 2022. (Jason Cairnduff/Pool via AP)

February 3, 2022, 11:57 pm

Four of Johnson’s most senior aides quit in latest blow to British PM

Chief of staff, principal private secretary, communications director and senior adviser resign over involvement in party held at Downing Street mid-pandemic

By Jitendra Joshi and Phil HAZLEWOOD

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves from 10 Downing Street to make a statement to MPs in the House of Commons following the publication of the Gray report, in central London on January 31, 2022. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)

January 31, 2022, 6:19 pm

UK’s Johnson vows to stay on as ‘partygate’ report pans his ‘failures of leadership’

PM ‘sorry’ for affair as police investigate breach of COVID regulations in his residence; partial findings of long-awaited report say behavior ‘difficult to justify’

By Jitendra Joshi and Phil HAZLEWOOD

Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery ride up the Long Walk to Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on April 17, 2021 for the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (PHIL NOBLE / POOL / AFP)

April 17, 2021, 3:52 pm

Queen Elizabeth II buries her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip

Funeral being held with just 30 mourners due to coronavirus rules, but broadcast live to millions

By Charlotte Durand, Phil HAZLEWOOD and Imran MARASHLI

Left to right: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II pose for a picture during the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony, at Buckingham Palace in London, June 26, 2018. (John Stillwell/Pool/AFP/File)

March 9, 2021, 10:39 pm

Queen ‘saddened’ by Harry and Meghan’s racism claims, vows to address issue

After Oprah interview, British monarch Elizabeth II says her grandson, his wife, and their son Archie are ‘much loved’ by the royal family

By Anna MALPAS and Phil HAZLEWOOD

File: In this file photo taken on March 25, 2017, demonstrators holding EU and Union flags gather in front of the Houses of Parliament in Parliament Square in London (Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

January 1, 2021, 1:40 am

Ending tortuous Brexit journey, UK breaks away from EU economy

‘We have our freedom in our hands and it is up to us to make the most of it,’ Boris Johnson says, as London officially severs decades-long partnership with Europe

By Jitendra Joshi and Phil HAZLEWOOD

Margaret Keenan (C), 90, is applauded by staff as she returns to her ward after becoming the first person to receive the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital in Coventry, central England, on December 8, 2020. (Jacob King / POOL / AFP)

December 8, 2020, 6:36 pm

Nurses cheer as UK woman, 90, becomes first in West to get approved vaccine

With Britain beginning to administer coronavirus shots, Margaret Keenan encourages everyone to get them; man named William Shakespeare, 81, also among first recipients

By Phil HAZLEWOOD, STUART GRAHAM and Paul Barker

Illustrative: English police foil a major terror attack in Birmingham, September 2012. (AP/Dave Thompson/PA)

September 6, 2020, 9:19 am

Multiple stabbings at ‘major incident’ in UK city Birmingham

Violence described as massive street brawl at popular nightlife venue in the city

By Oli SCARFF and Phil HAZLEWOOD

Owner Are Kjetil Kolltveit places markers for social distancing on the front of the bar at the Chandos Arms pub in London, July 1, 2020 (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

July 4, 2020, 9:44 am

First orders: Fears of chaos as English pubs reopen at 6 a.m. as lockdown eases

Officials concerned about possible public disorder as hospitality industry relaunches after over 3 months, as well as spread of coronavirus; PM Johnson: ‘Let’s not blow it’

By Phil HAZLEWOOD

Two women sit with take away drinks from a pub on the banks of the river Thames in London, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (AP/Frank Augstein)

June 23, 2020, 7:16 pm

Cheers as UK says pubs to reopen, 2-meter distancing cut

Recording lowest daily death rates since March, government moves to reopen restaurants, cinemas, museums and galleries as it also eases social distancing rules

By Phil HAZLEWOOD

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson after participating in a national 'clap for carers' to show thanks for the work of Britain's National Health Service workers as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic, April 30, 2020. (Ben STANSALL/AFP)

April 30, 2020, 11:04 pm

Returning to the helm, PM Johnson says UK ‘past peak’ of coronavirus outbreak

British government displaying optimism despite another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking national toll to 26,711

By Phil HAZLEWOOD and James Pheby

In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a remote press conference to update the nation on the Covid-19 pandemic at 10 Downing Street in central London on March 25, 2020. (10 Downing Street / AFP)

April 22, 2020, 1:16 am

UK’s Boris Johnson starts return to work as virus criticism grows

But spokesman says PM not yet doing formal government work as he recuperates from COVID-19 in countryside retreat; foreign secretary remains in temporary charge

By Alice Ritchie and Phil HAZLEWOOD

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson claps outside 11 Downing Street to salute local heroes during a nationwide initiative to applaud workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in London, April 2, 2020. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP)

April 7, 2020, 1:58 pm

UK Prime Minister Johnson remains in intensive care as he battles coronavirus

Cabinet minister says PM, who spent night in hospital, was given ‘some oxygen’ but is not on a ventilator; foreign minister steps in to lead country, though his powers unclear

By Alice Ritchie and Phil HAZLEWOOD

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab leaves a meeting in Downing Street, London, April 6, 2020. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

April 7, 2020, 1:24 am

Dominic Raab, the UK minister who will take over if Johnson incapacitated

Foreign secretary, who made his name as a staunch Brexit proponent, is son of a Czech-born Jewish father who came to Britain in 1938 as a six-year-old refugee

By Phil HAZLEWOOD

Medical staff move bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to a refrigerated truck on April 2, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

April 4, 2020, 8:07 pm

Global coronavirus death toll tops 60,000 as advice on masks shifts

New York state, Britain post record number of daily fatalities; Spain, Italy see drop in number of new cases, providing some hope

By Phil HAZLEWOOD