Children were made eligible for booster doses after health authorities reported finding evidence the virus has spread in multiple areas of London but found no cases of the paralytic disease in people.

A huge chunk of England, from London in the south to Manchester and Leeds in the north, is under the country's first warning of "extreme" heat.

Authorities issued their first ever "red" warning for extreme heat early next week. The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday when temperatures may reach 104 F for the first time.

A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.

Voting for local councils across the country will be an important barometer for the next national elections.

Detaining the yacht, named Phi, is "a clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies," Britain's transport secretary said. Officials said the yacht's ownership is "deliberately well hidden."

Riot police arrived after protesters entered the building and unfurled banners on the balcony, including one reading "This property has been liberated." It's linked to billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bank," by Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The previously unknown drawing was unveiled this week in London.

The quintessential British institutions have changed over time and now face threats to their very existence.

The original source code for the World Wide Web, written by British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is being auctioned as a non-fungible token.

Police constable Wayne Couzens, 48, also took responsibility for Everard's death but did not enter a formal plea on a murder charge in the 33-year-old marketing executive's killing.

Growers likely took advantage of less-populated streets due to the coronavirus pandemic, police say. But the reduction in city traffic also made the cannabis plants' pungent odor more noticeable.

"The stark reality is that we will run out of beds for patients in the next couple of weeks unless the spread of the virus slows down drastically," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday.

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks founder must be held in custody while the U.S. government appeals an extradition request.

The unanimous judgment represents a stinging reversal for climate activists, who had won a lower-court ruling earlier this year against the major international hub on environmental grounds.