Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Monday congratulated entrants to Hold Still, a photography project launched by Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton to capture a snapshot of the nation in coronavirus lockdown.

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says Britain has failed to engage, with two key issues proving particularly troublesome to resolve. The UK now faces a real risk of quotas and tariffs, he said.

He was the country's third president after independence from Britain in 1962. Ruling the East African country for two terms from 1995 to 2005, he'll be remembered for working to end the conflict in the Great Lakes.

China hits back at comments by Britain's foreign minister that accused Beijing of "gross, egregious human rights abuses" against ethnic and religious minorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang. Rights groups and experts estimate that more than one million ethnic Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been rounded up into a network of internment camps, which China says are facilities for job-training and to steer people away from extremism.

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It's a shock to the entire nation, with the leader of the UK government first taken to hospital with coronavirus then placed in intensive care. François Picard's panel draws lessons from Covid-19 sweeping through 10 Downing Street and sidelining not just PM Boris Johnson but also many top advisors. Who's in charge? What's the strategy in the face of the pandemic? Can Britain's National Health Service rise to the challenge after decades of budget cuts? This as the death toll from Covid-19 in the UK alread

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks on coronavirus

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As many factories fall silent during the coronavirus crisis, the din of production continues at O'Neills sportswear factory in the Northern Ireland town of Strabane, where staff have shifted to making scrubs and facemasks for Britain's under-pressure healthcare workers.

Heavy rain and winds have swept across Britain and France, causing some airlines to ground flights. In Wales, a number of residents were told to evacuate their homes after a month's rain fell in the space of 48 hours.

As Britain prepares to leave the EU, Northern Ireland violin-maker Martin McClean looks to the uncertainty that remains over the trading status of the province. EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier this week warned of the risk of a fresh "cliff edge" at the end of 2020.

Prince Harry makes the draw for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, his first public appearance since announcing plans to step back as a senior member of Britain's royal family.