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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will double the size of the British force in Estonia as part of a NATO deployment and will send equipment, including tanks and armoured fighting vehicles, to the country amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Estonia, once ruled from Moscow, has been a member of NATO since 2004, in …

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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Wednesday it would offer COVID-19 vaccines to all 5-11 year olds, widening the rollout of vaccines in children in a decision that has been taken more slowly than in some other countries. Announcing the move, health minister Sajid Javid said he had accepted advice from experts who …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s vaccine officials on Wednesday advised that all children aged 5-11 should be offered COVID-19 shots, paving the way for a wider rollout of vaccines in children in a decision that has been taken more slowly than in some other countries. British health minister Sajid Javid said he would accept the advice …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 54,218 new COVID-19 cases and 199 deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Wednesday, government data showed. That compares with 46,186 cases and 234 deaths a day earlier. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday quipped to members of the royal household that she could not move much as she carried out her first in-person engagement since her son Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19. Charles, 73, the heir to the throne, last week pulled out of an event after contracting coronavirus …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases. Moscow announced a partial pullback of forces from near Ukraine on Tuesday. The move …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer prices rose at the fastest annual pace in nearly 30 years last month, intensifying the squeeze on households and reinforcing the chances that the Bank of England will raise interest rates for a third meeting in a row. The annual rate of consumer price inflation rose to 5.5% …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has thus far not seen any evidence that Russia is withdrawing troops from positions near the Ukrainian border, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday. The United States and Britain have repeatedly warned that President Vladimir Putin could order more than 130,000 troops massed near the Ukrainian border to invade. Russia …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Russia should be judged by its actions when it comes to de-escalating tension at the Ukraine border, British defence minister Ben Wallace told Sky News on Wednesday. “We’ll take Russia at its word, but we will judge them on their actions,” he said. (Reporting by William James, Editing by Paul Sandle)