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In its second We Drive event, Porsche Cars Great Britain staged a unique track day for aspiring female racing drivers, hosted by professional racer and Carrera Cup veteran Esmee Hawkey.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss pays tribute in a speech on Downing Street following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, saying she was "the rock on which modern Britain was built" and embodied "the very spirit of Great Britain". SOUNDBITE
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton poses with his medal at Windsor castle after being officially knighted by the prince of Wales. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says "it's the best thing for you, the best thing for your family and for everybody else" after receiving a first dose of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine, at the London hospital where he fought for his life almost a year ago. SOUNDBITE
Business Insider reports UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has placed himself under self-isolation. The move comes after Conservative MP Lee Anderson, who Johnson spent time with last week, announced he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus. A Number 10 spokesperson said Johnson 'does not have any symptoms of COVID-19' and is self-isolating. In March, Johnson was hospitalized for ten days for COVID-19. He was moved to intensive care and received oxygen treatment after his symptoms became severe. Currently, Johns Hopkins University reports the UK has over 1.3 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.