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Midnight Drinkers Flock to Britain's Beloved Pubs as Lockdown Eases
Perhaps the most keenly-missed social hotspot — pubs — are able to welcome customers to their gardens on Monday.
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UK to Investigate Greensill Capital as Former PM David Cameron Faces Criticism Over Lobbying
Cameron, who led the U.K. from 2010 to 2016, reportedly sent text messages about Greensill to ministers including Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Boris Johnson: ‘It Is to Her Majesty…Our Nation's Thoughts Must Turn Today'
Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a statement offering his condolences after the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Officials Rush to Defend AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine After UK, EU Blood Clot Guidance
The U.K. health secretary stressed that the risk of developing a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca shot was about the same as on a long-haul flight.
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UK's Boris Johnson ‘Hopeful' Foreign Travel Can Resume From May 17
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson also confirmed that shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality venues like pubs could open from April 12 as planned.
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Global Leaders Call for a Pandemic Treaty — But U.S. and China Remain Silent
Global leaders have jointly called for a pandemic treaty, although the U.S. and China are missing from the list.
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EU and Britain Try to Broker a Vaccine Supply Deal as Leaders Discuss Blockade
The UK and the EU are trying to fix a dispute over Covid vaccine supplies, after EU officials announced stricter rules on exports of shots produced in the bloc.
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‘The Last 12 Months Has Taken a Huge Toll on Us': Frustration Rises in the UK Amid Lockdowns and Loss
There are increasing signs that the British public are growing frustrated with the restrictions, with anti-lockdown protests hitting the capital at the weekend.
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UK and EU Vaccine Dispute Deepens as Brussels Considers New Export Controls
Tensions are high between the U.K. and the European Union as the 27-member bloc considers restricting exports of Covid vaccines across the English Channel.
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Third COVID Wave Hits Europe: Lockdowns Imposed and Vaccines Remain a Problem
More than a year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, Europe is continuing to struggle with the virus.
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Britain's Boris Johnson Gets AstraZeneca Vaccine, Urges Others to Do the Same
A flurry of countries around the world had suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot following reports of blood clots in some vaccinated people.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says He'll Get AstraZeneca Shot, Shunning European Concerns
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday told U.K. lawmakers that he will be receiving the AstraZeneca shot “very shortly.”
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Covid Vaccine Passports Are Being Considered. And Health Experts and Rights Groups Are Deeply Concerned
The U.S., U.K. and EU are considering whether to introduce a digital passport that will allow citizens to show they have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
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EU Threatens Legal Action Against the UK — Again — Over Northern Ireland Deal
The EU is threatening new legal action against the U.K. over differences on their post-Brexit arrangements.
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European Travel Stocks Surge After UK Announces Its End-To-Lockdown Plan
European travel stocks soared on Tuesday morning as customers rushed to make new bookings after the U.K. announced its plan to end coronavirus restrictions.
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UN Security Council to Discuss the ‘Gravest Threat' to Global Peace and Stability
Climate change represents a “grave threat” to global peace and security, the U.K. will say when it chairs a special session of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
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UK's Boris Johnson Reveals Plan to Exit Lockdown Restrictions by June
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced his plan for the lifting of lockdown restrictions in England.
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We're on a ‘One-Way Road to Freedom,' Boris Johnson Tells Britain After Covid Lockdowns
The lockdown easing for England will come in a number of steps and will be data dependent at every stage, the British prime minister said.
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UK Plans to Launch $1.1 Billion ‘High-Risk, High-Reward' Science Research Agency
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will fund “high-risk, high-reward” scientific research in the hope of achieving “groundbreaking” discoveries.
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UK PM Boris Johnson to Call on G-7 Support for 100-Day Target to Develop New Vaccines
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on leaders of the world’s largest economies to support efforts to speed up the development of new vaccines.