UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to reopen pubs, restaurants

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was keen to enjoy a visit to the pub and urged people to go out and enjoy their new freedom to socialise next mon...

Boris Johnson , coronavirus , COVID-19

Rashford emerges as joint-favourite for British Sports Personality of 2020

By Reuters,

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has emerged as the bookmakers’ joint-favourite to win Britain’s sports personality of the year award aft...

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Johnson bows to Rashford’s pressure to provide summer food fund

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will provide a summer food fund for struggling families in England, bowing to pressure from England forward Marcus Rashfo...

Boris Johnson , Marcus Rashford

Man arrested for urinating on police officer’s memorial during London protest

By Reuters,

A 28-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of urinating on the memorial of a murdered policeman during far-right protests in central London on S...

Boris Johnson refuses to sack his chief adviser over lockdown breach

By CNN,

Boris Johnson has refused to sack Dominic Cummings, standing by his embattled chief aide despite a growing scandal in the UK over his reported decisio...

Boris Johnson , COVID-19 , Dominic Cummings , lockdown

Men in low-skilled jobs die from coronavirus at higher rate than other workers- study

By CNN,

Men working in low-skilled jobs are dying from coronavirus at a higher rate than those in more highly skilled occupations, new figures from the UK sho...

Two White House aides test positive for COVID-19

By VOA,

At least two White House aides have tested positive for COVID-19: a valet for President Donald Trump and the press secretary for Vice President Mike...

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UK overtakes Italy to record highest coronavirus death toll anywhere in Europe

By CNN,

The UK has suffered more deaths from coronavirus than any other country in Europe, reaching a grim milestone that piles further scrutiny on the resp...

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Boris Johnson names son after doctors who saved his life

By CNN,

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have named their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, it was announced on Satur...

Boris Johnson , coronavirus

Clubs told neutral venues only for any Premier League return

By Reuters,

Premier League clubs have been told they cannot use their own stadiums for any resumption of games this season with only “approved neutral venues”...

COVID-19 , Premier League

Boris Johnson warns against relaxing UK lockdown as he returns to work after battle with coronavirus

By CNN,

Boris Johnson is back. The first world leader known to have had coronavirus is now leading his nation's response to it, and in a speech outside 10 ...

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Meetings due to take place to discuss EPL restart

By Agencies,

The British government plans to set up the first of a series of regular meetings involving senior medical directors of the major sports this week in a...

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Coronavirus vaccine trial on humans begins in the UK

By CNN,

Scientists in the UK will begin trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine on humans Thursday, as the government warns it could have to rely on social ...

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Covid-19 vaccine trial on humans starts as UK warns restrictions could stay in place until next year

By CNN,

Scientists in the UK will begin trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine on humans Thursday, as the government warns it could have to rely on social dis...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday plans and gun salutes for first time in 68 years

By CNN,

For the first time in 68 years, Queen Elizabeth II will not be marking her birthday with the traditional royal gun salute. The Queen canceled the c...

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Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren’t there more of them?

By CNN,

In Taiwan, early intervention measures have controlled the coronavirus pandemic so successfully that it is now exporting millions of face masks to h...

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

By CNN,

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from the hospital, a Downing Street spokesperson said. “The PM has been discharge...

Boris Johnson , coronavirus

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in ICU after his coronavirus symptoms worsened

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, 10 Downing Street said. "Over the course of this after...

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital days after testing positive for coronavirus

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to the hospital for tests, Downing Street said Sunday, after days of coronavirus symptoms. "...

Boris Johnson , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Downing Street

Global coronavirus cases surpass 1 million

By Reuters,

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the de...

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