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More than half a million people in the UK have now had Covid vaccine

Over 500,000 people in the UK have now had their first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, Boris Johnson said. The Prime Minister told a Downing Street press conference that the roll-out of the vaccine was well underway since grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 jab […]

Where in the UK is next to have harsh tier four lockdown imposed?

With a more infectious variant of coronavirus now spreading, people have been warned that some areas of England are ‘likely’ to see restrictions increased, rather than relaxed. London and parts of the south east have already been plunged into a strict tier four lockdown, and told to only meet one member of another household outdoors, […]

COVID-19: Which countries have restricted travel to and from the UK?

As fears of a new coronavirus variant spread around the world, a growing list of countries are restricting travel with the UK, where it is rapidly spreading. The unfolding COVID-19 news has led to measures being announced by at least 40 countries. Here is a brief summary – keeping in mind the the situation is […]

When are you allowed to leave the house in tier four areas?

London and the parts of the South East have been plunged into Tier four lockdown restrictions ahead of Christmas after a new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus was revealed. Fears that this new strain of Covid could dramatically increase the R-rate in the UK and put the NHS under crippling pressure heading into the new year […]

EU approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU formally approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday (Dec 21) after it was given the greenlight as safe by the European Medicines Agency, the bloc’s regulator. “Based on this scientific assessment, we proceeded to authorise it for the European Union market,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a […]

PM Johnson says on Brexit: still problems, we'll thrive without a deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that there were still problems in Brexit trade talks and that Britain would thrive without a deal.FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to attend a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, […]

2 People-Smugglers Are Convicted of Manslaughter in U.K. Truck Deaths

LONDON — Two members of an international people-smuggling gang were convicted of manslaughter on Monday over the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England last year. A jury at the Central Criminal Court in London found Gheorghe Nica, a 43-year-old mechanic from Romania, and […]