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In last-ditch attempt, Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks

The first sign of movement -- either towards a deal or that talks are crumbling -- is likely to be a call between Johnson and von der Leyen

UK PM Johnson warns of New Year lockdown as he defends new tier system

Different regions in the UK are under different levels of Covid-19 restrictions based on a three tier system.

Safe or unsafe? The best and worst places to be in the Covid-19 era

The result is an overall score that's a snapshot of how the pandemic is playing out in these 53 places right now

UK weighs Huawei Technologies installation ban to sway lawmakers

The new proposal would see a ban in force as soon as Sept 2021, say sources

Evidence builds that an early mutation made the pandemic harder to stop

Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds

How a dosing error turned into lucky punch for AstraZeneca and Oxford

"The reason we had the half-dose is serendipity," Mene Pangalos, the head of AstraZeneca's non-oncology research and development, told Reuters

Johnson confirms Dec 2 end to lockdown, COVID Winter Plan until March 2021

"From next Wednesday people will be able to leave their homes for any purpose and meet other people in public places, subject to the rule of six," said Johnson

UK regulator begins reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine data

The UK is expected to receive a total of 40 million doses by the end of 2021, enough to vaccinate up to a third of the population, with the majority of doses anticipated in the first half of next year

United Kingdom signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit

The UK signed an interim trade deal with Canada in its second major agreement as negotiators hurry to cement trading relationships in preparation for life outside the European Union

British govt announces largest military investment since Cold War

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the extra spending reflected the need to upgrade military capabilities, with plans for a new space command and artificial intelligence agency

Boris Johnson unveils largest military spend since the end of the Cold War

The mega investment plan will fund space and cyber defence projects and is expected to create thousands of new jobs

UK to ban diesel, petrol cars from 2030 for new Green Industrial Revolution

The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, with hybrid cars to follow in 2035, brings forward a previous deadline of 2040

World Coronavirus Dispatch: All of Switzerland's ICU beds are full

UK govt under lens for £17 bn Covid deals, new cases in Russia top 22,000 a day, six-day lockdown in South Australia, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Johnson says devolving powers to Scotland was 'a disaster'; sparks anger

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader, jumped on them, arguing that the Conservatives' public statements of support for devolution were duplicitous

Our red lines stay unchanged, ready for outcome: UK as Brexit talks resume

Britain and the European Union have a week to 10 days to find a way to unlock trade talks, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday

UK faces skills shortage as Covid-19 splits job market, says McKinsey

The consultants said their analysis showed 94% of the workforce lacked skills they will require in 2030

UK reports 24,962 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 1,369,318

Another 24,962 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,369,318, according to official figures

UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, says report

Originally, the UK had planned the ban to start in 2040, which was brought forward by 5 years to 2035 in February

UK becomes fifth country to record more than 50,000 coronavirus deaths

The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths. Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, the highest daily number since May. The figure took the U.K.'s total death toll in the pandemic to 50,365. The U.K, which has persisted in having the most virus-related deaths of any European country, joins the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico in reporting more than 50,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to a tally maintained by Johns Hopkins University. The U.K.'s death toll is widely considered to be higher as the total only includes those who have tested positive for the virus and doesn't include those who died of COVID-related symptoms after 28 days. Like other nations in Europe, the U.K. is experiencing a resurgence of the virus and has imposed new restrictions to curb infections over the past few weeks. England is ...

UK records highest daily Covid-19 death toll since mid-May, toll at 49,770

20,412 people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,233,775, the data showed