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UK's PM demotes foreign minister in cabinet revamp
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday appointed a new-look cabinet to revamp his Brexiteer government after controversies over COVID, Afghanistan...
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England lifts COVID-19 curbs as scientists warn of surge in cases
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is self-isolating after his health minister was infected, urged the public to remain prudent and for any laggards to join the two-thirds of UK adults who are now fully vaccinated.
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UK to 'restore our freedoms' after COVID-19 lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted the time was right to move from enforceable rules to personal responsibility, and use the summer months to prepare for a potentially more damaging wave of COVID-19 in the winter.
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England set to lift mask, distancing rules as cases soar
Johnson had initially aimed for a full reopening on June 21, but was forced to push back the date because of a surge in the highly contagious Delta variant.
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Queen returns to public stage with UK govt's new agenda
The Queen - Britain's longest-serving monarch - was accompanied by her 72-year-old son and heir, Prince Charles, as she returned to public duties three weeks after the Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest. He died last month, aged 99.
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UK's Boris Johnson to visit India in first major trip as PM
The trip will coincide with India's annual Republic Day celebrations on 26 January, will also come just weeks after the UK leaves the European Union single market on 31 December, and as it seeks new trade deals post-Brexit.
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Brexit hopes dim as Johnson says failure 'very likely'
Whatever happens, Britain will leave the EU single market and customs union, leading to the re-introduction of border checks for the first time in decades.
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Boris Johnson won't jump queue for virus vaccination: aide
The 56-year-old Conservative leader was one of the first senior British officials to get infected with the virus in April, after his government was slow to adopt strict lockdown measures.
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British PM 'fit as a butcher's dog' but self-isolating in COVID-19 scare
Boris Johnson spent three days in intensive care with coronavirus in April. This time around, he said he was not suffering any symptoms and health minister Matt Hancock on Monday described him as 'full of beans'.
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Johnson appeals for unity as England enters new lockdown
Renewed stay-at-home restrictions and business closures came into force Thursday and are set to last for four weeks yet have been met with scepticism that they can halt the worst death toll from the virus in Europe.
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Half of England now under tougher virus restrictions
Tighter restrictions that come into force in the eight new areas on Saturday ban households mixing indoors, limit groups meeting outside to six, and advise against non-essential travel.
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New UK lockdown would be disaster but all options open: PM
The Conservative leader is desperate to avoid a repeat of the devastating outbreak in March when coronavirus swept across the UK, leaving more than 43,000 confirmed deaths so far - the worst toll from the pandemic in Europe.
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Angry EU rounds on Johnson's claim of Brexit blockade
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's claim that the 27-nation EU is plotting to choke off food supplies via crippling new trade barriers between Britain and Northern Ireland is 'spin and not the truth,' Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told BBC television.
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Johnson's claim about EU blockade 'simply not true' - Ireland
Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee said that provisions for Northern Ireland in Britain's EU withdrawal treaty were agreed by both sides to ensure fair competition after Brexit, and to comply with a 1998 peace pact that ended three decades of unrest in the province.
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UK government U-turns on England school exam grades after uproar
Students will now be awarded the grade that their teachers had predicted for them based on past performance, Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said on Monday.
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Johnson uses own struggles with weight to urge Britain to get fit
His government unveiled a 'Better Health' campaign on Monday, saying it would tackle the 'obesity time bomb' by banning advertising of junk food before 9pm, ending 'buy one get one free' deals and putting calories on menus.
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Johnson says Britain was not influenced by Russia in Brexit vote
A day after a report by parliament’s intelligence and security committee said the government had failed to try to find out whether Russia had meddled in the Brexit vote, Johnson’s government doubled down on its refusal to launch a review.
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Britain set to back removal of Huawei from 5G
British PM Boris Johnson is coming under growing political pressure to not only dump Huawei but also adopt a tough line with China for its treatment of Hong Kong and repression of ethnic Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region.
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UK in U-turn as it makes facemasks mandatory in shops
People who fail to cover their face risk a fine of up to £100 ($123, 109 euros) with enforcement to be carried out by the police.
