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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...
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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.
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Johnson: The British are fatter than the rest of Europe
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world: nearly one in three adults are obese, according to the OECD.
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Pubs, restaurants and hotels to reopen as England eases social distancing
In other signs of a gradual return to normal life, hairdressers will open again along with tourist attractions like theme parks, but nightclubs, indoor gyms and swimming pools will stay closed.
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UK PM condemns George Floyd killing as protesters take to the streets
The demonstration is the latest in the British capital since Floyd, an unarmed African-American, died last week after a police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck.
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UK PM's top aide Cummings defies calls to resign
Dominic Cummings told reporters that he acted 'reasonably and legally' when he drove across the country with his wife while she was suffering from the virus, despite official advice to stay at home.
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Johnson vows new UK virus tracing strategy will be ready by June
Britain's official coronavirus death toll is at least 41,000, with almost 10,000 dead in care homes in England and Wales alone, according to an update from the Office for National Statistics released on Tuesday.
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Work and exercise restrictions ease in England
The partial lifting of restrictions comes despite concern that Britain has the second-highest death toll from the virus in the world - and confusion about the new rules.
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Wear face coverings, UK says, as confusion surrounds lockdown easing
The United Kingdom has one of the world’s highest official COVID-19 death tolls and, after criticism that he was slow to impose a lockdown, British PM Boris Johnson is wary of triggering a second wave of infection.
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British PM issues new virus advice ahead of lockdown plan
Johnson, who himself spent a week in hospital with coronavirus last month, has made clear he will proceed with 'maximum caution' in easing the lockdown.
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World leaders evoke WWII spirit in battle against pandemic
With parades and commemoration events cancelled or scaled down as part of efforts to contain the outbreak, Europe and the United States marked the defeat of Nazi Germany in a sombre mood.
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UK could start easing virus lockdown next week: PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was speaking the day after Britain overtook Italy to become the worst-hit country in Europe, with more than 32,000 deaths related to COVID-19 - behind only the United States in the global rankings.
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Recovering UK PM Johnson 'in good shape'
Johnson, 55, spent a week in hospital, including three days in intensive care, before being discharged on 12 April.
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UK PM Johnson says 'things could have gone either way' in virus struggle
Boris Johnson is the most high-profile leader to suffer from the coronavirus.
