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UK employers demand action now to survive COVID-19 crisis
The British Chamber of Commerce said on Wednesday its quarterly survey of 7,700 firms found the share of companies reporting growth in sales was far below even...
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UK PM pledges 'infrastructure revolution' for virus crisis
But his optimistic message, thin on detail and reminiscent of last year's election pledges, was overshadowed by the first local lockdown since an easing of measures was announced, because of a spike in cases in the city of Leicester.
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UK to ease virus quarantine rules for 'low risk' countries
The government said it will publish a list next week of the countries from where people will be allowed to enter Britain without needing to self-isolate for 14 days, as currently required.
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UK, EU seek 'new momentum' in Brexit trade talks
Noting that four rounds of trade talks had taken place 'despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic ... the parties agreed nevertheless that new momentum was required,' a joint UK-EU statement said.
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Zoos and drive-in cinemas will be among English businesses reopening next Monday
15 June has already been flagged as the next stage of that process, and is when non-essential retailers and secondary schools will be allowed to open again, albeit with strict rules about the need for social distancing.
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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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China violating international obligations over HK: UK, US, Canada, Australia
The condemnation was issued after China's parliament rubber-stamped a law initially proposed by the National People's Congress after huge pro-democracy protests rocked the financial hub for seven months last year.
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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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UK to introduce quarantine for international arrivals from 8 June
All international arrivals, including returning Britons, will have to self-isolate for 14 days and provide details of where they will be staying under the plans.
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Australia seeks exemption from UK quarantine as COVID-19 cases slow
The British government is planning a 14-day quarantine for most people arriving in the country in the coming weeks to try to prevent a second peak of the pandemic, with details to be finalised next month.
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Britain signs deals for 10 million antibody tests from Roche and Abbott
The antibody tests - also known as serology tests - show who has been infected, although it is not yet clear whether the presence of antibodies to the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, confers permanent immunity.
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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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UK COVID-19 death toll nears 43,000 as scrutiny over strategy grows
Tuesday’s numbers from the Office for National Statistics painted a grim picture in care homes, more than a third of which have been stricken by the novel coronavirus.
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UK expands virus testing; anyone over five with symptoms now eligible
Hancock also said the government had recruited 21,000 staff to work for its tracing system designed to find those who have had contact with someone who has the coronavirus.
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UK coronavirus death toll rises by 170, lowest increase since March
The increase reported on Sunday was sharply down from the 468 rise in deaths reported 24 hours earlier and the lowest since Britain brought in a lockdown to curb the spread of the virus on March 23.
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UK follows EU, US in approving Roche COVID-19 antibody tests
Mass antibody testing with millions of kits is being considered by many countries as a way to speed the reopening of economies devastated by lockdowns and to introduce more tailored social distancing measures.
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UK coronavirus outbreak kills at least 20,000 in care homes: Reuters calculation
In the eight weeks to 1 May, there were 37,627 people who died in care homes of all causes in England and Wales, according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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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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COVID-19 and what the globe looks like now
Students return to school in Wuhan, the United Kingdom takes over as Europe's coronavirus epicentre and New York subway stations shut down for the first time in over a century. #Covid19 #NewYork #CoronavirusPandemice
