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UK researchers aim to infect volunteers to study COVID-19 exposure
The Human Challenge Programme - a partnership that includes Imperial College London - hopes the work will ultimately help to 'reduce the spread of the...
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UK govt urged to lockdown after 'losing control' of virus outbreak
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a three-tiered system categorising areas of England by rates of infection, to try to simplify a complex web of local restrictions.
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Coronavirus: latest global developments
India has reported more than 7 million coronavirus cases, bringing it closer to the United States, the worst-hit country with more than 7.7 million cases, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources.
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UK becomes latest nation to withdraw envoy from Belarus
In a tweet late Friday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the UK "condemns Belarus' decision to expel Polish & Lithuanian diplomats".
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EU launches legal action over UK Brexit bill
On Tuesday, British MPs backed a bill to regulate the UK's internal market from January 1, when Britain completes its post-Brexit transition period and leaves the EU single market and customs union.
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AstraZeneca resumes COVID-19 vaccine trial after UK green light
AstraZeneca announced on Wednesday it had "voluntarily paused" its trial of the vaccine developed alongside Oxford University after the volunteer developed an unexplained illness.
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OPINION: Brexit brinkmanship revives risk of worst outcome
Less than 11 months after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the European Union, his government may be preparing to undermine aspects of the deal.
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UK says Russian state link likely in Navalny poisoning
Germany, where Navalny is being treated after falling ill last month, has said there was "unequivocal evidence" of the use of the agent but Moscow has said there was no proof of poisoning.
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UK police launch murder probe after mass stabbing
Detectives said they were hunting one suspect after being called to reports of stabbings at four separate locations in the city centre between 12:30 am (2330 GMT Saturday) and 2:30 am.
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UK to ramp up return-to-workplace campaign after COVID slump
Data has shown only 17% of workers in British cities had returned to their workplaces by early August, and one business leader said last week that big urban centers looked like ghost towns.
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UK eases COVID-19 lockdown in parts of Northern England
A tight lockdown would remain in place in Leicester for a further two weeks as cases remain high, the ministry said in a statement.
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UK records 1,288 new COVID-19 cases - government data
Eighteen people died after testing positive for the coronavirus within 28 days, up from two a day earlier.
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UK government debt exceeds £2 trillion for first time
At the end of July, total accumulated debt hit £2.004 trillion ($2.61 trillion, 2.2 trillion euros), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.
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UK life insurers pay 90 million pounds in COVID-19 claims - trade body
Insurers received 7,000 life insurance claims from families of people who died from COVID-19 and 83% have been paid so far, the ABI said in a statement. Every life insurance claim has been accepted, it said.
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UK economic output collapses by record 20% in second quarter
There were signs of a recovery in the month of June alone when gross domestic product grew by 8.7% from May, the Office for National Statistics said.
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UK royal Meghan wins battle to keep friends anonymous in lawsuit against paper
As part of its defence, the paper argues that it had published the letter in response to an article in the US magazine 'People' which was based on anonymous interviews with five of Meghan’s friends.
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UK considering a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak asked the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) in a letter to pursue recognition of individuals from those communities, the UK Treasury said in an emailed statement late on Saturday.
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UK, US and Canada accuse Russia of vaccine research hacking
The three governments pointed the finger at the Kremlin, saying that a hacking group called APT29 was "almost certainly" linked to Russian intelligence.
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Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, US and Canada
A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks to group APT29, also known as ‘Cozy Bear’, which they said was almost certainly operating as part of Russian intelligence services.
