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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it is “excellent news” that a third coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. It is made by US company Moderna and works in a similar way...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a six-week lockdown for England’s 56 million people, including the closure of schools, after a surge in coronavirus cases brought warnings that hospitals could soon face collapse. Johnson...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as COVID-19 cases keep rising, but that schools were safe places and children should continue to attend where permitted....

Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal continue overnight Saturday ahead of a deadline for a decision on whether to press on, but a UK government warned Brussels’ offer still falls short. “Talks are continuing overnight, but...

Singapore and the UK signed a free trade deal in the Southeast Asian city-state on Thursday. The deal will cover a trade relationship worth more than $22bn (£17bn). The agreement largely mirrors an existing deal between...

Britain on Tuesday became the first Western country to start mass coronavirus vaccinations, as newly elected US president Joe Biden pledged his administration would inoculate 100 million people in the United States over the first 100...

A 90-year-old British grandmother became the first person in a Western country to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine, as Britain rolled out Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug in the biggest inoculation drive in its history. Margaret Keenan, who turns...

London police announced Saturday that they arrested more than 60 people as scuffles broke out when they moved to disperse thousands of people demonstrating against Britain’s coronavirus restrictions. “These were for a number of different offenses,...

New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. But some hybrids would still be allowed, he confirmed. It is...

The British government will impose stricter COVID-19 social restrictions on London, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced in parliament on Thursday. The capital will be moved into the “tier 2” or “high risk” level in the government’s...