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A member of the public receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the Turbine Hall at a temporary Covid-19 vaccine centre at the Tate Modern in central London. Photo: AFP
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04 September 2021
UK panel against giving Covid jabs to healthy young teens
A deserted Oxford street in London, Britain, 21 December 2020. Photo: EPA
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25 December 2020
China suspends UK flights over new virus strain
China on Thursday suspended flights to and from Britain after it reported a new, more...
People enjoy a drink at a pub in London, Britain. Photo: EPA
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21 November 2020
Majority of UK pubs, restaurants expect to go...
Almost three quarters of UK pubs and restaurants expect to shut permanently next year...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses on the steps of number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 23 October 2020. Photo: EPA
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01 November 2020
Johnson convenes cabinet after reports England...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson convened his cabinet on Saturday to decide whether...
A view on an empty Mathew Street during a local lockdown amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease in Liverpool, Britain, 14 October 2020. Photo: EPA
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31 October 2020
Millions more face virus restrictions in northern...
Millions more people in northern England face stricter coronavirus rules next week, the...
The British government on Saturday said anyone returning from Spain will have to self-isolate for 14 days (AFP Photo/JAIME REINA)
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01 August 2020
New UK quarantine rules shake up summer travel...
The Lunt family from Bath, in western England, had planned to visit Spain this summer,...
People enjoy a day in a restaurant in Soho London, Britain, 04 July 2020. Photo: EPA
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05 July 2020
'Eat out to help out', finance chief...
Britain's finance minister urged people Saturday to "eat out to help out" the economy...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in the 'Clap For Our Carers' initiative in support of the National Health Service (NHS) in Downing Street in London, Britain, 21 May 2020. Photo: EPA
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23 May 2020
UK to introduce 14-day quarantine for...
Travellers arriving in Britain from abroad will face 14 days in quarantine, a senior...
Tourists wear masks as they visit the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
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16 March 2020
Myanmar begins restricting travellers
As of 15 March, the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has advised...