Edinburgh, Scotland Britain It’s been a few weeks since people in Britain have been making relatively normal Christmas plans with their families thanks to mild epidemic rules. Now, mutant coronavirus variants in new daily cases are provoking near vertical spikes, with large parts of the country returning to the rigors …
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Brian Pinker, 6, received the Oxford University / AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on January 4, 2021 from nurse Sam Foster at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, south-west England. Person Steve | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – The UK has begun rolling out a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, …
Read More »Johnson of the UK has warned of further lockdown measures as the virus grows
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris John warned on Sunday that more severe lockdown sanctions are likely in England in the coming weeks as new coronavirus variants are scattered across the country, pushing infection rates to their highest levels. Johnson insisted he had “no doubt” that the schools were …
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The New Year brings the final UK-EU Brexit split
LONDON (AP) – Still living together as a divorced couple, Britain and the European Union are battling 2020 and wondering if they can stay friends. On Thursday, the UK is finally coming out. At 11pm – Midnight at the EU headquarters in Brussels – Britain 11 months after its political …
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