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LONDON (Reuters) – Campaigners for the welfare of elderly people and their relatives are calling on the UK government to be more transparent after authorities declined to disclose the number of COVID-19 deaths in individual care homes. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a parliament session, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps speaks during a daily digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 24, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – There is no perfect way to begin gradually easing the lockdown on the

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain extended its job retention scheme — the centrepiece of its attempts to cushion the coronavirus hit to the economy — by four months on Tuesday but told employers they would have to help meet its huge cost from August. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said 7.5 million temporarily laid off employees —

LONDON (Reuters) – Interpol has issued a wanted notice for Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, who is wanted in Britain over a fatal car crash in a case that has caused friction between London and Washington, ITV reported on Monday. “An Interpol Red Notice has been issued for 42-year-old Anne Sacoolas, the

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes for a walk in Central London following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson published his plan for exiting the coronavirus lockdown on Monday, allowing some people back to work but cautioning that all should

LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, urging people to “stay alert” to the risks as he outlined plans to begin slowly easing measures that have closed much of the economy for seven weeks. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during filming of his

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England on Sunday when he outlines the government’s plans to begin slowly easing lockdown measures, British media reported. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers

People walk and cycle along Broadway Market, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 9, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – More Britons should cycle or walk to work when the country’s coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off limited public transport capacity under social distancing requirements, Transport Minister

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: A man walks into a deserted Gatwick airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Gatwick, Britain, May

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth led tributes to veterans of World War Two recalling the “never give up, never despair” message of Victory in Europe Day 75 years ago as the coronavirus damped commemorations for the end of the war on the continent. In a rare televised address that brought together the themes of wartime

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will give a televised message to her nation on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, as the coronavirus outbreak overshadows nationwide celebrations to commemorate the end of World War Two in Europe. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II leaves after the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster

(Reuters) – British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), a New York-based advocacy group, said on Thursday. Moore-Gilbert, a specialist in Middle East politics at the University of Melbourne, has been detained in Iran since September, 2018, the statement said. British and

FILE PHOTO: A Barclays bank office is seen at Canary Wharf in London, Britain May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group sprayed “fake oil” onto the Barclays headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf on Thursday, calling on the bank to divest from fossil fuels. Extinction Rebellion said

LONDON (Reuters) – While most drama productions around world have stopped shooting during the coronavirus pandemic, a team in Britain headed by Oscar nominee Jeff Pope filmed a series of four short stories for television that are already being aired. “Isolation Stories” are currently running on free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV and deal with different aspects

LONDON (Reuters) – A British scientist advising the government on its coronavirus response resigned from his role on Tuesday, after the Daily Telegraph reported he had broken lockdown rules by meeting a female friend. Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College in London, said he was standing down from the Scientific Advisory Group for

LONDON (Reuters) – Around a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed and companies have claimed 8 billion pounds from the government to sustain their wage bills during the coronavirus lockdown, tax authorities said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: People walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File