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Uk considering easing mask requirements by June

The British Government could be relaxing rules related to mask-wearing as early as next month, its Health Secretary revealed. Speaking on SKY News, Matt Hancock said ministers "haven't ruled that…

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Top English medic hopeful new variant of concern will not escape vaccines

A new coronavirus variant of concern known as B.1.617.2, first identified in India, appears to be less likely to be vaccine resistant than other variants, English Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on…

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UK to set out plans for COVID passports, if any, later this month

Britain's government will set out what role, if any, certification and social distancing will have in the country's COVID-19 recovery, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. "We'll be saying more later this month…

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English data shows single dose of AZ vaccine gives 80% lower risk of death

Data from the rollout of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shows one dose of the shot results in 80% less risk of death from the disease, Public Health England said on Monday.…

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Johnson reveals which COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on 17 May in England

People in England will be able to enjoy a pint or a meal indoors, hug their loved ones and return to cinemas. The news came as the UK's COVID alert level was lowered…

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G7 should invest $1 trillion per year for sustainable COVID recovery

G7 countries should invest $10 trillion to stoke an investment-driven recovery that puts COVID-19 vaccines in arms and triggers a sweeping energy transformation to slow climate change, according to a…

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UPDATED: UK PM Johnson’s foreign travel investigated by parliament watchdog

LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Parliament's standards watchdog is investigating British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over how he reported his private foreign travel, although Johnson's spokesman said a Caribbean holiday…

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Germany to lift prioritisation for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

Germany is to make Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday, adding that they will be able to receive the shot…

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UK officials admit some markets to be subject to duties under post-Brexit deal terms – FT

Companies in freeports in Britain will not get to enjoy the full benefits of the new tax-efficient zones if they are exporting to certain countries including Canada, Norway, Switzerland and…

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Germany’s SPD officially names Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate

Germany's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) voted on Sunday for the current Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to be their choice for chancellor should they win the September general election. The former mayor…

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Most Swiss still back treaty deal with EU, poll shows

Most Swiss voters are still in favour of striking a bilateral treaty deal with the European Union, a poll for newspaper NZZ am Sonntag showed, despite years of fraught negotiation…

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Ireland lifting some coronavirus restrictions today

Ireland is lifting some coronavirus lockdown restrictions today. A phased reopening of non-essential retail will begin, with click-and-collect services and in-store shopping by appointment allowed, while close contact services, such…

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UPDATED: UK PM Johnson to announce COVID lockdown easing

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference later on Monday about plans to lift parts of the COVID-19 lockdown, junior minister Nadine Dorries said. "It does look…

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Body of newborn baby found in London canal

A newborn baby has been found dead in the Grand Union Canal in northwest London. The body of the infant was discovered in the water near Old Oak Lane between…

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David Attenborough named COP26 People’s Advocate ahead of key climate summit

Britain has tasked naturalist David Attenborough with inspiring action to tackle the issue of climate change as its People’s Advocate ahead of the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP26) in…

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Scottish leader to London: Independence vote a matter of ‘when, not if’

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that another referendum on independence was inevitable after her party won a resounding election victory. Johnson and his Conservative Party,…

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Labour’s Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor

Sadiq Khan was re-elected London Mayor on Saturday as had been widely expected, providing some joy to the opposition Labour Party which has suffered a series of disappointing results in…

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UK Labour’s deputy leader sacked as party chair after super Thursday bloodbath

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been sacked as the party’s chair and national campaign co-ordinator by Keir Starmer in the wake of this week’s disastrous election results. The Independent reports that…

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Ireland removes Italy, Austria from hotel quarantine list

Ireland removed Italy and Austria from its list of countries where arrivals are subject to mandatory hotel quarantine but kept the measures in place for three other European Union member…

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UPDATE – SNP leader Sturgeon vows independence vote after election success

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said she would push ahead with plans for a new independence referendum after results showed her party would win an election to Scotland's parliament,…

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Opinion poll suggests German Green party could head next government

Germany's governing "Grand Coalition" between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD) currently does not have the support from a majority of voters…

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Bank of England does not see COVID bankruptcy wave

The Bank of England does not expect to see a wave of bankruptcies among British firms when the government ends its coronavirus emergency support for the economy, BoE Chief Economist…

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Photo Story: The life of Napoleon Bonaparte with Playmobil

Photos from the exhibition 'The Empire in Playmobil’ by the French artists Laurent Lafont and Bob Borriello at the Wellington Museum in Waterloo, Belgium as part of the bicentenary of…

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Scotland’s crucial election on knife edge as pro-independence party heads for win

The Scottish National Party (SNP), which has vowed to hold an independence referendum that could tear the United Kingdom apart should it be returned to power, will find out on…

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Rail chaos in Britain as dozens of services cancelled over safety fears

Dozens of inter-city trains on two of Britain’s key long-distance lines have been cancelled as safety checks are carried out on rolling stock. LNER, which operates on the East Coast…

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Outgoing British vaccine task force chief says Britain free of coronavirus by August

The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government’s departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the Daily Telegraph. "Sometime in August, we will have…

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Photo Story: Naturalis voted European Museum of the Year

The interior of the Naturalis nature museum, which has been voted European museum of the year 2021, Leiden, the Netherlands. The jury was very pleased with the exhibitions of the…

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PM Johnson boosts parliamentary majority, pro-independence SNP win early seats in Scotland

Voters in an opposition stronghold turned en masse to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, boosting his parliamentary majority despite a high COVID-19 death toll, last year’s record economic slump…

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Britain, Germany in role reversal on AstraZeneca vaccine risks

LONDON/BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters) - Britain restricted the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday while Germany said it would give the shot to anyone who wants it, in a…

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Scotland’s pro-independence SNP wins symbolic key marginal seat of Edinburgh Central

LONDON (Reuters) - The pro-independence Scottish National Party won the marginal seat of Edinburgh Central, one of their key targets in an election for the Scottish parliament which could determine the future…

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Pfizer asks Swiss OK for COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15

ZURICH, May 7 (Reuters) - Pfizer has sought Swiss regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 12 to 15, regulator Swissmedic said on Friday. It is currently authorised…

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Explainer: What does it mean to be on the UK travel Amber list?

Britain will allow international travel to resume from May 17 but is limiting the number of destinations open for quarantine-free holidays to just 12 countries as it cautiously emerges from…

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BMW confirms outlook, but says rest of 2021 to be volatile

BMW reiterated its full-year profit margin outlook on Friday, but said that it expected the rest of the year to remain volatile and that rising raw material costs could hurt…

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UPDATED – Green list of countries for low risk travel for British announced

Britain will allow international travel to resume from May 17 but is limiting the number of destinations open for quarantine-free holidays to just 12 countries as it cautiously emerges from…

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Adidas hikes outlook despite lockdowns, supply chain issues

German sportswear company Adidas raised its 2021 sales outlook on Friday, saying it expects strong demand for new products despite ongoing lockdowns in Europe, supply chain challenges and political tensions.…

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Swiss voters set to back COVID-19 law, crackdown on pesticides

Swiss voters are set to back government measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic and to support a crackdown on pesticide use -- in defiance of Bern's wishes -- in binding…

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Britain says it won’t seek EU access for City of London at ‘any cost’

It would be wrong for Britain to seek access for the City of London to the European Union's markets at "any cost" if it made tailoring rules harder, the Financial…

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Third wave of pandemic “appears to be broken” – German health minister

The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be broken, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, as social distancing measures and an accelerating vaccination campaign help lower…

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German government, aviation sector agree on ‘green’ aviation fuel plan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has agreed with the aviation industry and regional authorities on a roadmap for the development and use of “green” aviation fuel, a government paper seen…

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UPDATED: Public Health England says Indian coronavirus variant of concern

Public Health England said on Friday that coronavirus variant B.1.617.2, which was first identified in India, would be classified as a variant of concern due to evidence it was more…

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UPDATED: UK advises under-40s to take alternative to AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot

Britain's panel of vaccine advisers on Friday said that people under 40 should be offered an alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot where possible, due to a small risk from rare…

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UPDATED: UK PM Johnson’s party sweeps to victory in bellwether election

Britain's governing Conservative Party won a new seat in parliament on Friday, ousting the Labour Party in the northern English town of Hartlepool with a sweeping victory that tightens its…

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Paul McCartney gets own set of Royal Mail stamps

Paul McCartney has numerous hits, awards and even a knighthood to his name. Now the former Beatle can add a personalised set of stamps to his long list of accolades.…

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UK’s Meghan, Harry ask for COVID vaccine donations to mark son Archie’s birthday

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan marked the second birthday of their son Archie on Thursday by calling for donations to help provide COVID-19 vaccines to the world's most…

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UPDATED: Germany says production capacity, not patents, key to upping vaccine output

The main challenge to raising production of COVID-19 vaccines is how to quickly and effectively transfer technology, Germany's health minister said Friday, reiterating Berlin's opposition to a U.S. proposal to…

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Airlines, British holidaymakers brace for limited travel restart

Airlines, holiday companies, tourists and vast swathes of southern Europe are looking forward to hearing the UK’s plan to relaunch travel but only a limited number of countries are set…

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UPDATED: Britain awaits results of Thursday’s vote, Conservatives win Hartlepool by-election

Counting has begun after a day of elections that could have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom and the Labour Party. The Conservatives have won the Hartlepool…

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UK regulator says some evidence AstraZeneca clots occur more in women than men

Britain's medicine regulator on Thursday said there was some evidence that uncommon blood clots linked to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine occurred more in women than in men, adding that the difference…

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Bees in the Netherlands trained to detect COVID-19 infections

Dutch researchers have trained bees, which have an unusually keen sense of smell, to identify samples infected with COVID-19, a finding they said could cut waiting times for test results…

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Germany to allow AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all adults

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Germany will allow AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to adults of all ages and aims to offer 12-18 year olds a vaccine by the…

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UPDATED: UK withdraws patrol boats from Jersey after post-Brexit fishing row

PARIS (Reuters) -Britain withdrew its Royal Navy vessels from the waters off Jersey on Thursday but said it would remain on standby to support the Channel island after a dispute…

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British study shows vaccines protect unvaccinated household members too

Compared to an unvaccinated COVID-19 patient, a vaccinated person who nevertheless becomes infected with the coronavirus has a much lower risk of transmitting the virus to household members, a large…

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Aston Martin posts smaller loss as sales more than double

Carmaker Aston Martin posted a smaller first quarter loss in 2021 of 42.2 million pounds ($59 million) and said it continued to take steps towards profitability, as its sales to…

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UK construction reports biggest rise in workload since 2016

Britain's construction sector is seeing the biggest increase in its workload in five years, led by strong demand for housing and the resumption of other projects as the coronavirus pandemic…

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Irish services growth hits 14-month high

Activity in Ireland's services sector accelerated to hit a 14-month high in April as the country began a gradual loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, a survey showed on Thursday. The government…

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Britain’s Next raises profit outlook for second time in two months

British fashion retailer Next on Thursday raised its profit guidance for the 2021-22 year for the second time in two months as it reported better than expected first quarter trading.…

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EasyJet CEO warns Britain could be left behind on travel

The chief executive of easyJet said Britain was likely to be left behind the rest of Europe if the government does not allow quarantine-free travel to most of the continent…

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