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UK vaccine roll-out speeds up but doctors want quicker second dose

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 vaccination push gathered pace on Saturday, with 5.9 million people now having had a first dose, but doctors challenged the government over its…

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UK extends councils’ lockdown powers until July 17, Telegraph says

(Reuters) - The British government has quietly extended coronavirus lockdown laws to give local councils in England the power to close pubs, restaurants, shops and public spaces until July 17,…

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Poland appeals to Britain to repatriate man in vegetative state

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has asked British authorities to let a man in a vegetative state in a Plymouth hospital be transported back to the country despite a British court…

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Biden speaks to Johnson in first presidential call to European leader

Washington (dpa) - Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the US president's first call to a European leader since his inauguration. The two leaders spoke about the pandemic, climate change,…

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Aston Villa go eighth by pushing Newcastle towards relegation

London (dpa) - Aston Villa got back to their winning ways on Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over struggling Newcastle United. First-half goals from Ollie Watkins and Bertrand Traore were enough for…

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Manchester City overcome Cheltenham scare; FA Cup holders Arsenal out

London (dpa) - Manchester City survived a scare against fourth-tier side Cheltenham Town while FA Cup holders Arsenal exited the competition in Saturday's fourth-round ties. Pep Guardiola's City battled back from a goal…

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U.K. consumer confidence falls back in January on economy worries – GfK

A gauge of confidence among British consumers slipped back in January because of worries about the economy which has been largely locked down again, a survey showed. The consumer confidence…

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UK body sets billion-pound budget for COVID financial firm collapses

Britain's scheme for compensating consumers hit by financial company failures has set itself a billion-pound ($1.37 billion) budget for the coming year to cope with a likely surge in collapses…

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UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

A group of British doctors have written to England's chief medical officer to tell him to cut the gap between doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine to six weeks…

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Hotel quarantine for UK arrivals to be discussed

British ministers are to discuss on Monday further tightening travel restrictions, the BBC reported on Saturday, adding that people arriving in the country could be required to quarantine in hotels.…

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South African Covid variant may make vaccines 50 % less effective

The South African Covid variant could make current vaccines 50 per cent less effective, British Health Minister Matt Hancock has claimed. In video footage of a webinar with travel agents,…

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UK-registered firm possibly linked to Beirut blast

Two senior British parliamentarians called on Friday for an investigation into a British-registered company possibly linked to last year’s devastating explosion in Beirut, after Reuters found that the firm had…

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EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK – FT

The Financial Times reports that the EU is set to ask Britain for more time to ratify the new trade deal despite the UK urging the EU to press ahead…

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UK retail sales recover weakly in Dec, borrowing jumps

British retail sales bounced back weakly in December as shops in England emerged from November's four-week lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, while public borrowing this financial year has…

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UK keeping its borders open for now -environment minister

Britain is keeping its borders open for now environment minister George Eustice said, after speculation that the country could be completely shut to arrivals, after it recently tightened requirements for…

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Anyone who tests positive may get £500 under UK government plans

The British government has taken no decision on whether to pay 500 pounds ($683) to everyone in England who tests positive for COVID-19, environment minister George Eustice said on Friday.…

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UK minister hopes teachers will be prioritised for vaccines

Britain's education minister Gavin Williamson said on Thursday he hoped that teachers would be "up the list" for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine when the first wave of vaccinations is completed.…

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UPDATED: Floods in England and Wales, AstraZeneca vaccine facilities not disrupted by flooding

Hundreds of people are being evacuated from their homes overnight amid widespread flooding across England and Wales caused by Storm Christoph. About 2,000 homes in the Didsbury and Northenden areas…

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UPDATED: British to face ban on entering EU under German plan to shut borders

European governments would be allowed to ban all UK residents from entering their countries and cut all passenger transport links with Britain under a German proposal to the European Union,…

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UK inflation starts climb as effects of COVID and Brexit combine

British inflation gathered speed in December, starting what is expected to be a climb this year as pandemic-fighting measures, Brexit and a recovery in the economy combine to push up…

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British Minister says UK death toll is ‘horrendous’

As the United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday that the numbers were horrendous but that it was not the time to look…

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HSBC to close 82 branches in UK

HSBC plans to axe 82 branches in Britain this year after a drop in footfall across its retail network and a surge in digital banking, the bank said on Tuesday. The lender said it would…

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COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Over 4 million first doses given so far in the UK

Britain has given more than 4 million people a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far, government statistics showed on Monday. Britain is aiming to have made first doses…

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Hauliers will need negative COVID test before travel from UK to Denmark, Netherlands

Hauliers require a negative COVID-19 test before travelling from Britain to Denmark and the Netherlands, the British government said on Monday. Last week the French government said people travelling from…

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‘Brexit carnage’: shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - More than 20 shellfish trucks parked on roads near the British parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence on Monday to protest against…

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Britain reports 38,598 COVID-19 cases, lowest since Dec 27 – Over 3.9 million receive first dose of vaccine

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Britain recorded on Sunday its lowest number of COVID-19 cases since Dec. 27 at 38,598 and said 671 people had died within 28 days of…

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UK – A patient is hospitalised due to Covid19 every 30 seconds – NHS CEO

NHS England Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens says a patient with coronavirus is taken to hopsital every 30 seconds. He told the Andrew Marr Show: "The facts are very clear and…

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Britain should not have free-trade negotiations with countries abusing human rights well below the level of genocide – Raab

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Britain should not engage in free trade with countries that abuse human rights, but proposals that the country's courts should decide whether genocide has been…

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Late Maltese shopkeeper Gauci testimony central as Scottish court upholds Libyan Lockerbie bomber’s conviction

A Scottish court rejected on Friday an appeal to overturn the conviction of a now-deceased Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing which killed 270 people. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi,…

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UK to give airports aid after COVID rules tightened

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's government said on Saturday it would give financial aid to airports before the end of March, after the industry called for urgent support as tighter…

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UK sees third-highest daily death toll with new cases at three-week low

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain reported its lowest number of daily new coronavirus infections since the start of the year on Saturday, adding to signs that a national lockdown…

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UK airports call for ‘urgent’ government support after travel rules tightened

British airports called for urgent government support and an airline industry representative said the sector was heading for a "very difficult" place after Britain tightened its COVID-19 rules for international…

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Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit

The British government said it had no plans to lower standards on workers' rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part of a…

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Britain to close all travel corridors from Monday

The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday morning to "protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains" of Covid, the PM has said. Prime Minister…

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UK bans arrivals from South America over Brazil virus variant

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Britain will ban arrivals from Brazil, other South American states and Portugal due to concerns over a new coronavirus variant, transport minister Grant Shapps said…

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UK – Lidl report 17.9% increase in December sales

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl said sales had increased by 17.9% in the four weeks to Dec. 27, driven by customers buying…

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UK Hospital patients to be sent to hotels to free up beds for critical Covid cases – The Guardian

The Guardian - Thousands of hospital patients are to be discharged early to hotels or their own homes to free up beds for Covid-19 sufferers needing life-or-death care, the Guardian…

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Temporary morgues set up as UK hospitals run out of space

LEATHERHEAD, England (Reuters) - British authorities have had to set up a temporary morgues in some areas after local hospital mortuaries ran out of space due to a surge in…

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UK supermarket heads warn Northern Ireland food shortages set to worsen due to post-Brexit arrangements – FT

Financial Times - "The UK’s largest supermarkets have warned the government of “significant disruption to food supplies” to Northern Ireland because of “unworkable” post-Brexit border arrangements. Many supermarkets in the…

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UK says Twitter entitled to ban Trump, but social media firms must be accountable

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Social media firms are entitled to make their own decisions about content moderation but must be accountable, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on…

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AstraZeneca and Oxford submit vaccine for EMA’s approval

(Reuters) - Europe’s drugs regulator will review the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University this month under an accelerated timeline, the watchdog said on Tuesday. The 27-member European…

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Government feels ‘gung ho’ about UK’s future role in the globe – Britain’s new UN ambassador

The Independent - Britain’s new U.N. ambassador says the government is feeling “gung ho” about continuing its role as an important player on the world stage despite its exit from the European Union…

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