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United Kingdom

UK PM advisor made second lockdown trip, say new reports

Downing Street said Johnson aide Dominic Cummings "believes he behaved reasonably and legally" when he travelled 400 kilometres during lockdown to visit family.

23/05/2020

United Kingdom

Thousands of people to take part in Oxford vaccine's new trial phase

The University of Oxford has said it is ready to begin its second and third phase of clinical testing a possible vaccine for coronavirus.

22/05/2020

United Kingdom

Meet the workers missing out on the UK's job retention scheme

UK finance minister Rishi Sunak announced the support on March 20, vowing to reimburse 80% of workers’ wage costs to a cap of £2,500 per month, backdated to March 1, 2020. The scheme sees employees put on temporary leave, called being furloughed.

22/05/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Don't open schools on June 1, experts tell UK government

A governmental advisory body said a two-week postponement would "halve" the risk to primary and secondary school children, the ones expected to return to school first.

22/05/2020

United Kingdom

UK to scrap healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers

The UK government has pledged to scrap a healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers - although other migrants will still see an increase to their fees.

21/05/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK backtracks on pledge to avoid N. Ireland customs checks

Before he became prime minister, Boris Johnson had promised businesses in Northern Ireland they would face "no forms, no checks, no barriers."

21/05/2020

United Kingdom

Release the hounds: UK deploys dogs to sniff out coronavirus

Medical detection dogs already have a successful history catching the presence of malaria and certain types of cancers in humans.

21/05/2020

United Kingdom

UK introduces bolstered terrorism Bill - here's what it means

Controversial new legislation introduced to the British parliament seeks to increase sentencing and monitoring for terrorism offences.

20/05/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Online youth art projects are promoting creativity and community during COVID-19 ǀ View

On Thursday 21 May, the Art World Records project that Seb Blanc, Rob and I have launched is aiming to break the world record for largest online art lesson.

20/05/2020

Green News

Thousands of kids' shoes appear in London square as a form of protest

Why is London's Trafalgar Square covered in children's shoes this week?

19/05/2020

United Kingdom

UK mother who got stuck in Ukraine with surrogate baby shares ordeal

Nadene had her baby through surrogacy in Ukraine and got stuck there after the borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. She tells Euronews about her new family’s epic first weeks.

19/05/2020

World

Meet the British family enrolled as COVID-19 vaccine guinea pigs

Euronews hears from a mother, father and daughter all taking part in an Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial.

19/05/2020

United Kingdom

Project Restart: How the Premier League aims to resume football season

On Monday, club shareholders voted unanimously to return to small group training on Tuesday, in a first step towards resuming competition.

18/05/2020

United Kingdom

How one Brit sneaked into France for a lockdown haircut

A far shave? Our British reporter tests the limits of coronavirus travel checks – and explores the fringe benefits of France's open salons.

18/05/2020

United Kingdom

Life after lockdown: How COVID-19 has changed the way Britain builds

How hard is it to socially-distance on a construction site? Easier than you'd think.

17/05/2020

United Kingdom

Meet the only place in Europe that marks VE Day on May 16

Alderney's entire population was evacuated in 1940 as Adolf Hitler's forces closed in. What happened next is still largely a mystery.

16/05/2020

United Kingdom

Dozens wrongly charged in UK under coronavirus law

In April, all court cases brought under the Coronavirus Act in the UK were withdrawn.

15/05/2020

United Kingdom

Explained: The 'embarrassment' and 'chaos' of Scottish football

A controversial vote to abandon the 2019-20 season had angered several clubs, leading to calls for an independent investigation.

15/05/2020

United Kingdom

Transport for London receives £1.6bn bailout as revenue drops 90%

London's public transport received a government bailout that Mayor Sadiq Khan said wasn't the deal he wanted. Who is really going to pay for this bailout?

15/05/2020

United Kingdom

UK government 'optimistic' on deal to rescue London Undergound

London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned on Thursday morning that services would have to be cut if the government didn't provide emergency funding for the capital's public transport system, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

14/05/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. In the blink of AI: How facial recognition technology is capitalising on the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View

What will happen when we emerge into the post-coronavirus world? Will these often invasive technological powers be de-escalated when the threat has passed? Or will they be held in place under the pretence of public protection?

14/05/2020

World

New gene research aims to identify those most at risk from COVID-19

A new genetic research project aims to identify and ultimately protect those most at risk from the current and potential future waves of COVID-19

14/05/2020

United Kingdom

UK's iconic Old Vic theatre facing financial collapse due to pandemic

The institution's funding primarily derives from ticket sales. British theatres and cinemas do not yet know when they'll be able to reopen.

13/05/2020

United Kingdom

Hard-hit UK should have quarantined airport arrivals 'much earlier'

"The whole response has been disjointed and this quarantine proposal is no different in that at all stages the government has followed on behind and played catch up,” Professor Gabriel Scally tells Euronews.

13/05/2020

World

Confusion persists as England goes own way in relaxing lockdown rules

Lockdown loosening measures for England are in place from today despite criticIsms that the rules remain confusing and may endanger the lower-paid. It comes as the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer extends the furlough scheme until October.

13/05/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Failing to collaborate over fisheries will sink any hope of a deal at the EU-UK negotiations ǀ View

Fisheries remain one of the main bones of contention during the EU-UK negotiations, putting the entire post-Brexit compromise at risk. Game theory suggests two styles of negotiation: collaboration or blame-game, but which approach will prevail?

13/05/2020