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Britain's Prime Minister pledges vaccine campaign will run 24/7

The push to inoculate millions quickly comes as a more contagious variant of COVID-19 is sweeping across Britain and driving hospitals to their breaking points.

13/01/2021

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Scotland's six new rules for a tighter lockdown

Scotland announces a tightening of lockdown rules as th UK continues to struggle in the face of a new variant of COVID-19 that is more transmissible than others.

13/01/2021

World

From factory to arm, the logistics of rolling out the AstraZeneca jab

The pace of the UK's vaccine rollout was ramped up this week with the opening of seven new mass vaccination centres

13/01/2021

United Kingdom

COVID-19: London mayor calls for face masks to be made compulsory

Khan has also called for places of worship to be immediately closed to stop the spread of the virus.

13/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels

A supplier of free school meals in the UK has admitted that the "quantity has fallen short" in some parcels sent to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

Scottish fish exporter: 'We'll overcome this — but it'll take time!'

GT Seafoods of Peterhead, which exports fresh fish to France, tells Euronews that post-Brexit bureaucracy means extra costs but argues that problems can be overcome.

12/01/2021

Experiences

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star walk: Four spots for star walks in the UK

If you are struggling to get outside during daylight hours, perhaps a star-gazing walk is the activity for you.

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK records 1,243 daily COVID deaths as hospitalisations surge

BREAKING: UK records 1,243 daily COVID deaths as coronavirus hospitalisations jump 22% in a week

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

Reading stabbings: Libyan sentenced to life for deadly UK park attack

Khairi Saadallah was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole for stabbing three male friends to death in an English park in June.

11/01/2021

My Europe Series

Scottish seafood trade 'grim' as Brexit red tape hits UK exports to EU

Several trade bodies are warning that UK exports to the EU risk grinding to a halt, as new post-Brexit trade rules begin to bite.

11/01/2021

United Kingdom

'Perilous moment': PM warns of complacency amid COVID vaccine push

Boris Johnson wants the UK to inoculate 15 million vulnerable people by mid-February.

11/01/2021

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Seven COVID-19 vaccination centres open their doors in England

The UK, battling with a new strain of the virus, is racing to get around 14 million vulnerable people vaccinated by mid-February.

11/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK warns of hospital overload as coronavirus cases continue to surge

The country's health secretary says two million of the most vulnerable people have been vaccinated, but people still needed to remain indoors.

10/01/2021

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Death toll in UK surpasses 80,000 as cases top 3 million

The UK continues to be the worst-hit country in Europe after 1,035 deaths in the last 24 hours pushed the official death toll over 80,000.

09/01/2021

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip get COVID-19 vaccine

The announcement comes after Denmark's Queen Margrethe was also inoculated against the virus last week.

09/01/2021

United Kingdom

This photo sparked a big police response amid fears it was a human toe

Can you guess what it is?

08/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK registers a record 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

BREAKING: UK registers a record 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

08/01/2021

United Kingdom

London's COVID situation is 'critical and threatens to overwhelm NHS'

BREAKING: London's mayor declares a "major incident", saying COVID-19 situation is critical and threatens to overwhelm hospitals

08/01/2021

United Kingdom

London police hunting fake COVID-19 vaccine fraudster

London police hunting man who defrauded elderly woman with fake COVID-19 vaccine

08/01/2021

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK approves two new drugs reducing risk of deaths by 25%

The two anti-inflammatory drugs, called tocilizumab and sarilumab, are typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis but were found to reduce the risk of death and accelerate recovery time for COVID-19 patients in ICU.

08/01/2021

United Kingdom

Arrivals in England and Scotland will need negative COVID-19 test

Passengers arriving in England from countries that have been identified as high-risk by authorities must still self-isolate for 10 days regardless of their pre-departure test result.

08/01/2021

Travel News

What does Brexit mean for those travelling to and from the UK?

The UK has officially left the EU. What does that mean for travel into and out of the island?

07/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK live music industry calls for help to save summer festival season

Because of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, UK festival organisers say they need government insurance support to save summer events such as Glastonbury.

06/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK registers more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in latest 24-hour period

BREAKING: UK registers more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in latest 24-hour period

06/01/2021

United Kingdom

Nicola Sturgeon tells Donald Trump he can't come to Scotland for golf

Scotland's first minister repeated the current coronavirus lockdown rules as she addressed reports that the US president plans to swerve Joe Biden's inauguration by going on a transatlantic golfing trip.

06/01/2021

United Kingdom

Julian Assange denied bail due to concerns he could abscond

Julian Assange's lawyers had hoped an earlier decision to block an extradition request to the US would work in his favour for bail.

06/01/2021