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Coronavirus: World leaders wish Boris Johnson a 'speedy recovery'

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are among many leaders to send the UK prime minister their good wishes after he was admitted to intensive care.

07/04/2020

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Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care unit

The British prime minister, already in hospital for tests, was taken to intensive care after his condition worsenedt.

06/04/2020

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Could sniffer dogs be trained to discover if someone has coronavirus?

Dogs can not only detect weapons and drugs with their strong sense of smell, but they can also sniff out disease - now they're being trained to smell coronavirus

06/04/2020

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Volkswagen cheated emissions tests, UK court rules

Volkswagen used 'defeat devices' to cheat emissions tests, UK court rules

06/04/2020

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Phone masts attacked amid 'nonsense' theories about 5G and COVID-19

A number of UK phone networks have released a joint statement to put to rest "baseless" and "harmful" rumours that recently spread about connections between 5G and coronavirus.

06/04/2020

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Scotland's chief medical officer resigns after breaking lockdown rules

Scotland's chief medical officer was caught visiting her second home over the weekend, which was in breach of essential-travel-only rules in place amid the coronavirus lockdown.

06/04/2020

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UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 5,000 as PM remains in hospital

The UK prime minister tweets from hospital to say he is "in good spirits" while undergoing "routine" tests after 11 days with coronavirus symptoms.

05/04/2020

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Watch: Queen Elizabeth II gives rare address amid coronavirus pandemic

Queen Elizabeth spoke about the "attributes of self-discipline" and thank the NHS in a rare address to the British public on Sunday amid the coronavirus outbreak.

05/04/2020

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Sir Keir Starmer wins leadership race of UK's opposition Labour party

The shadow Brexit secretary will replace Jeremy Corbyn as the party leader with Angela Rayner as his deputy.

04/04/2020

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UK to release 'up to 4,000' prisoners to curb coronavirus spread

The UK's Ministry of Justice cited similar action carried out recently in France, where around 5,000 prisoners were granted early release amid the the pandemic.

04/04/2020

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UK 'paying the price' for not doing more COVID-19 tests, says expert

"I cannot find any other explanation apart from there was an incorrect decision made," an infectious diseases expert told Euronews.

03/04/2020

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Euroviews. “Generation Corona” will miss out on life’s opportunities. New creative spaces can help ǀ View

There is expected to be a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases in hospitals at the moment. In the short-term, the country must prioritise saving those lives. In the long-term, however, the futures of “Generation Corona” must be protected.

03/04/2020

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Some suspected COVID-19 survivors worry their cases aren't counted

Adeel Belorf was shivering, exhausted and had headaches. A doctor told him over the phone he probably had COVID-19. But his case isn't counted in official UK figures.

03/04/2020

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NHS Nightingale: Inside the UK’s COVID-19 hospital

The beds have been set up, but some worry there won't be enough staff or protective equipment to man the new London hospital.

03/04/2020

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Watch again: UK vows to ramp up coronavirus testing after criticism

Britain's health minister Matt Hancock returned from quarantine after contracting COVID-19 to deliver a five-point plan to increase testing.

02/04/2020

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Euroviews. Government responses to COVID-19 are making the fight against money laundering harder ǀ View

Money laundering will not be at the top of many people’s lists of things to worry about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For those of us whose job it is to worry about money laundering generally, however, that job has just got harder.

02/04/2020

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The controversial British artist with celebrity culture in her sights

Alison Jackson burst onto the British art scene in a flurry of controversy when she published a photo depicting the late Princess Diana - and she still has celebrity culture in her sights

02/04/2020

Green News

‘Don't be a fossil fool’ says ethical bank in green investment push

UK customers could be unknowingly investing around £16 billion in fossil fuels through their savings accounts.

01/04/2020

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With humans confined to their homes, animals are taking advantage

While humans are confined to their homes, goats roam the streets in Wales and a penguin visits whales at a closed aquarium in Chicago.

01/04/2020

Green News

Zoo livestreams endangered red pandas having breakfast to cheer you up

Chester Zoo conservationists did a 'virtual zoo day' on Instagram with a family of red pandas.

01/04/2020

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Coronavirus: UK to organise rescue flights for Britons stranded abroad

The UK government has pledged £75m (€84m) to help airlines with special charter flights to repatriate tens of thousands of UK nationals.

31/03/2020

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UK government fighting on multiple fronts to prepare for COVID-19 peak

The UK government is preparing the medical system as cases of COVID-19 in the country increase.

30/03/2020

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UK announces ‘ambitious’ plan to become hub for green transport

Could we be climbing aboard solar-powered trains in the near future?

30/03/2020

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EasyJet grounds entire fleet due to coronavirus pandemic

The budget airline blames 'unprecedented restrictions' imposed by authorities

30/03/2020

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Five James Bond guns worth over €110,000 stolen in London

British police described 007's deactivated guns as "irreplaceable".

27/03/2020

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UK PM Boris Johnson and health minister test positive for coronavirus

Two of the leading figures behind the UK's fight against coronavirus have been infected with it.

27/03/2020