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The United Kingdom recorded nearly 4,000 new daily cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Wednesday, with the total number of daily cases at its highest level since May 8. Official stats showed there were 3,991 new positive cases of…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government sees a ‘way through’ the parliamentary maze for his bill that would break the Brexit divorce treaty as it talks with rebels in the Conservative Party, a minister said on Wednesday. “I…

The United Kingdom reported 3,539 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Friday, compared with 2,919 a day earlier. The Health authorities also registered 6 more deaths of the virus in the last 24…

Ireland’s prime minister, Micheal Martin, has called on Britain to drop its plan to breach some parts of its European Union exit treaty, telling the Financial Times it was not clear now if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted a new…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had enjoyed a “very good exchange” with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on various topics including Brexit. “Very good exchange with @BorisJohnson,” tweeted Macron. “We are…

The rise in COVID-19 infections in Britain is “concerning”, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, but he added that the government was still in control of the pandemic. “The rise in the number of cases we’ve seen in the last few…

The United Kingdom recorded 1,813 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, versus 1,940 on Friday, health officials said on Saturday. Daily case numbers were about 1,000 a day for most of August, but have started to increase in recent…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday a furlough scheme created to retain jobs during the coronavirus pandemic was now keeping people in “suspended animation”, and that the government instead wanted to get Britain back to work.…