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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

'One-way road to freedom': Johnson sets out cautious lockdown exit plan

Starting in two weeks with the reopening of schools, the phased plan will go through four stages with at least five weeks in between each stage

A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain to offer all adults a Covid-19 vaccine by end of July

More 'Brexit' companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists
Global Economy

More 'Brexit' companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists

Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

UK calls for conflict zone ceasefires to roll out vaccines

A view of the Port of Felixstowe, Britain, January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Global Economy

Nearly half of UK goods exporters see Brexit trade trouble, BCC says

A vial, sryinge and small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed UK flag in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain tightens travel restrictions with hotel quarantine and prison threat

FILE PHOTO: Vials with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at the vaccination centre in the Newcastle Eagles Community Arena, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Britain, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith
Coronavirus chronicle

UK considers booster jab to combat South African Covid variant

The Union Flag flies from the top of Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Houses of Parliament, in London on Jan. 18. TOLGA AKMEN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Analysis

Brexit is probably the United Kingdom’s death knell

A public health information message is seen at a bus stop in West Ealing as the South African variant of the novel coronavirus is reported in parts of the United Kingdom amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Coronavirus chronicle

UK detects South African coronavirus variant in people with no travel links

In this July 7, 2019, file photo, thousands of protesters carrying the British flag march near the harbor of Hong Kong. Thousands of people from Hong Kong are fleeing their hometown since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory in the summer 2020. Many say China’s encroachment on their way of life and civil liberties has become unbearable, and they want to seek a better future for their children abroad. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
World+Biz

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown

Johnson emphasised that progress must be made in the coming days to bridge the significant gaps Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Britain must decide political relationship with EU: Macron

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts after signing the Brexit trade deal with the EU at number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain December 30, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Global Economy

UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership

Flags of the Union Jack and European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

UK says it expects no vaccine interruption from EU; Brussels admits Irish 'blunder'