Tag: #BorisJohnson
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Johnson to confirm end date for England virus lockdown
London, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will confirm that coronavirus lockdown restrictions across England are to end on December 2, his office said Saturday. The lockdown will be followed by a return to a three-tiered set of regional restrictions as part of the government’s “COVID Winter Plan”, it added in a statement. The…
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UK to unveil ‘largest military investment’ in three decades
London, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday unveil what is being billed as Britain’s biggest programme of investment in the armed forces since the end of the Cold War. In a speech to lawmakers in parliament, Johnson will announce an extra £16.5 billion ($22 billion, 18.5 billion euros) in funding over the…
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COVID-19: PM warns of more deaths this winter
London, 2nd November: Covid-19 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic, PM Boris Johnson warns. According to the reports from BBC News, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that it is expected that the death rate in the second wave of the pandemic could…
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Johnson convenes cabinet after reports England set for new virus lockdown
London, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson convened his cabinet on Saturday to decide whether to impose a new lockdown across England within days, following warnings his localised restrictions strategy has failed to curb soaring coronavirus cases. Johnson held a lunchtime meeting of his ministerial team to finalise stringent new nationwide rules, which will…
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Biden no lover of UK’s ‘Trump clone’ Johnson
London, Oct 26 (AFP/APP):The political bromance between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump leaves Britain and its transatlantic “special relationship” exposed if Joe Biden wins next week, just as the country needs all the friends it can get. The UK is divorcing the European Union and looking to revitalize partnerships elsewhere, but has managed to antagonize…
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UK ministers under fire for ignoring scientists’ virus advice
London, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):The British government faced renewed pressure on Tuesday after indications it had ignored scientific advice three weeks ago for tougher restrictions to cut rising coronavirus infections. The main opposition Labour party said the government’s failure to act was alarming and raised questions about the credibility of its latest plan to curb the…
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UK mobilizes field hospitals as virus cases surge
London, Oct 12 (AFP/APP):Staff at three field hospitals in northern England are being mobilized to prepare for a surge in coronavirus admissions, health authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepared to unveil a new three-tiered system of localized restrictions. A string of temporary “Nightingale” hospitals were built across the UK in conference centres…
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UK’s Johnson bids to woo restive party members
London, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party opens its annual conference Saturday in an edgy mood, as stricter coronavirus curbs on British life prompt mounting questions about his leadership. The health crisis has forced the conference to switch to virtual format, and it will open with a keynote speech by Foreign Secretary Dominic…
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Boost in vaccine doses planned for poor as virus rages on
Geneva, Sept 30 (AFP/APP): Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual Covid-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, health groups announced Tuesday, as the virus showed no sign of receding after claiming more than one million lives around the world. The announcement doubles the number of doses already…
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Policeman shot dead inside the police station
London, 25th September: Firing reported at a police station in the United Kingdom. Baaghi TV: A police officer has been killed in a shooting at a police station in Britain, a suspect has been taken into custody. The shooting happened at Croydon Police Station in south London. Metropolitan Police say a 23-year-old man in custody has…