A person walks past a closed shop in Newcastle, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Newcastle, Britain, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly half of businesses in Britain which temporarily closed or paused trading because of the coronavirus lockdown are unsure when they will restart trading, a survey by the

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government faced questions over how closely people would abide by its new COVID-19 test and trace service on Thursday, as a row persisted over the prime minister’s closest adviser taking a long-distance journey during lockdown. FILE PHOTO: A woman cycles through the financial district in London, following the outbreak of the

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a daily news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 27, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British employers should pay the wages of anyone told to stay at home by England’s COVID-19 test and trace

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain on Wednesday to move on from what he described as a “very, very frustrating episode” when his closest adviser provoked outrage for taking a long-distance drive during the coronavirus lockdown. Dominic Cummings has refused to quit after it was revealed that he had travelled 400 km

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain May 27, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resume Brexit talks in Brussels next month, the Times

LONDON (Reuters) – British employers turned a bit less pessimistic about hiring and investment this month as the government moved to relax its coronavirus lockdown of much of the economy, according to a survey published by a recruiting industry body. People are seen in Canary Wharf, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London,

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauds outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday it was time for Britain

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain on Wednesday to move on from what he described as a “very, very frustrating episode” when his closest adviser provoked outrage for taking a long-distance drive during the coronavirus lockdown. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from the cabinet room

LONDON (Reuters) – A COVID-19 test and trace service will start in England on Thursday to allow the loosening of lockdown measures for most of the population, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock chairs the Daily COVID-19 Digital News Conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 4, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will gradually move towards more localised action to tackle local coronavirus flare-ups, as opposed to the nationwide measures taken so far, Health Secretary

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons during question period, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in London, Britain May 20, 2020. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wanted to “double down” on his previous promises of investing more in infrastructure

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain on Wednesday to move on from what he described as a “very, very frustrating episode” when his closest adviser provoked outrage and scorn for travelling during the coronavirus lockdown. Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, answers questions from the media after making

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a daily news conference with Public Health England’s (PHE) Medical Director Yvonne Doyle (not pictured), on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 25, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on

FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a box of hydroxychloroquine at the pharmacy of the Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Diego Vara LONDON (Reuters) – An international hydroxychloroquine trial led by the University of Oxford has been paused, Britain’s pharmaceutical regulator said

An anti-government poster is seen in London as an ambulance passes, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 412 to 37,460, health officials said on Wednesday. Including deaths from suspected cases of

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove gestures as he holds the Daily Covid-19 Digital News Conference with NHS Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis (not pictured) to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 3, 2020. Pippa Fowles /10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS