LONDON (Reuters) -England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam, whose use of colourful metaphors and similes became a hallmark of the British government’s COVID-19 news conferences, said on Thursday he was leaving the role and returning to academic life. Van-Tam, 57, used analogies from flying, soccer and rail travel to explain the state of the …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France announced it was slightly easing COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated travellers from Britain, dropping a requirement for proof of an essential reason for the trip and for obligatory self-isolation upon arrival. The demand for a negative COVID-19 test, conducted 24 hours before a trip, remains in place, the French government added on …
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By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Andrew failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. In a decision made public on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Giuffre, 38, could pursue claims …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Liz Truss will on Thursday seek to inject momentum into talks with the European Union to resolve post-Brexit disputes over trading rules, hosting EU commissioner Maros Sefcovic at her official country house. Truss last month took over the long-running negotiations on the implementation of the rules governing trade between …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -The British government acted unlawfully by setting up a fast-track “VIP lane” to allow ministers and officials to recommend suppliers of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic, a London court ruled on Wednesday. Opposition politicians have accused the government of running a “chumocracy”, awarding deals to those with …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Britain’s Prince Andrew to dismiss a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre accusing Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. The following is a summary of the lawsuit and what it means for Andrew: WHAT ARE GIUFFRE’S CLAIMS …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign after he admitted attending a gathering at his Downing Street residence during the first coronavirus lockdown. Ross is the most senior Conservative to call for Johnson to go after the prime minister admitted for the first …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French police have detained an individual over the 2012 murder of a British family and a cyclist in the French Alps, Annecy prosecutor Line Bonnet said on Wednesday. Saad al-Hilli, an Iraqi-born British engineer, his wife and an older woman holding a Swedish passport were killed in their car in Sept. 2012 …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing anger among his lawmakers, many of whom believe he is squandering his Conservative Party’s successes by self-inflicted missteps and gaffes. Johnson, who helped the Conservatives win a large majority in a 2019 election, offered his “heartfelt apologies” https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/party-over-uk-pm-johnson-faces-crunch-day-parliament-2022-01-12 on Wednesday for attending a “bring …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership credentials have been badly tarnished by controversies and missteps in recent months, leading to warnings from some of his lawmakers that he must sharpen up or face a challenge. Below are some of the troubles Johnson has faced: Oct. 26 – Conservative lawmaker found guilty of …
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