By Kate Holton and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Undermined by accusations that his staff partied at Downing Street …
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Champions League holders Chelsea finished as Group H runners-up after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser in a pulsating 3-3 draw at Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday. The result left Chelsea second on 13 points from six games, two behind group winners Juventus who leapt into pole position thanks to a 1-0 home …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Fans in England will need to show proof of double vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test to attend top-level sport after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in the country on Wednesday. The British government has made the NHS COVID Pass mandatory for any event with more than …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised on Wednesday after a video surfaced showing his staff laughing and joking about a party in Downing Street during a Christmas COVID-19 lockdown last year when such festivities were banned. Hours later the main aide featured in the video, Johnson’s press …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it will join the United States, Canada and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, drawing a stern rebuke from China which said Prime Minister Boris Johnson was trying to smear the Games. The White House announced on Monday …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he was moving to his ‘plan B’ to combat COVID-19 in England, including guidance for people to work from home, in order to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Here are the key measures which Johnson announced. Separate rules apply …
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(Reuters) – British cyclist Mark Cavendish was assaulted by four armed men during a burglary at his home last month, Essex Police said on Wednesday. Cavendish, 36, said on Instagram that he, his wife and their children were threatened at knifepoint and he was “violently attacked” in the early hours of Nov. 27 at his …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal sex abuse trial on Wednesday that he drove teen girls to the Florida mansion of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and saw them leave with hundred dollar bills. The man, who identified himself as Shawn, testified that he had begun dating a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British researchers on Wednesday started recruitment for a clinical trial to test antiviral COVID-19 treatments for use in people early on in the disease who are at higher risks of complications, starting with Merck’s molnupiravir. Britain became the first country in the world to approve molnupiravir, which was jointly developed by U.S.-based …
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By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) -UK’s main stock indexes ended flat on Wednesday after hitting session lows as positive headlines on COVID-19 vaccines helped offset concerns about Britain implementing tougher coronavirus measures as early as Thursday. The blue-chip FTSE 100 turned negative before ending flat as gains in travel-related and healthcare stocks …
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