United Kingdom (UK)

FILE PHOTO: UK National Health Service employee Anni Adams shows a smartphone displaying the new NHS app to trace contacts with people potentially infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) being trialled on Isle of Wight, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Isla Binnie
Coronavirus chronicle

UK's Covid-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second spike

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday a “world-beating” programme to test and trace those suspected of having been in contact with people who have tested positive for Covid-19 would be in...

FILE PHOTO: MP Jeremy Corbyn speaks via videochat during a parliament session made up of a mix of Chamber participants and remote participants, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the House of Commons Chamber in London, Britain, May 11, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain mutes parliament by videoconference

FILE PHOTO: A British pound note is seen in front of a stock graph in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Global Economy

Britain borrows at negative interest rate for first time

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

UK PM Johnson vows 'world-beating' track and trace Covid system by June 1

FILE PHOTO: A man and children wearing protective face masks walk near a Chessington World of Adventures car park, which has been turned into a testing facility as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Chessington, Britain, March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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Some signs children may not transmit Covid-19, two UK epidemiologists say

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
Coronavirus chronicle

UK Covid-19 death toll nears 43,000 as scrutiny over strategy grows

FILE PHOTO: City workers head to work during the morning rush hour in Southwark in central London April 16, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Global Economy

UK jobless claims jump to highest since 1996 as Covid hits

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured as British flags flutter at Parliament Square, on Brexit day, in London, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
World+Biz

Without human touch, Britain-EU Brexit talks struggle to find harmony

FILE PHOTO: An almost empty street is seen outside Cambridge University, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, Cambridge, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo
Global Economy

UK economy to recover slowly from Covid

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a daily news conference to update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 11, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
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Johnson accepts public frustration with lockdown easing rules

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes for a walk in Central London following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Coronavirus chronicle

Review contradicts Boris Johnson on claims he ordered early lockdown at UK care homes

FILE PHOTO: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Global Economy

UK's Sunak says it is too soon to talks about post-Covid spending cuts

Commuters, some wearing masks are seen at Canning Town station, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

England tiptoes out of full lockdown as economy plunges