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St Pauls cathedral and the City of London financial district are seen at dawn as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 19 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain outpaces Italy with Europe's highest official coronavirus death toll

Weekly figures from Britain’s national statistics office added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales, raising the total for the United Kingdom to 32,313

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

British economy on track for biggest contraction 'in living memory'

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 among European states yet to reach Covid-19 peak - EU says

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen walking up steps to Westminster Bridge, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

Britons' anxiety doubles after Covid-19 lockdown

FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a construction worker for nucleic acid test in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in China, April 7, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
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UK says China has questions to answer over coronavirus outbreak

A Police officer with people in Trafalgar Square, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 3, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

UK pushes back against Covid-19 death toll comparison with Italy

FILE PHOTO: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick speaks at the daily COVID-19 news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 18, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
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Britain may have hit its daily testing target - minister

A rainbow is seen above a road, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Coronavirus chronicle

Britons fear leaving homes even if lockdown lifted, poll shows

St Pauls cathedral and the City of London financial district are seen at dawn as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 19 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 death rate more than double in deprived areas of the UK

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street from hospital after the birth of his baby son with his partner Carrie Symonds, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 29, 2020. Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

New father Johnson holds cabinet meeting amid questions over UK's coronavirus response

Former British Army Officer Captain Tom Moore, appointed the first Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, is re-presented his Second World War Defence Medal by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Miller, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, in Bedford, Britain April 29, 2020. UK Ministry of Defence/ Crown Copyright 2020/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Flypasts and promotion for UK fund-raising hero 'Colonel' Tom as he turns 100

St Pauls cathedral and the City of London financial district are seen at dawn as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 19 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
Coronavirus chronicle

UK has second-highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe, new figures show

Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer leaves his home in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
Coronavirus chronicle

UK death toll 27,241, opposition Labour leader Starmer says