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UK govt opts not to vaccinate most under-18s against Covid-19 infection

The British government decided on Monday not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more data on the available vaccines becomes available.

UK govt hits target to offer every adult Covid-19 vaccine by July end

The UK government on Sunday declared it had hit its target of offering every adult in the country a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of this month ahead of time

UK govt plans to end coronavirus orders queried as cases top 50,000

British government's top medical adviser warned that number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 could hit quite scary levels within weeks

UK not out of the woods with Covid yet, hospital numbers scary': Top medic

The number of people hospitalised with the deadly virus could reach quite scary numbers" if the trend is sustained, England's Chief Medical Officer has warned.

UK spurns European Union's $56.2 billion Estimate for Post-Brexit Tab

The accounting seems likely to trigger new discussions with the UK, which estimated in 2018 that the total bill would amount to 41.4 billion euros

UK PM Boris Johnson's new Covid-19 gamble worries some scientists

Johnson has already delayed the so-called "freedom day" by four weeks to allow more people to get vaccinated

UK PM confirms lockdown end on July 19, with warning pandemic not over

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed that all legal COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of face masks, will come to an end on July 19

Covid-19 pandemic: UK drug regulator shares Covishield data with EU

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also said that he is "very confident" of the approvals of the Oxford/ AstraZeneca jabs by the EU.

UK's Morrisons rejects $7.6 billion takeover proposal from CD&R

The board of Bradford, northern England-based Morrisons rejected the proposal on Thursday.

Delta jumps 33,630 in a week, making up nearly all Covid cases in UK

The number of Delta variant infections has jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953 in the UK, with the highly transmissible variant first identified in India

UK inflation up more than expected amid Covid pandemic fluctuations

British consumer prices rose by more than expected last month

UK PM Johnson expected to delay Covid lockdown end by 4 weeks to July 19

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a four-week delay to an end to all legal lockdown restrictions in the country

UK's Prime Minister Johnson slammed for taking plane, not train

Johnson flew to the Group of Seven summit meeting in Cornwall

UK, EU seek to avert 'sausage war' in post-Brexit trade talks in Ireland

A senior European Union official expressed frustration Wednesday after talks with the UK broke up without resolving differences

United Kingdom lockdown end may be delayed beyond June 21: Report

The delay being considered is to enable all over-50s to be fully vaccinated with both doses of a vaccine

EU, UK launch antitrust probes into Facebook's use of advertising data

Investigations will focus on social media group's use of customer data

UK lawmakers seek to reverse government's contentious foreign aid cut

United Nations agencies and other international organisations say the reduction will hurt programs that help some of the world's poorest people.

UK could make COVID-19 jabs compulsory in healthcare, minister says

There is precedent for this; obviously surgeons get vaccinated for hepatitis B, said Zahawi

'Up to three quarters of the UK's new Covid cases are of B.1.617 strain'

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost half and possibly three-quarters of all new coronavirus cases in the country are of the B.1.617 variant

UK kick-starts preparations ahead of talks on trade deal with India

Launches 14-week consultation to seek views of the public and businesses