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High-stakes coronavirus vaccine rollout under spotlight amid challenges

The UK has ordered enough doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to immunise 20 million people

England's new tier system replaces Covid lockdown to halt infection spread

A new tier system in England has replaced the recently-concluded month-long Covid-19 lockdown, as part of additional efforts to further halt the spread of infection

Don't get carried away with Covid-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Johnson

UK PM Johnson hailed the "searchlights of science" which have fought back against Covid-19 with an approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine but urged the public to not get carried away with "over optimism"

Debenhams set to shut down without alternative offer, threaten 12,000 jobs

Debenhams said it had no choice but to start winding down the business, given the prolonged effects of the pandemic

Australia a key market, Ola says amid reports of reduced operations

At a time when Covid-19 is pounding the transportation industry, it has been reported that Ola has closed local driver offices in Australia and suspended personal accident insurance for drivers there

Hoping two Covid-19 vaccines would be approved soon, says UK PM Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped that two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates would be approved shortly

EU, UK entering last week of substantive Brexit talks: UK foreign secretary

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that Brexit negotiations with the European Union were entering "the last week or so" of "substantive" talks before the transition period ends on December 31

UK bans new Huawei 5G network installation from September next year

British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm's equipment from high speed mobile networks

In last-ditch attempt, Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks

The first sign of movement -- either towards a deal or that talks are crumbling -- is likely to be a call between Johnson and von der Leyen

UK PM Johnson warns of New Year lockdown as he defends new tier system

Different regions in the UK are under different levels of Covid-19 restrictions based on a three tier system.

Safe or unsafe? The best and worst places to be in the Covid-19 era

The result is an overall score that's a snapshot of how the pandemic is playing out in these 53 places right now

UK weighs Huawei Technologies installation ban to sway lawmakers

The new proposal would see a ban in force as soon as Sept 2021, say sources

Evidence builds that an early mutation made the pandemic harder to stop

Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds

How a dosing error turned into lucky punch for AstraZeneca and Oxford

"The reason we had the half-dose is serendipity," Mene Pangalos, the head of AstraZeneca's non-oncology research and development, told Reuters

Johnson confirms Dec 2 end to lockdown, COVID Winter Plan until March 2021

"From next Wednesday people will be able to leave their homes for any purpose and meet other people in public places, subject to the rule of six," said Johnson

UK regulator begins reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine data

The UK is expected to receive a total of 40 million doses by the end of 2021, enough to vaccinate up to a third of the population, with the majority of doses anticipated in the first half of next year

United Kingdom signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit

The UK signed an interim trade deal with Canada in its second major agreement as negotiators hurry to cement trading relationships in preparation for life outside the European Union

British govt announces largest military investment since Cold War

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the extra spending reflected the need to upgrade military capabilities, with plans for a new space command and artificial intelligence agency

Boris Johnson unveils largest military spend since the end of the Cold War

The mega investment plan will fund space and cyber defence projects and is expected to create thousands of new jobs

UK to ban diesel, petrol cars from 2030 for new Green Industrial Revolution

The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, with hybrid cars to follow in 2035, brings forward a previous deadline of 2040