Coronavirus: England’s gyms and swimming pools to reopen from July 25thFurther easing of lockdown as Boots and John Lewis announce 5,000 job lossesThu Jul 09 2020 - 20:14
Rishi Sunak is the Beethoven to Boris Johnson’s brass bandCoronavirus crisis has thrust together the fates of Britain’s PM and his chancellorWed Jul 08 2020 - 19:33
UK stimulus plan aims to boost employment with extra £30bnSunak pledges hospitality 50% meal subsidy during August and furlough scheme bonusWed Jul 08 2020 - 18:45
UK chancellor to announce billions of extra pounds to ease economic damageDowning Street refuses to apologise after Johnson appears to blame care homes for Covid death talliesTue Jul 07 2020 - 22:00
Britain’s ‘world beating’ Covid-19 tracing app had one problem – it didn’t workBritish government unsure if new app will be ready before winter after failure of first modelTue Jul 07 2020 - 19:46
England lifts quarantine for 59 countries but plan criticised as ‘shambolic’Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland shun ‘air bridges’ plan aimed at boosting tourismFri Jul 03 2020 - 19:32
Johnson to stress social distancing rules as pubs and restaurants prepare to openThe prime minister will point to Leicester as a reminder that coronavirus is still a threat in BritainThu Jul 02 2020 - 22:30
The abrupt end to Brexit talks is not only surprising but perplexingLondon Letter: This week’s lack of progress does not obscure UK’s need for an agreementThu Jul 02 2020 - 20:00
Brexit talks on future relationship end early with both sides saying differences remainBarnier says no deal on economic partnership without ‘balanced’ guaranteesThu Jul 02 2020 - 14:41
Leicester lockdown could be just the start if tracing system not improved – Labour‘Government must not waste time, we face risk of deadly second wave of infections’Wed Jul 01 2020 - 22:30
UK will open path to citizenship for 3m Hong Kong residentsBoris Johnson says China’s new security law is serious breach of Hong Kong autonomyWed Jul 01 2020 - 13:39
Mayor welcomes Leicester’s lockdown and seeks infection dataLocalised Covid-19 surge taints Johnson’s news of UK infrastructural investmentTue Jun 30 2020 - 20:14
Boris Johnson congratulates Micheál Martin on his appointmentTaoiseach speaks to European Commission president about pandemic and BrexitTue Jun 30 2020 - 19:05
Boris Johnson to announce multibillion-pound Covid-19 stimulus packageUK hospitals, schools and roads to be boosted by ‘Rooseveltian build build build’ planMon Jun 29 2020 - 22:37
Johnson warns against ‘taking too many liberties’ with Covid-19 guidanceFears over crowded beaches on south coast, violence in London after police tried to break up street partiesFri Jun 26 2020 - 20:30
Limerick man keeps music playing during lockdown at famous London venueLondon Letter: Wigmore Hall’s John Gilhooly says response to streamed concerts has been ‘incredible’Thu Jun 25 2020 - 20:54
Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey for sharing ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’Labour leader says former rival’s tweeting of article undermined efforts to rebuild trust with JewsThu Jun 25 2020 - 20:13
Leading British health professionals warn of real risk of second coronavirus waveGovernment rejects calls from heads of 15 top health groups for a review of nation’s preparednessWed Jun 24 2020 - 20:15
Coronavirus: Pubs, restaurants and hotels to reopen in England next weekTwo-metre social distancing rule to be cut to one metre as lockdown eased dramaticallyTue Jun 23 2020 - 20:21
Boris Johnson cannot afford to bungle UK’s lockdown exitPM tempers good news with note of caution as he tries to win back public confidenceTue Jun 23 2020 - 18:20
Libyan held over Reading attack known to British security servicesKhairi Saadallah (25) left three dead and number of others injured in mass stabbingSun Jun 21 2020 - 19:59
Lisa Nandy: ‘We’ve been smashed apart in the Labour Party over Brexit’Interview: MP says her party must escape its mythology, be tough on China and unite votersSat Jun 20 2020 - 01:00
Gove rejects European Union’s assertion on Northern Ireland protocolBritish minister says North’s businesses won’t need exit summary declarations when they send goods to rest of the UKThu Jun 18 2020 - 21:32
UK talks with EU may conclude by autumn, Johnson tells MacronFrench president bestows Legion of Honour on London as UK’s own tracing app ditchedThu Jun 18 2020 - 21:26
London less reserved now that Covid-19 has ‘torn the skin off the world’Isolation has pushed people across the Rubicon of getting to know their neighboursThu Jun 18 2020 - 20:34
Forgetful Johnson evidences idea Covid-19 has slowed him downPM reaches for classics to score strike against Starmer around stance on school returnWed Jun 17 2020 - 20:39
Teachers’ unions blamed for slowing UK’s economic recoveryTories accuse Labour of magnifying Covid-19 infection fears around school reopeningWed Jun 17 2020 - 19:49
Inexpensive steroid dexamethasone ‘biggest breakthrough’ in treating CovidBritain’s NHS to start giving coronavirus patients on ventilators the steroid that has cut deaths by a third in clinical trialsWed Jun 17 2020 - 01:35
Boris Johnson’s decision to fold foreign aid department denouncedThree former prime ministers warn move will diminish UK’s global standingTue Jun 16 2020 - 17:51
London caves in on school meals after Marcus Rashford campaignJohnson spokesman announces £120m ‘Covid summer food fund’ for UK poor familiesTue Jun 16 2020 - 13:36
Boris Johnson’s Brexit talks optimism hard to square with realityTalks likely to go well beyond summer, with stakes rising for British businessMon Jun 15 2020 - 21:00
House of Lords hears call for protection for NI journalistsTwo former Northern secretaries join Conservative in seeking measures against parmilitariesMon Jun 15 2020 - 17:22
Johnson and EC president to meet amid deadlock gloomSides at impasse on issues including fair competition, fisheries and securityMon Jun 15 2020 - 00:09
Johnson describes London unrest as ‘racist thuggery’Violent protest involving right-wing extremists led to 113 arrestsSun Jun 14 2020 - 18:58
The inside story RTÉ’s Ulysses marathon: 33 actors, 400 parts, 30 hours of remarkable broadcastingDubliners who had long been intimidated by the book found they enjoyed itSat Jun 13 2020 - 05:00
Johnson deplores ‘shameful’ boarding up of Churchill statueBlack Lives Matter protest in London cancelled to avoid confrontation with far-right groupsFri Jun 12 2020 - 20:40
Britain formally rejects extension to post-Brexit transition periodScottish and Welsh governments withdraw from talks with London on Brexit strategyFri Jun 12 2020 - 20:32
Coronavirus: One-third of UK’s cases failed to share their contactsAs infection rate falls nationwide, UK capability to test and detect growing, says tracing chiefThu Jun 11 2020 - 21:36
UK reeling from coronavirus could be floored by double punch of BrexitLondon Letter: CBI leader says business could not cope with failure to reach a dealThu Jun 11 2020 - 21:07
Boris Johnson’s feelgood factor overshadowed by grim scienceNews of easing restrictions lost amid scientist’s contention many deaths were avoidableWed Jun 10 2020 - 20:30
Coronavirus: UK could have ‘halved’ deaths by moving a week earlierNeil Ferguson, a scientific adviser to No 10, says earlier lockdown would have saved livesWed Jun 10 2020 - 19:21
Britain to permit opening of non-essential shops from MondayZoos, safari parks and drive-in cinemas to open amid concerns for toll taken on pupilsTue Jun 09 2020 - 22:30
Crowds gather at Oxford to demand removal of Cecil Rhodes statueStatue of slaveholder Robert Milligan removed from outside Museum of LondonTue Jun 09 2020 - 21:36
Brexit: UK talking to EU about accelerating talks, says MordauntPaymaster general says change of format sought ‘for both our sakes’Tue Jun 09 2020 - 18:43
Violent anti-racism protests will not be tolerated, says Priti PatelHome secretary describes incidents including toppling of statue in Bristol as hooliganismMon Jun 08 2020 - 20:35
Coronavirus ‘in retreat across the land’, says Matt HancockNumber of daily recorded deaths in UK falls to lowest level since before lockdownMon Jun 08 2020 - 20:26
Brexit: UK says sides need face-to-face talks to make progressDavid Frost appears to abandon threat to leave talks if shape of deal not in sight in JuneFri Jun 05 2020 - 15:39
Patten says cross-party support on Hong Kong a sign of new UK stance on ChinaLondon Letter: Former governor predicts other European countries will join Britain in scrutinising their relationship with BeijingThu Jun 04 2020 - 21:00
Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in EnglandPassengers risk fines from June 15th if they break new rule to curb spread of coronavirusThu Jun 04 2020 - 19:44
Johnson stands by 14-day quarantine plan as MPs warn of economic impactVisitors from Ireland to be largely exempt from measures taking effect from MondayWed Jun 03 2020 - 19:44
