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Foreign ministers of the G7 rich countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the Covid-19 pandemic began, with British host Dominic Raab opening with talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The week is billed by Britain, which holds the group’s rotating presidency, as a chance to reassert the West’s influence and address issues ...

The UK has recorded a further 1,671 new cases of Covid-19 and a further 14 deaths as the latest figures revealed infections continue to drop across the country. The total number of UK deaths now stands at 127,538. Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 152,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned ...

Britain will send another 1,000 ventilators to India, the government said on Sunday, stepping up its support as India’s healthcare system struggles to cope with a huge surge in cases of COVID-19. India has reported more than 300,000 daily cases for more than 10 days straight, leaving hospitals, morgues and crematoriums overwhelmed. The British government had previously agreed to send ...

In the UK secondary school pupils will reportedly be offered Covid-19 vaccinations from September under plans being developed by the NHS. Health service officials are compiling planning documents, which include a measure to offer a single dose of the Pfizer jab to children aged 12 and older when the new school year starts, according to The Sunday Times. Pfizer has ...

A further seven people have died in the UK after testing positive for Covid-19 while another 1,907 coronavirus cases have been recorded. The total number of UK deaths now stands at 127,524, as of 9am on Saturday. The number of new cases has fallen by just over 10.9% in the past week compared to the previous seven-day period and deaths ...

The UK has recorded a further 2,381 new cases of Covid-19 and a further 15 deaths as the latest figures revealed infections were dropping across the country. The number of new cases has fallen by just over 10% in the past week compared to the previous seven-day period and deaths are down 18.5%. The total number of UK deaths now ...

Boris Johnson’s personal mobile phone number has been freely available on the internet for the past 15 years, it has been revealed. It was published in a think tank press release in 2006, but never deleted – and appears to be the one the PM uses. Labour MP Rachel Hopkins said the availability of the PM’s number had implications for ...

A further 22 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest government figures. It bring the total death toll in the UK – of those who died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 – to 127,502. Under a different measure, factoring in all fatalities where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate, the UK’s ...

Britain has announced that it had ordered 60 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine for a booster programme aimed at protecting the most vulnerable during winter, reports AFP. “The vaccine is helping us to bring back our freedom and we must protect this progress,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock said at a news conference. Faced with the “risk posed ...

A further 29 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest government figures. It bring the total death toll in the UK – of those who died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus – to 127,480. Under a different measure, factoring in all fatalities where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate, the ...