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U.K. lab error behind 1,300 people being wrongly told they have coronavirus
Problems with testing chemicals in a U.K. lab are why more than 1,300 people got wrongly told they have COVID-19.
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Britain moving to tiered system of restrictions after 4-week lockdown.
Shops, gyms, personal care businesses and leisure facilities will be allowed to reopen, and collective worship, weddings and outdoor sports can resume.
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Canada, Britain strike new trade, ahead of Brexit deadline.
Canada and Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports.
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson criticized after calling Scotland’s political powers a ‘disaster’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called the devolution of powers to Scotland "a disaster", a comment that played into the hands of Scottish nationalists as recent polls show a majority of Scots now support independence.
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Boris Johnson claims he’s ‘bursting with antibodies’ while in coronavirus self-isolation.
Britain has recorded nearly 52,000 deaths of people who tested positive for the virus — the highest toll in Europe.
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson self-isolating after contact with coronavirus case
Johnson met lawmakers in Downing Street on Thursday, including Lee Anderson, a Conservative Party member who subsequently developed COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive.
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Trudeau says post-Brexit trade deal with U.K. should be ‘easy,’ done by end of year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says "bandwidth" in the British government remains a challenge.
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Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit treaty-breaking laws rejected in Parliament.
The House of Lords voted to strip clauses ministers say are needed to protect Northern Ireland, but would also break international law in a "specific and limited" way.
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U.K.’s Johnson defends 2nd coronavirus lockdown, rejects criticism of delay
The comments came as Johnson gave the House of Commons details of the proposed four-week lockdown in England that is set to begin Thursday.
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Prince William kept positive COVID-19 diagnosis secret in April: reports.
Prince William kept his diagnosis secret and continued to work in self-isolation, according to reports.
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England’s 4-week COVID-19 lockdown to last longer if cases don’t fall: minister.
The lockdown announced Saturday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to run from Thursday until Dec. 2.
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Good progress ‘not good enough’: EU to push Britain for Brexit trade concessions.
European Union leaders say a trillion euros worth of trade could be sunk if London does not budge on fisheries, fair competition and solving disputes.
Brexit: No trade deal in sight as yet another deadline looms.
On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the U.K. still viewed this week’s talks as crucial.
New coronavirus shut downs, restrictions prompt backlash in U.
After falling in the summer, coronavirus cases are on the rise in the U.K. as winter approaches.
Boris Johnson to unveil new UK coronavirus measures amid growing cases, criticism.
Johnson is expected to set out a new system of "local COVID alert levels" of medium, high or very high, aimed at helping tailor restrictions for different parts of England.
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No-deal Brexit becoming more likely by the day, top EU official says.
If passed into law, the Internal Market Bill would undermine the EU's previously agreed oversight of trade to and from Northern Ireland.
Boris Johnson announces new coronavirus restriction for Britain as cases surge.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson slammed the brakes Tuesday on the country’s return to offices and a normal social life, saying the U.K. was at a “perilous turning point” in its fight against coronavirus.