2 week agoUK government response on Beijing's move to impose national security law on Hong Kong: "We expect China to respect Hong Kong's rights and freedoms and high degree of autonomy."
Continuity IRA staging some kind of armed "patrol" in rural Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It's close to where a bomb exploded last year in August
2 week agoThe PM has asked the Home Office and Department of Health and Social Care to remove overseas NHS and care workers from the NHS surcharge as soon as possible.
NHS England has announced a further 166 covid-19 related deaths in hospitals in the country taking the total number of deaths to 25,079
Rolls-Royce said it will cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global staff of 52,000 to cope with a severe decline in air travel
British Prime Minister: We will conduct up to 200,000 tests for the Coronavirus by the end of this month
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has spoken to prosecutors today and her furlough from prison has been extended again until a decision has been made on her clemency
Britain recorded 545 new deaths from coronavirus today
6 players from 3 clubs have tested positive in first batch of @premierleague covid19 tests. 748 players in total were tested
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon says a further 29 people with COVID19 have died in Scotland
Latest Treasury figures reveal 8 million jobs have now been furloughed - at a cost of £11.1 billion
Office for National Statistics data shows 39,071 COVID19 related deaths as of 8 May in England and Wales
Britain records 160 new deaths from the Coronavirus
Lancashire Police says a murder investigation is underway after a 19-year-old woman has founded with a suspected gunshot wound on a street in Blackburn and died later in hospital
A vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, offshore of Yemen's port of Mukalla, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, without giving further details
A vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Aden, near Mukalla, Yemen: United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
Italy to exempt EU countries - UK included - Switzerland and Monaco from quarantine rules applied to their incoming travelers and holiday-makers. New regime likely to start from June 3rd
Dublin's Mater Hospital - one of Ireland's biggest & busiest - only reporting 244 cases of Covid19, some dating back to March. Legal requirement to disclose
3 week ago33,614 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, latest government figures show – a rise of 428
A Downing Street spokesman says there is a potential for people with covid-19 anti-bodies to get a health certificate but they need to under more about immunity against the disease first
Virus will cost global insurance sector $203 bln: Lloyd's
3 week agoU.S. F-15s from RAF Lakenheath in England have deployed to Middle East, Air Force announced Wednesday
Britain recorded 494 new deaths from the Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 33,186 deaths
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says 144 health workers and 131 care workers have died of COVID19
Emirates to resume scheduled passenger flights to 9 cities in 8 countries, including connections between the UK and Australia @DXB from 21 May 2020
New police guidance for officers in England says police have "no powers to enforce social distancing"
3 week agoBuses in London are packed with passengers this morning, despite the govt asking people to avoid public transport if possible when the coronavirus lockdown eased
3 week agoThe UK economy shrank 5.8% in March, less than the 7.9% decline expected
The Department of Health says there have been a further 627 covid-19 related deaths in all settings in UK bringing total to 32,692
Chancellor confirms 7.5 million furloughed. If you add the furloughed figures to the public sector workforce that's 49% of all the employees in the country whose wages are being paid for by the state
