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Owner Are Kjetil Kolltveit places markers for social distancing on the front of the bar at the Chandos Arms pub in London, July 1, 2020 (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
July 4, 2020, 9:44 am
First orders: Fears of chaos as English pubs reopen at 6 a.m. as lockdown eases
Officials concerned about possible public disorder as hospitality industry relaunches after over 3 months, as well as spread of coronavirus; PM Johnson: ‘Let’s not blow it’
By Phil HAZLEWOOD
Two women sit with take away drinks from a pub on the banks of the river Thames in London, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (AP/Frank Augstein)
June 23, 2020, 7:16 pm
Cheers as UK says pubs to reopen, 2-meter distancing cut
Recording lowest daily death rates since March, government moves to reopen restaurants, cinemas, museums and galleries as it also eases social distancing rules
By Phil HAZLEWOOD
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson after participating in a national 'clap for carers' to show thanks for the work of Britain's National Health Service workers as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic, April 30, 2020. (Ben STANSALL/AFP)
April 30, 2020, 11:04 pm
Returning to the helm, PM Johnson says UK ‘past peak’ of coronavirus outbreak
British government displaying optimism despite another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking national toll to 26,711
By Phil HAZLEWOOD and James Pheby
In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a remote press conference to update the nation on the Covid-19 pandemic at 10 Downing Street in central London on March 25, 2020. (10 Downing Street / AFP)
April 22, 2020, 1:16 am
UK’s Boris Johnson starts return to work as virus criticism grows
But spokesman says PM not yet doing formal government work as he recuperates from COVID-19 in countryside retreat; foreign secretary remains in temporary charge
By Alice Ritchie and Phil HAZLEWOOD
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson claps outside 11 Downing Street to salute local heroes during a nationwide initiative to applaud workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in London, April 2, 2020. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP)
April 7, 2020, 1:58 pm
UK Prime Minister Johnson remains in intensive care as he battles coronavirus
Cabinet minister says PM, who spent night in hospital, was given ‘some oxygen’ but is not on a ventilator; foreign minister steps in to lead country, though his powers unclear
By Alice Ritchie and Phil HAZLEWOOD
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab leaves a meeting in Downing Street, London, April 6, 2020. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
April 7, 2020, 1:24 am
Dominic Raab, the UK minister who will take over if Johnson incapacitated
Foreign secretary, who made his name as a staunch Brexit proponent, is son of a Czech-born Jewish father who came to Britain in 1938 as a six-year-old refugee
By Phil HAZLEWOOD
Medical staff move bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to a refrigerated truck on April 2, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
April 4, 2020, 8:07 pm
Global coronavirus death toll tops 60,000 as advice on masks shifts
New York state, Britain post record number of daily fatalities; Spain, Italy see drop in number of new cases, providing some hope
By Phil HAZLEWOOD
A man and woman wear protective face masks and gloves as they cross Oxford Street in central London on March 17, 2020. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)
March 17, 2020, 8:41 pm
UK begins virus crackdown after scientists issue dire warning
PM Boris Johnson faced criticism for lax approach to pandemic; experts say ‘intensive’ social distancing may be required for 18 months
By Alice Ritchie, Phil HAZLEWOOD and Joe JACKSON
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with his dog Dilyn as he leaves from a polling station in central London on December 12, 2019, as Britain holds a general election. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP)
December 12, 2019, 8:39 am
Britain goes to polls in fateful election centered on Brexit, anti-Semitism
Vote will determine immediate future of UK’s troubled departure from EU; Boris Johnson leads Jeremy Corbyn in polls, but vote seen as volatile
By Phil HAZLEWOOD
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