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Too early to say when COVID lockdown will end, UK PM Johnson says

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 12:16 AM

LONDON - It is too early to say when the national coronavirus lockdown in England will end, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, as daily deaths from COVID-19 reach new highs and hospitals become increasingly stretched.   Read more »

England expands COVID-19 vaccination program to more groups

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 07:44 AM

England will launch the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination program on Monday when it will start offering doses to people aged 70 and above and those who are considered clinically extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus. Read more »

Football: Wayne Rooney ends playing career to become full-time Derby boss

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 03:14 AM

Manchester United and England great Wayne Rooney ended his illustrious playing career on Friday to take up the job of managing Championship side on a full-time basis. Read more »

UK registers daily record of 1,564 COVID-19 deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 01:30 AM

Britain on Wednesday announced another 1,564 virus fatalities, a daily record and the first time the death toll has passed 1,500 in a 24-hour period during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

NFL: Patriots coach Belichick refuses Medal of Freedom from Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:45 AM

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday he would not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump. Read more »

Football: Premier League records 36 new COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 11:43 AM

Since the new Premier League season kicked off, 207 players and staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in 21 rounds of testing.   Read more »

England opens mass vaccination sites as virus spike fears spread

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 12:07 AM

Seven mass coronavirus vaccination sites opened across England Monday as the government raced to dose millions of people while a new strain of the disease runs rampant across the country.   Read more »

London on third COVID-19 lockdown

Tolga Akmen, AFP
Posted at Jan 09 02:00 PM

A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a stand with copies of the Evening Standard newspaper in central London on Friday, as England entered a third lockdown due to COVID-19. Read more »

London declares emergency over 'out of control' coronavirus

Michael Holden and Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 11:35 PM

LONDON - London declared a major incident on Friday because its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed by a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus racing "out of control" across the United Kingdom. Read more »

Britain approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:51 PM

LONDON - Britain's medical regulator on Friday approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use, the health ministry said, adding that it had agreed to purchase an additional 10 million doses of the shot as it eyed a spring rollout of the shot. Read more »

English school exams cancelled after COVID-19 disruption

Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 11:31 PM

LONDON - Schoolchildren in England will not sit formal exams this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday, with teachers to assess students and decide their grades instead.   Read more »

BBC to provide biggest education offering as England begins new lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 04:55 AM

LONDON - The BBC said on Tuesday it would be providing its biggest education offer in its history as England and Scotland entered new lockdowns, which will see most children out of school. Read more »

Britons ordered to stay at home as third national lockdown begins

Estelle Shirbon and Natalie Thomas, Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 08:26 PM

Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday with citizens under orders to stay at home and the government calling for one last major national effort to stem the virus before mass vaccinations turn the tide. Read more »

Football: Premier League to continue during new English lockdown

Julian Guyer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 10:31 AM

Premier League football and other forms of elite professional sport in England will be allowed to continue despite new national lockdown restrictions. Read more »

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

Anna Malpas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 12:04 AM

Britain on Monday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, a possible game-changer in fighting the disease worldwide, while China raced to inoculate millions with a domestically made jab. Read more »

Pinoy nurse in UK receives medal for work during pandemic

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 10:20 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - A Filipino nurse in a care home in Surrey, England received an award from Queen Elizabeth for her courageous work during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Football: Premier League has 'no plans' to pause season as virus wreaks fresh havoc

John WEAVER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 11:27 AM

The Premier League said on Wednesday it had "no plans" to pause the season after a third English top-flight match was postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks.   Read more »

UK coronavirus cases set new daily record, prompting 'extreme concern'

David Milliken, Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 01:53 AM

Britain's government reported 53,135 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number since mass testing started in mid-2020 and up sharply from the previous record of 41,385 set on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 29, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 11:38 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Storm Bella’s aftermath

Tom Leese, PA via AP
Posted at Dec 29 02:37 PM

An aerial view of snow-covered houses in the village of Oulton in Staffordshire, England, UK on Monday. Read more »