Even before the global health crisis hit, the NHS -- a cherished national institution funded by taxation and providing free healthcare -- was already under severe strain.
Johnson has laid out what he describes as a "cautious but irreversible" route out of lockdown for England, with the next step planned for next week. He has warned that new mutants, such as the B.1.617.2 variant, pose a risk to that plan.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said the Covid-19 variant first detected in India was of “increasing concern” in the UK and the country's health authorities are looking at all possible solutions as its case numbers continue to rise in parts of England.
The UK government sought to capitalize on its electoral strength Tuesday, outlining a sweeping legislative agenda to bolster the economy after the Covid-19 pandemic, defuse tensions that threaten the country's unity and combat social issues ranging from housing to care for older adults.
The British government plans to expand student loan programs to give all adults access to four years of university or job training throughout their lifetimes as part of a legislative program designed to help the U.K. recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
A young minke whale was lost far from home Monday, trapped in the Thames River upstream of London landmarks after it escaped from rescuers overnight. Maritime authorities were trying to recapture the whale so they could relocate it to safer waters.
In England, it's going to be time to hug again. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to give the go-ahead for that much-missed human contact when he announces the next round of lockdown easing later Monday in the wake of a sharp fall in new coronavirus infections.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called a Covid recovery summit to bring together leaders of the devolved Scottish and Welsh governments, following election results that have renewed calls for another independence referendum in Scotland.
