Feb 21 Boris Johnson lifts remaining COVID restrictions in England By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson said Monday the country was "moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility" as part of a plan for treating COVID-19 like other transmissible illnesses such as flu. Continue reading
Feb 20 UK: People with COVID in England won't need to self-isolate By Jill Lawless, Associated Press People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled… Continue reading
Feb 04 UK's Boris Johnson ends week of turmoil in weakened position By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Five staff have left Johnson's office, including key policy adviser Munira Mirza. She quit over Johnson's “scurrilous accusation” that an opposition leader had failed to stop a notorious pedophile. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:53 News Wrap: FDA gives full approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19, a federal judge rejects a plea deal on hate crimes charges for the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery, six historically Black… Continue watching
Jan 31 British Prime Minister Johnson apologizes after report on lockdown parties By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for lockdown-flouting parties at 10 Downing St. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 2:19 'Partygate' probe raises questions about Johnson's political future By PBS NewsHour British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing mounting challenges to his leadership as authorities investigate if he and his staff violated lockdown restrictions by organizing multiple gatherings last year. The unpublished report has been delayed until the civil and criminal… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Pfizer starts clinical trial of omicron-based vaccine In our news wrap Tuesday, Pfizer began a clinical trial of an updated COVID-19 vaccine designed to ward off the highly contagious omicron variant. The International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecast citing the omicron variant and other factors. London's… Continue watching
Jan 19 Facing calls to resign, U.K. prime minister Johnson defends record By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defied calls to resign in a feisty performance in Parliament. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:35 Britain's prime minister under fire for hosting party during COVID lockdown By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political life. He was forced to apologize to Parliament Wednesday after it was revealed he attended a cocktail party in the garden of his official residence at the height of the… Continue watching
Jan 12 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes for attending garden party during country's lockdown By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain's first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside opposition demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. Continue reading