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GBNEWS24 DESK// People across England have had their first night out in three months, after coronavirus restrictions eased. Hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants as well as hairdressers, cinemas and theme parks…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship, Boris Johnson has said. The PM said Hong Kong's freedoms were being violated by a new…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Volunteers have begun being immunised with a new UK coronavirus vaccine. About 300 people will have the vaccine over the coming weeks, as part of a trial led by Prof Robin Shattock and his colleagues, at Imperial College…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Three people were killed and three seriously hurt Saturday in a summer-evening stabbing attack in a park in the English town of Reading, police said. They said it was “not currently” being treated as a terrorism and the…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs could prevent Covid-19 has begun in Brighton and Oxford. Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or a placebo will be given to more than 40,000 healthcare workers from Europe,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Jacob Rees-Mogg will later face MPs over plans to bring them all back to Westminster in two weeks' time. The Commons leader believe MPs cannot do their job properly via video link - and he wants them to set an example to…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A Covid-19 alert system is set to be launched by the government in England to track the virus, the prime minister is expected to announce on Sunday. The system will rank the threat level from coronavirus on a scale of…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures. It comes as the UK, which…

GBNEWS24 DESK// The UK must avoid lurching from the coronavirus crisis into a deeper climate crisis, the government’s advisers have warned. They recommend that ministers ensure funds earmarked for a post-Covid-19 economic recovery go…

GBNEWS24 DESK// UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed "contingency plans" were made while he was seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus. In an interview with the Sun on Sunday, the PM says he was given "litres and litres of…