Month-long closure must still be approved by parliament; PM Johnson: 'Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day'
Merkel announces tougher measures on gathering and mask-wearing; Britain appears to inch closer to full lockdown; Spain and Netherlands bring in tighter regulations
Qingdao checks millions within days of minor outbreak; India sees infection tally begin to wane; UK introduces tiered system, shuts pubs, as case numbers spike around Europe
Experts say the government’s insistence on going its own way, epitomized and exacerbated by Britain's exit from the EU, has hobbled its response, with testing system a key failure
Boris Johnson leads restricted service to commemorate major air campaign against Nazi Germany that led to Hitler postponing his plans to invade Britain
In message to mark the holiday, British prime minister reflects on 'disproportionate losses' in the Jewish community during the pandemic, UK's Jewish News reports
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