Sir Paul Fox, a TV executive who was behind several of the BBC’s most celebrated TV programmes including Dad’s Army and The Two Ronnies, has died aged 98. The broadcaster was informed of Sir Paul’s death by his family. In a statement, BBC Director General paid tribute to the former BBC1 Controller’s enduring legacy, outlining that he had a […]
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MUTATION: There have been 77 cases of the South African mutant strain of coronavirus now detected in the UK. The UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock gave the figure this morning, saying that all of the cases of the South African mutation of the coronavirus seen so far were in people who had recently travelled. Mr […]
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COVID-19: UK authorities have ordered 100 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, of which 520,000 are ready on Monday The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has already been injected to more than a million Britons since the launch of the vaccination campaign in early December. This Monday, the United Kingdom becomes the first to administer to its population the vaccine from the British laboratory AstraZeneca and […]
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UNITED KINGDOM: Majority of people in Scotland support independence and rejoining EU, latest poll finds Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday that she hoped Scotland would gain independence and be able to “join” the European Union, stressing that Brexit was done against the wishes of the Scots, who were mostly opposed to it during the referendum of 2016. “We […]
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EPIDEMIC: The United Kingdom is the first country in the world to have approved Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine A week after the launch of the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in the UK, over 137,000 people have received their first dose of the vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech, announced the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The vaccine, which the United Kingdom is the first country in the world […]
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DIPLOMACY: London calls for “fundamental change of approach” from Europeans on Brexit trade negotiations The standoff between the European Union and the United Kingdom continues. “We will not have a new approach”, declared Clément Beaune before the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly. He thus clearly rejected a demand by Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding post- Brexit negotiations. The head of the […]
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ECONOMIC CRISIS: Like its European neighbours, the economy of the United Kingdom has been hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic The country had never experienced such an economic downturn. Like its European neighbours, the United Kingdom saw its economy suffer a “record” contraction of 20.4% in the second quarter, hit by the coronavirus crisis. Officially faced with its worst […]
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The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson shows mild symptoms. He is confined to his home. After Prince Charles, it is the turn of a second prominent British personality to be positive at Covid-19. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, we learned on Friday 27th March 2020. He has “mild symptoms”. Royaume-Uni : le Premier […]
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A further 40 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the UK death total to 177, NHS England has said. The numbers of deaths in the UK is rising. In England, 39 more patients died, with the oldest victim aged 99, bringing the country’s total death total to 167. Wales had one further […]
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NEGOTIATIONS: Negotiations are just beginning between the UK and the EU on the exit terms of Brexit It is far from over. Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he was “not sure” that negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom will be successful by the end of 2020, while Brexit is now in effect. “I am not sure that we will have a […]
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