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Boris Johnson's plans to revamp the planning system risk wreaking havoc on the UK's environment and wildlife, despite his previous commitments to deliver a "green Brexit". The National Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and Wildlife Trusts have joined forces to condemn
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Culture secretary Oliver Dowden acknowledged that US sanctions targeting Huawei are "likely" to impact the company's ability to assist in enabling 5G mobile phone networks in the UK. This announcement comes as the government evaluates reversing its January decision to allow Huawei a limited role as
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Boris Johnson's plan to revive the British economy is gaining momentum as the country prepares to exit its "long national hibernation." England is set to reopen pubs, restaurants, and cinemas in 10 days' time, while places of worship will be allowed to hold services and
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Boris Johnson is set to announce major changes to the coronavirus lockdown in England, with cinemas, museums, and galleries to reopen on Saturday 4 July, and pubs, hairdressers, hotels, and restaurants to follow shortly. The Prime Minister will announce the results of a rapid review into the two-metre rule, which
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As the COVID-19 pandemic brought the UK to a standstill, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford, just 22 years old, reflected on his own hardscrabble upbringing in Wythenshawe, a working-class district in south Manchester. With the government's free school meal program suspended, Rashford was determined to make a difference.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday agreed to intensify efforts to secure a UK-EU trade deal, as signs emerged that the UK might be open to a compromise that includes the possibility of tariffs on UK goods if it fails to meet European regulatory standards.
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Ministers are drawing up a strategy to strengthen the UK's trade links and diversify its relationships, following a pandemic that exposed its reliance on imports. The planned overhaul, part of "Project Def-end", aims to ensure Britain retains access to critical goods while reducing its reliance on
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to implement recommendations from a 2017 report on racial bias in the British justice system, following questioning by opposition lawmakers. The report, led by Labor Party lawmaker David Lammy, highlighted the disproportionate representation of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals in the
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a major immigration reform on Wednesday, pledging to grant nearly three million Hong Kong residents the right to live and work in Britain if China proceeds with a new national security law on the former British colony. The move is a significant escalation in a
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The UK government's review into the impact of new US sanctions on Huawei's planned role in supplying 5G networks in the UK will report back within weeks, officials have said. This comes as the National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of UK signals intelligence agency GCHQ,
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As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged Europe, the United Kingdom, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his chief adviser Dominic Cummings, made a series of disastrous decisions that devastated the country's response to the crisis. Despite being one of the first to be affected, Britain's inaction
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The Dominic Cummings scandal has thrown British politics into chaos, sparking outrage across the country. According to reports, Cummings, a key adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, defied lockdown rules by embarking on a 260-mile road trip with symptoms of COVID-19. The incident has sparked a severe backlash, with even
