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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.

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Scientists warn England coronavirus deaths 'likely to hit' 240-690 a day in less than fortnight

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Coronavirus deaths in England are "likely" to hit between 240 and 690 a day in just 10 days' time, experts predict. The grim projection was handed to government scientists as Boris Johnson faces mounting pressure from advisors and Labour to impose a two-week "circuit-breaker" lockdown.

The Prime Minister insists his "three-tier" local lockdown system is the way forward - but is embroiled in a row with Greater Manchester's leaders over putting them in Tier 3.

Metro mayor Andy Burnham says pubs and their workers will be left destitute if they are force to shut with just 67% of their wages paid by the state.

Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister to break the impasse - with every day that passes worsening the danger. The Medical Research

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Kate Garraway has learnt to love Derek in 'new way' following horrific Covid battle

Good Morning Britain anchor Kate Garraway has revealed she has found a "new way" to love her husband Derek Draper. The former political lobbyist, 54, has been suffering side effects from coronavirus, having contracted the virus back in March 2020, subsequently becoming the UK's longest hospital inpatient before being discharged one year later.

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Sri Lanka’s Sirisena hopes for a Korean unification during World Summit 2022

Seoul (News 1st); Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on the world to pledge to not be warmongers and war criminals but peacemakers and sacrifice in whatever way required to benefit humanity forever with bestowed peace.Sirisena was speaking at the World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) in Seoul, South Korea.World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) gathered world leaders and a worldwide virtual audience around topics related to peaceful reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.It featured keynote speakers from around the world on a range of topics related to the peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. Many speakers are from the 157 countries that have diplomatic ties with both North and South Korea.“The experiences in the unification of Germany and Vietnam show how two contrasting political ideologies could positively merge.

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Edmonton lawyer weighs in on ramifications of injunction granted to city for downtown convoys

Protests in communities across the country have been loud. In an effort to try and stop ongoing honking horns in Edmonton, a temporary injunction was granted to the city.

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Rylan Clark shares health update after he's rushed to hospital with mystery illness

Rylan Clark has shared an update on his health after revealing he had been taken to hospital earlier this week.TV star Rylan, 33, posted a photo of himself and shared an update with fans on his social media channels on Saturday 12 February. X Factor star Rylan has previously sparked concern amongst fans as he revealed he had been on an "extended trip" to hospital. But, after returning home, Rylan posted a selfie showing the TV star wearing a white hoodie and sitting on his emerald green sofa with his thumb up towards the camera.

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Canadian protesters continue to occupy key trade bridge

Canadian demonstrators led by truckers angry over Covid-19 restrictions defied police and kept occupying a key bridge yesterday, while thousands more rallied in the capital as a two-week-old protest showed no signs of abating.

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Queen 'will return to work next week' suggesting she hasn't caught Covid

The Queen is scheduled to return to work next week, which suggests that she didn't catch Covid off her son Prince Charles after having afternoon tea with him a couple of days before he tested positive.Major concerns had been raised after The Queen and Charles had afternoon tea together at Windsor Castle two days before he tested positive for Covid.Many were concerned as Charles would typically greet his mother in public with both a kiss on the hand and a kiss on the cheek.After a long-anticipated nervous wait, it's understood that the Queen, who has been triple jabbed, is showing no symptoms and has submitted a negative result.In an exclusive chat with The Sun, Royal sources told that Her Majesty has a diary of engagements at Windsor Castle next week which she is expected to go ahead with, which is an indication that she doesn't have Covid.The jobs are believed to be video calls with ambassadors and dignitaries from her desk.

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Trucker protests: Demonstrators gather in Ottawa for 3rd weekend in a row

Day 16 of what the prime minister and police are calling an illegal occupation in our nation’s capital. All available officers are being deployed to enforce safety and to encourage protesters to leave, but the disruption continues.

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Fledgling Chapelhall FC are boosting players' mental health in county village

Chapelhall FC will kick their first league ball during the summer, having been borne of a hunger for the game in the village but, more importantly, to help struggling players with their mental health battles.

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‘Increasingly severe’ penalties for convoy protesters who break law, feds warn

trucker convoy protesters who break the law will be “increasingly severe” as an occupation in Ottawa extends past two weeks and blockades spring up across the country.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting Saturday with ministers and senior officials to see how protests, occupations and blockades can be brought “under control.”“I convened the Incident Response Group again today – we went over the efforts underway to address the illegal blockades and occupations,” Trudeau said on Twitter.

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Navy seizes 2 Indian trawlers and detains 12 Indian fishermen for illegally entering Sea of Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); In an operation conducted in seas north of Talaimannar in the dark hours of 12th February 2022, Sri Lanka Navy managed to seize 02 Indian trawlers with 12 Indian fishermen, whilst poaching in Sri Lankan waters.Sri Lanka Navy is conducting regular patrols and operations to curb illegal fishing activities in Sri Lankan waters, considering the impact of foreign fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters on the local fishing community and the sustainability of fishery resources of Sri Lanka.Meanwhile, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne visiting the North Central Naval Command to review its operational readiness on 12th February 2022, gave necessary directives to beef up the operational efficiency of fleet units and naval establishments of the Command.Further, he emphasized the importance of curbing all forms of illegal activities including illegal fishing practices and ensuring the security of Sri Lankan waters.

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Pandemic scandal of almost 8,000 Scots children made homeless

Thousands of children were made homeless during the pandemic, according to shock new figures branded a “national disgrace.”

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Leaders in US, Europe divided on response to surging virus— From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal— McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal— Some teenage girls in Nairobi have turned to sex work to help feed their families. They cannot remember how many men they have had to sleep with since their schools closed this year.

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Boris Johnson set to impose covid lockdown on Manchester as talks with Andy Burnham flounder

Boris Johnson will use a 5pm press conference to impose tier-three lockdown measures on Greater Manchester after negotiations with mayor Andy Burnham broke up without a deal.

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UK sets deadline for Manchester to accept virus restrictions

LONDON – The British government has given the city of Manchester a noon Tuesday deadline to agree to tighter coronavirus measures, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggles to impose his plan for localized restrictions on restive regions.Johnson’s government is resisting a recommendation from its scientific advisors to have a short “circuit-breaker” lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.Instead it has adopted a three-tier system for England, with areas classed as medium, high or very high virus risk. In the top tier, pubs have to close and people are barred from mixing with members of other households.So far only the Liverpool and Lancashire regions of northwest England have been placed in Tier 3, the highest level.

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Andy Burnham warns of 'mental health crisis' as Greater Manchester faces government's noon deadline on Tier 3 restrictions

coronavirus restrictions. The Greater Manchester Mayor said health is 'not just about controlling the virus' and that if 'punishing lockdowns are imposed' over winter, people's mental health will suffer.

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Young mum's harrowing cancer death as Covid forces thousands to die alone and in agony

Thousands of people are feared to have died alone, in agony, because of the pandemic, as data shows 27,000 more deaths in private homes than usual so far this year.

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Angry chefs bang saucepans in Parliament Square as businesses crippled by Covid

coronavirus restrictions. Boris Johnson is introducing "Tier Two and Tier Three" restrictions to huge swathes of the UK which will limit how many people can gather at pubs, restaurants, and cafes.

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UK coronavirus hospital death toll up by 84 in biggest Monday jump since June

The UK's coronavirus hospital death toll has climbed by 84 - the highest increase on a Monday for four-and-a-half months.

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Wales, Manchester facing further Covid-19 restrictions

Roughly six million people in the UK face tougher Covid-19 restrictions in the coming days as Wales and Manchester, the country's third largest city, mull additional restrictions as the outbreak of the virus accelerates.

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UK minister: Door 'still ajar' for post-Brexit talks with EU

LONDON – A senior British official said Sunday the door is “still ajar” for post-Brexit talks to continue with the European Union if officials in the bloc change their position on key points. Michael Gove's comments came after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said Friday that the trade talks are “over” unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the EU.

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Andy Burnham accuses Boris Johnson of exaggerating the Covid-19 situation in our region

Andy Burnham has accused Boris Johnson of exaggerating the severity of the Covid-19 situation in Greater Manchester.The Prime Minster said that the number of intensive care admissions with the virus were currently at around 40% of the April numbers in the region.Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Mr Burnham slammed the claims, stating that as of Sunday morning there were around 62 people in the regions ICUs with coronavirus - compared with around 200-220 at the previous peak.He added that there have been a total of four patients admitted to Greater Manchester hospitals with the disease on Saturday.He said: “It’s a serious situation but I don’t think it was the situation that was described by the Prime Minister on Friday evening.“I

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Test and trace 'fails to reach 245,000 close contacts of people with coronavirus'

The outsourced test and trace system has failed to reach nearly a quarter of a million close contacts of people who have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a new analysis.

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Strictly viewers outraged as show kicks off 18th series to Everybody’s Free song – despite enforced tier covid lockdowns

STRICTLY Come Dancing viewers were left outraged tonight after the show chose to play Everybody's Free for its opening number - despite the enforced tier lockdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic. There have been protests on the street today after Prime Minister Boris Johnson brought in tough measures across the country in a bid to avoid a second peak.

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Boris Johnson gets his coronavirus rules wrong again during press conference

Prime Minister appeared to get his coronavirus rules wrong again during a televised Downing Street press conference. Boris Johnson suggested parents and children who live apart may face restrictions if one of their areas goes into heightened controls.

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The latest borough-by-borough coronavirus infection rates for Greater Manchester

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university. But localised figures show that in heavily populated student areas such as Fallowfield, the number of cases is down 70 per cent week-on-week.

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England faces more local lockdowns as Covid cases rise

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will intervene with further localised restrictions to fight a rapidly growing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic after more of northwest England was put on the highest Covid-19 alert level.

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All the key points from Boris Johnson's coronavirus press conference

hereThe R rate would be growing faster in the UK if it wasn't for the restrictions in place, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.The R rate - the number of transmission rate - in the UK is currently between 1.3 and 1.5.Explaining a series of slides, Sir Patrick said: “What you can see is that the R hasn’t gone back to where it was and where it would be in an unmitigated epidemic of this disease which would be at about three.“So it has gone up, the epidemic is growing, probably between four per cent and seven per cent per day, but that R hasn’t gone right back up and the reason it hasn’t is because of the measures everyone is already taking.”He said there was transmission growth “pretty much across the country” now with the

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Boris Johnson fluffs coronavirus childcare rules in dodgy advice to single dads

Boris Johnson has fluffed his own coronavirus rules AGAIN - this time on childcare.

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What time is Boris Johnson's coronavirus press conference today?

Boris Johnson will address the nation on the latest with coronavirus later today.The Prime Minister, speaking from Downing Street, will be joined by the government's chief scientific advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance.Public Health England's deputy director of the national infection service, Dr Susan Hopkins, will also speak at the conference.It is set to take place at 4pm today.

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Lily Allen sings 'f*** tier two' as UK government make coronavirus announcement

Lily Allen is not one to hold back her opinions and has made her thoughts on the new coronavirus three-tier system very clear.Boris Johnson has ushered in a new model of Local Covid Alert Levels in England, which will work like a traffic light system. Under the system, there will be three tiers – medium, high, and very high.

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Nicola Sturgeon anger at Boris Johnson over no-deal Brexit in deadly pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon said she's frustrated and depressed at the prospect of quitting the EU without a deal while the country faces up to a deadly second wave of coronavirus. The First Minister warned Boris Johnson should have been focused 100% on getting Britain out of a pandemic, not spending time on leaving Europe.

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Gemma Collins hits the town for one last hurrah before tougher coronavirus restrictions

Gemma Collins enjoyed a wild night out in London before another crackdown on coronavirus restrictions come into place.

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UK chides EU but says gaps to Brexit trade deal are narrow

LONDON – Britain’s foreign minister said Friday that there are only narrow differences remaining in trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union, but insisted the bloc must show more “flexibility” if it wants to make a deal.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce whether he will make good on his threat to walk away from the talks a deal was not struck by the first day of the EU summit, which was Thursday.

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COVID-19: England to enter tougher restrictions from Friday; know rules

LONDON: London, the world's international financial capital, will enter a tighter COVID-19 lockdown from midnight on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating second coronavirus wave.Following are details on the lockdownsLEVEL 3 - "VERY HIGH" - around 1.5 million peopleHousehold mixing banned. Pubs and bars close.

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Millions in England likely to move to tighter COVID-19 rules

LONDON – London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he expects the government to move the city of 9 million people to a higher level of coronavirus restrictions later Thursday as infection rates rise throughout the capital. Khan told the London Assembly that talks were continuing but he expected authorities to move London into the second of three risk categories based on “expert public health and scientific advice” about what is needed to save lives.

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Waiting for Brexit: Another deadline, likely another delay

BRUSSELS – It is yet another vital deadline day in the four-year torturous trek called Brexit, but Spoiler Alert!: most likely nothing will happen.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set the first day of the European Union summit on Thursday as the deadline to get a trade and security deal to replace its EU membership that expired on Jan. 31.

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Pub giant Marston's to axe 2,150 jobs after new coronavirus restrictions

Covid-19 pandemic.The Wolverhampton-based pub company said the group will "inevitably, and regrettably" be making cuts due to the Government’s recent restrictions.It plans to cut 2,150 jobs across its 1,400 pubs across the country, despite 99 per cent of them reopening after the March lockdown. Marston’s had been operating under Boris Johnson’s 10pm curfew, and reported better than market rate profits pre-lockdown.However, the move was a hit to late night venues across the country, which typically make their money between the hours of 11pm and 2am.Johnson dealt a further blow to the hospitality industry on Monday October 12 with his three-tier local lockdown plan.

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What will happen to Premier League football if UK's second coronavirus lockdown enforced

Premier League is set to continue even if the UK goes into a second coronavirus-enforced lockdown.The Prem was halted for three months earlier this year as Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the public to stay home as death rates and infection levels of Covid rose.Football returned behind closed doors in March to finish last season with the new campaign also being played without fans.And Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says that ‘Project Restart’ showed football can continue amid talks of a second lockdown.“We’re in constant dialogue with government about all aspects of the co-operation we have with them,” Masters said following Wednesday’s Premier League meeting.

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Latest coronavirus rates show where could be at risk of tougher lockdown - see full list

The Government is reportedly on the verge of toughening lockdown rules for swathes of England under its new three-tier system.

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Leading scientists and health bosses 'recommend Greater Manchester is moved into tier 3' of lockdown system

according to the BBC and several other news outlets. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to address update the House of Commons at around 11.30am on Thursday morning.One MP has already hit out saying it would be a "devastating move." Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and local officials met with the deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam earlier to discuss the evidence surrounding a move in tiers.

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On eve of UK deadline, trade talks with EU still stalled

BRUSSELS – On the eve of a European Union summit which British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set as a deadline to get a post-Brexit trade agreement between both sides, talks remained in a deep rut over fundamental differences regarding anything from state aid to fisheries. EU nations are already looking to the end of the month, when they see the ultimate deadline for an agreement if they still want to get it through legal vetting and parliamentary approvals before Jan.

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SAGE says two-week 'circuit breaker' coronavirus lockdown could 'save 7,000 lives'

SAGE scientists have reportedly calculated that a two-week circuit breaker lockdown could save 7,000 lives.

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Nottingham still UK's coronavirus infection hotspot - but not in Tier 3 restrictions

Nottingham remains the worst hit area for new coronavirus infections in England despite avoiding the most stringent measures to help curb the spread of the virus.

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Remembrance Sunday events exempt from new Covid rules in 'very high risk' areas

Remembrance Sunday events will be exempt from coronavirus rules banning gatherings in areas worst hit by coronavirus.

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New postcode checker for coronavirus lockdown measures in your area

A new postcode checker has launched which will let you see which coronavirus restrictions your area is under.

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Boris Johnson 'ignored scientists' warnings pub curfew wouldn't stop Covid spread'

pub owners and council leaders, reports the Mirror Online.Despite the scepticism, ministers went ahead and introduced the scheme, angering their own backbenchers and raising questions about the influence of scientific advice on Government policy.Scientists warned "environmental risk in bars, pubs etc is likely to be higher than many other indoor settings", in a document produced by SAGE on the effect of measures to contain Covid-19.They warned alcohol's effect on behaviour, the need for people to shout and some pub's or venue's poor ventilation mean it is likely they are placed where coronavirus can spread easily.They suggested that closing bars and pubs would have a moderate effect on containing Covid-19, potentially reducing the R rate by

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Scientists warn England coronavirus deaths 'likely to hit' 240-690 a day in less than fortnight

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