UK's oldest twin, 96, calls Boris Johnson a 'w**ker' after sister dies of coronavirus

Officials in Ambler have backed off after planning to take an 80-year-old business owner's property through eminent domain.  AMBLER, Pa. - A business owner in Ambler is celebrating after the borough backed off from trying to take his business property through eminent domain.Pasquall Riccardi was already struggling after his auto repair shop on South Main Street burned down on Feb. 3. After the fire, the 80-year-old owner was close to being forced to sell the property to the borough.RELATED: 1 hurt in fire that torched Ambler auto repair shopThe local government wanted his property to expand a parking lot at the nearby SEPTA rail station.

A local mother is looking for a group of heroes who saved her daughter from being mauled by a dog at Madison Park in Pennsauken.  PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A group of strangers quickly became heroes to Erika Rivera and her nine-year-old daughter Toni after saving the child from being mauled by a dog.  Rivera spoke to FOX 29’s Jennifer Joyce via Zoom as she sat by her daughter’s bedside at Cooper University Hospital. She said her daughter was attacked by a neighborhood dog on Monday in Pennsauken’s Madison Park.The Good Samaritans saw the attack and rushed in to help. "They’re the ones who called the police," Rivera said.

NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days.Tyson Foods said Tuesday it was ending mask requirements for its vaccinated workers in some facilities. Walmart and Amazon — the nation’s No. 1 and 2 largest private employers respectively — will no longer require fully vaccinated workers to don masks in stores or warehouses unless required under local or state laws.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 15: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics shoots over Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the first quarter shoots over at Wells Fargo Center on February 15, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE PHILADELPHIA - Jaylen Brown scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half and the Boston Celtics won their ninth in a row, dominating the Philadelphia 76ers 135-87 on Tuesday night.Jayson Tatum added 28 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Celtics, who have closed ground in the Eastern Conference with their stellar play of late. Boston entered sixth in the East, 4 ½ back of first-place Miami.

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks at how we got to Tuesday’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions in B.C.

Tyrese Gibson is mourning after the death of his beloved mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson.

PHOENIX - In a unique situation for people of the Roman Catholic faith, a priest is resigning after the church's Phoenix Diocese determined the words he was using during baptisms are wrong, meaning those baptisms are now rendered invalid.Here's what you should know about the mix-up.In a statement released by officials with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, it was announced that all baptisms performed by a priest named Andres Arango until June 17, 2021 are presumed to be invalid due to the words that were used.At the center of the mix-up are the words "we" and "I." Diocesan officials say Arango should have used the following words during baptism:I baptize you in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Instead, diocesan officials say Arango used the following words:We baptize you in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Diocesan officials said baptisms performed by Arango after June 17, 2021 are presumed to be valid.In a letter to faithfuls, Phoenix Catholic Bishop Thomas Olmsted said the determination that baptisms performed by Arango are invalid was made "after careful study by diocesan officials and through consultation with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome."Diocesan officials say the word change made a big difference for them."It is not the community that baptizes a person and incorporates them into the Church of Christ; rather, it is Christ, and Christ alone, who presides at all sacraments; therefore, it is Christ who baptizes," diocesan officials said, on their website.

It is the heartbreaking number we all hoped we’d never reach.

Piers Morgan, 55, has taken aim at Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after he said he was “deeply sorry” and “will learn lessons” as the UK passed 100,000 coronavirus deaths.The Good Morning Britain host accused the PM of “lying” when he said that he had done everything in his power to minimise the “loss of life” during the COVID-19 pandemic.Piers tweeted in view of his seven million followers: “BREAKING: Boris Johnson says he's 'deeply sorry' for the shocking UK covid death toll & insists, ‘we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything we can to minimise loss of life.’“But that's a lie. He didn't.

The sorrow of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll, which passed 100,000 on Tuesday was hard to compute, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

coronavirus pandemic, as the grim death toll passed 100,000 people today. England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, said we have learned about the treatment and asymptomatic spread of Covid-19, which we did not know about a year ago.Treatments, such as dexamethasone, have come on stream, he told tonight's Downing Street briefing, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the NHS in England, Sir Simon Stevens.Prof Chris Whitty said we now understand the virus in a way we didn't a year ago - and gave three examples."We were initially cautious about masks, but decided they were needed", he said."And we didn't recognise the asymptomatic transmission at first."He added: "Doctors are learning the whole time.

Gogglebox regular Tom Malone, 26, shared his thoughts on the latest UK coronavirus-related death figures following Boris Johnson’s latest speech this evening.

Prime Minister told the public that the lives lost and the sacrifice made by millions as the country reached a fatal 100,000 milestone in the year-long pandemic would be commemorated. But on the day official stats showed the UK as having the highest covid death toll in Europe, Johnson excused himself from responsibility.

direct to your inbox Boris Johnson today said he was 'deeply sorry' and 'will learn lessons' after the UK passed a 'grim statistic' of 100,000 coronavirus deaths. The Prime Minister said it was 'hard to compute the sorrow' contained in the death toll, but that once the country was on the 'path to recovery', the government would learn lessons and reflect on the pandemic.He added that he would take full responsibility for the government's actions throughout the pandemic but that they had 'done everything they could'.

coronavirus hotspots look set to be made to quarantine in hotels to limit the spread of new variants.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will discuss the proposals – designed to ensure people follow self-isolation rules – with senior ministers at the “Covid Operations” committee.Home Secretary Priti Patel declined to comment on “speculation” about quarantine hotels as she answered an urgent question in the Commons.Reports have suggested that arrivals in England would have to cover the price of quarantining in hotels for 10 days, potentially setting them back more than £1,000.The BBC said the requirement to isolate in a hotel would apply to arrivals from most of southern Africa and South America, as well as Portugal.Addressing MSPs, Swinney said

Boris Johnson is to give a coronavirus press conference at 5pm tonight, the government has announced.

Boris Johnson will hold a surprise Downing Street briefing at 5pm on Tuesday, January 26.The news comes as the country's coronavirus death toll went past the grim 100,000 mark, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.He will appear alongside England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England.No indication has been given as to exactly why the briefing has suddenly been called but the PM is expected to talk about the UK death toll, Daily Mirror reports.Data released on Tuesday morning reveals that by January 15, coronavirus had been mentioned on 103,704 death certificates.The UK is one of just five countries to pass the grim 100,000 coronavirus deaths milestone, following

Boris Johnson is expected to approve plans to force some travellers arriving to the UK to quarantine in hotels to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants.

The Indian-Americans driving Biden’s agendaIn his video message to celebrate the birth of an “extraordinary Constitution" that established India “as the biggest sovereign democracy in the world", the UK PM reiterated his plan to visit India in the coming months.“I was hugely looking forward to joining you for this important occasion at the kind invitation of my friend Prime Minister Modi, alas our common struggle against COVID has kept me in London," said Johnson.“As I speak, our two countries are working side by side to develop, produce and distribute vaccines that will help to free humanity from the pandemic. And thanks to the combined efforts of Britain, India and many other nations, we are on the road to success against COVID.

Boris Johnson said on Monday he was looking at toughening border quarantine rules because of the risk of “vaccine-busting” new coronavirus variants.New variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are opening up the prospect of a much longer battle against the pathogen than previously thought. Scientists fear the new variants may be more deadly, and that vaccines may be less effective against them.“We have to realize there is at least the theoretical risk of a new variant that is a vaccine-busting variant coming in — we’ve got to be able to keep that under control,” Johnson told reporters at a vaccination centre.

Prime Minister is to use the example of the army and the UK-funding for a vaccine as arguments for the strength of the United Kingdom as he launches a hard response to Nicola Sturgeon’s latest independence demands.

coronavirus recovery efforts as the pandemic continues.The 2022 event, which was first touted under Theresa May’s government, is described as a showcase for “the UK’s unique strengths in creativity and innovation” after leaving the European Union – with comparisons to the 1951 Festival of Britain.While critics have consistently questioned the estimated £120m cost of the festival, planning took a step forward last year when organisers called for “daring, new and popular” ideas that will unite the nation.Lib Dem MP Jamie Stone has now called on Boris Johnson‘s government to scrap the event entirely – and says it would be “sick” to spend the huge sum on the celebration during the pandemic.Mr Stone, who is the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson

coronavirus.The government hasn't confirmed whether he will be making any new announcements.During England's national lockdown, the government is aiming to hold around three press conferences a week - down from seven in the first lockdown last Spring.It comes after Boris Johnson appeared to suggest lockdown measures may be relaxed before the middle of next month.The Prime Minister added his government will be "looking at the potential of relaxing some measures" before mid-February.But he couldn't give a guarantee schools would be back before Easter.Johnson went on: "I do think now this massive achievement has been made of rolling out this vaccination programme, I think people want to see us making sure we don't throw that away by having a

Kenneth Branagh is set to play U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom's upcoming limited series charting the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to have a moment to shine in an upcoming scripted series about the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

WASHINGTON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear to President Joe Biden on Saturday that he's eager to forge a new U.S.-U.K. trade deal.The push for a new deal came in a broad-ranging call between the two leaders that touched on the global response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as the Biden administration announcing this week that the U.S.

British actor Kenneth Branagh is set to play Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a new Sky Atlantic drama about the coronavirus pandemic.

Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom’s new coronavirus TV series, it has been confirmed.The show, which is called This Sceptred Isle, will chart the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be told across five episodes.According to Variety, the show will look at the events that took place during the country’s first wave, including Johnson’s hospitalisation after contracting the virus in March.In a statement, Winterbottom said: “The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered forever. “A time when the country came together to battle an invisible enemy.

coronavirus in India has climbed to 150, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday."The total number of persons found infected with the UK strain of COVID-19 is 150," the ministry said.All of them have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by the respective state governments, the ministry had earlier said.Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have discussed the latest information to emerge about the more virulent strain of Covid-19 that was first identified in the UK. 

COVID-19 variants in British Columbia climbed again on Friday.Health officials said they had confirmed six cases of the U.K. variant (B.1.1.7), and three cases of the South African variant (B.1.351).

FILE - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street on Jan. 22, 2021 in London, England.

Boris Johnson said on Friday the COVID-19 variant first discovered in the U.K. may be associated with a higher level of mortality.

Boris Johnson has promised to take tougher action at Britain's borders to protect the country from new Covid variants.

Boris Johnson said on Friday."It also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there is some evidence that the new variant of coronavirus first identified in the UK may be linked to a higher death rate.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference today. The Prime Minister will lead the coronavirus update on the government's response to the pandemic, a day after admitting it's 'too early to say' when lockdown restrictions will be lifted.

LONDON – Japanese carmaker Nissan confirmed Friday that it will maintain its operations in Britain in the wake of the post-Brexit trade deal between the country and the European Union.The news was greeted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a “great vote of confidence."The future of Nissan's car plant in the northeast England city of Sunderland was thrown into doubt in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the EU in June 2016, a decision that could have led to tariffs and quotas on trade between the two sides.However, after months of tortuous negotiations, the U.K. and EU struck a post-Brexit trade deal at the end of 2020 that means there won't be any tariffs or quotas.

Boris Johnson is set to give a Downing Street coronavirus press conference today at 5pm.

A new interactive map tracking estimates of coronavirus cases in every area of England shows numbers are beginning to fall.

Boris Johnson faced criticism over slow decisions throughout the pandemic after it emerged he overruled Priti Patel’s call in March to close Britain’s borders.

Asda, Aldi and Lidl have updated their rules on touching products in stores amid the new Covid-19 spike. It's hoped the new guidelines introduced will help stop the spread of the latest coronavirus strain.

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the start of a new U.K.-U.S. chapter on Wednesday under incoming U.S.

The UK’s situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic will be very different by the spring, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday as Britain speeds up its vaccination program to protect the most vulnerable people from COVID-19.

Britain’s vaccine rollout is limited by a “lumpy” manufacturing process with production changes by Pfizer and a delay by AstraZeneca that could lead to brief supply disruption, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday.The United Kingdom, which has the world’s fifth worst official COVID-19 death toll, is racing to be among the first major countries to vaccinate its population – seen as the best way to exit the pandemic and get the economy going again.The United Kingdom has vaccinated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second dose. On vaccines administered per 100 people, the United Kingdom is fourth in the world after Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

coronavirus vaccination program this week, offering shots to millions more people, as the country shuts its borders to anyone who hasn’t tested negative.Vaccines will be offered to people aged 70 and over, and those deemed “clinically extremely vulnerable" from Monday -- the third and fourth priority groups. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called it a “significant milestone" in the vaccination effort.Also Read | Churn in India’s internet economyThe government aims to offer the vaccine to all U.K.

The government could start lifting the current lockdown as soon as early March under a three-point plan.