United Kingdom

The U.K. has now recorded the fifth-highest COVID death toll in the world, behind the U.S., Brazil, India and Mexico.

The government "can't rule anything out" in its fight against new mutant variants of COVID-19, a minister said.

Boris Johnson said the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the south of England may lead to an increased risk of death.

Poll found that 51 percent of Americans were happy to have the vaccine, the highest number so far. In Europe, France was found to be the most opposed it, with only 46 percent of French people being willing to get inoculated.

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells Newsweek Conservative MPs voting on post-Brexit trade deals have "betrayed" the NHS.

It comes days after new legal protections mean historic statues will only be removed in "the most exceptional circumstances".

Cases increased by 50 percent between early December and January 15, according to a new study.

Ex-prime minister Theresa May - who shared a "special relationship" with the U.S. president - said Joe Biden "provides Britain with a golden opportunity".

The European Union has handed out a total of 5.5 million doses of the vaccine, compared to over 4 million in the U.K. alone.

Hampshire Police in the U.K. said partygoers claimed they didn't know about the coronavirus pandemic.

Over 30000 fines were issued, with Black, Asian and minority ethnic people more likely to be fined.

Up to a quarter of those arrested in a year could be allowed to go free because of lost records and it "presents huge dangers" for public safety, the Opposition Labour Party says.

The U.K. economy shrank by 2.6 percent in November as England was placed in lockdown for a second time, official figures show.

More than 33,000 people were taken off the streets and given a bed during COVID, a number almost eight times higher than the U.K. government had estimated.

Le Monde, El Pais and The Times of London were among major publications featuring Trump's impeachment on their front pages.

There are 300,000 people living with long COVID already in the U.K., Layla Moran MP said.

The ban takes effect from Friday morning.

An estimated 2,778 seal pups were born on a stretch of coastline in the U.K.

COVID vaccines will be administered round the clock just days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official spokesman said demand was low.

Supermarkets have called for urgent intervention to prevent "significant disruption" to U.K. food supplies due to post-Brexit border arrangements.

Hospitals are becoming overwhelmed by COVID-19 as officials rush to make more beds available.

The 10 days of food for English families amounted to two jacket potato with beans, eight single cheese sandwiches days carrots three days apples, two days of malt loaf and three days of yogurt with some added pasta and tomato.

Drivers were told they can no longer bring certain foods to Europe.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the British prime minister of "serial incompetence" over the response to COVID-19.

The government plans to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February.

Professor Chris Whitty issued a dire warning that the U.K. is now entering the "most dangerous time" of the pandemic.

The firm wanted to use any "unused" vaccine and was willing to pay doctors directly.

As the U.S. struggles to contain the virus, a new, more infectious U.K. variant is now in eight states, and another from South Africa is believed to be spreading undetected.

The variant appears to be significantly more transmissible than the original, although it does not seem to cause more severe illness.

The U.K. has ordered 17 million doses of the Moderna vaccine but supplies will not be delivered until the Spring.