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Demonstrators stand near a burning police vehicle during a protest against a new proposed policing bill, in Bristol, Britain, March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
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Police officers hurt, vehicles set on fire in violent protest in Bristol

Thousands of demonstrators had converged on the city centre, ignoring Covid-19 restrictions, to protest against a government bill going through parliament that would give police new powers to...

Demonstrators holding placards protest at Parliament Square, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, March 16, 2021. Reuters/Henry Nicholls
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Lawmakers call for England to allow protests during lockdown

FILE PHOTO: NHS Test and Trace workers are seen at a test station in Richmond-Upon-Thames, Britain, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

England's $32 billion Covid-19 test and trace not making a difference, lawmakers say

Isolating students peer out of their window as they are interviewed by a television crew in Manchester, England. Around 1,700 students across two student housing blocks were told to self-quarantine for 14 days after more than 100 students tested positive for the coronavirus. CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTY IMAGES
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English lockdown set to last until at least March, Johnson indicates

A UK citizen receiving vaccine. Photo: Reuters
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Vaccinated people may spread virus, says English medical officer Van-Tam

A nurse draws the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Holon, Israel. Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
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UK’s vaccination programme expands to cover over-70s

Britain's Queen Elizabeth walks with Britain's Prince Charles through the Royal Gallery before delivering the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament ceremony at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain December 19, 2019. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS
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Queen Elizabeth and husband receive Covid-19 vaccines

The specialist dogs cautiously sniffed about the area in the dark only to discover that the suspicious toe looking thing was a potato with a mushroom growing next to it Photo: Collected from BBC
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Pota-toe: 'Human foot' in field turns out to be potato

Teacher Wendy Couldridge teaches her class online from her home as the country starts a lockdown, in Hertford, Britain, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
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English school exams cancelled after Covid-19 disruption

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks in front of the Bank of England in London, Britain March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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England goes into new lockdown as Covid-19 variant rampages

Two-thirds of England to be under toughest Covid-19 measures
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Two-thirds of England to be under toughest Covid-19 measures

An elderly woman with a dog is seen near the beach at Barton on Sea, Hampshire as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, Barton on Sea, Britain, April 21, 2020/ Reuters
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UK cuts self-isolation period to 10 days for domestic contacts, international arrivals

Bank of England's Haldane sees possible inflation risks ahead
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Bank of England's Haldane sees possible inflation risks ahead