Keir Starmer says Labour will work to ‘save lives and protect livelihoods’Party leader announces top positions in shadow cabinet and Covid-19 committeeSun Apr 05 2020 - 19:45
UK death toll could reach 1,000 a day by Easter, warns Matt HancockUK Wrap: Britons urged to remain at home as 684 more people die from Covid-19Fri Apr 03 2020 - 20:14
Starmer poised to step centre stage as UK Labour Party leaderShadow Brexit secretary expected to purge Corbyn allies from upper echelons of partyFri Apr 03 2020 - 20:00
UK makes another coronavirus U-turn but doubts over strategy lingerLondon Letter: Hancock endorses ‘immunity certificate’ as way to get people back to workThu Apr 02 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: UK vows to test 100,000 people a day by end of AprilNew target of 10 times current level amid mounting criticism as 569 more deaths recordedThu Apr 02 2020 - 19:52
Britain’s latest death toll of 563 is highest daily rate since epidemic beganOnly 2,000 NHS staff have been tested, with 125,000 self-isolating at homeWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:24
Coronavirus: British government admits it must ramp up testingMichael Gove says UK ‘must go further, faster’ as NHS struggles to get protective equipmentTue Mar 31 2020 - 19:09
Coronavirus: UK fatalities rise to 1,408 with worst thought yet to comeMeasures showing positive results, adviser says, but one-quarter of doctors not at workMon Mar 30 2020 - 22:51
Coronavirus: UK will not return to normal for ‘at least six months’Michael Gove says judgment of UK’s testing regime should wait until pandemic is overSun Mar 29 2020 - 18:25
Unflappable confidence of UK’s health establishment about to be testedBritain continues to diverge from WHO advice when it comes to testing and contact tracing for coronavirusFri Mar 27 2020 - 21:36
Covid-19: British government criticised after Johnson tests positiveAdministration accused of being careless after health minister also sidelined with virusFri Mar 27 2020 - 20:54
Public outrage turns to joggers as London adjusts to social distancingLondon Letter: Shift in government’s approach to coronavirus has eased public anxiety – a littleThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:00
UK eligible to take part in EU ventilator plan despite missed emailChancellor to pay self-employed 80 per cent of average monthly profits while crisis continuesThu Mar 26 2020 - 20:21
Coronavirus: Glimmer of hope reflected in UK confidence about copingPreparations to deal with looming ICU peak boosted by testing capacity and volunteerismWed Mar 25 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus: British government buys 3.5m antibody test kitsUK Wrap: Test could enable those who have recovered from Covid-19 to return to workWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:21
Coronavirus: British army to set up 4,000-bed field hospital in LondonUK records biggest daily death toll, with 87 deaths bringing total to 422Tue Mar 24 2020 - 19:59
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson puts UK under lockdownIn TV address British PM limits people’s movement and closes non-essential shopsMon Mar 23 2020 - 21:38
UK lockdown a dose of coronavirus realism by Boris JohnsonThough Britain is now more in step with its neighbours, it remains an outlier in testingMon Mar 23 2020 - 21:33
UK to consider tougher measures to enforce social distancingBritain could bring in curfews and movement restrictions within days – JohnsonSun Mar 22 2020 - 19:53
Boris Johnson is gambling with the health of his citizensUK response: Westminster has adopted risky strategy for its political leaders, economy and peopleSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
UK orders widespread closures in move against coronavirusPubs, restaurants and gyms shut as aid announced and public compassion urgedFri Mar 20 2020 - 20:23
Coronavirus: Britain can turn the tide on Covid-19 in 12 weeks, Johnson saysPM dismisses speculation London faces lockdown, as UK death toll from virus hits 144Thu Mar 19 2020 - 20:38
‘I realised no virus was strong enough to overcome our mutual loathing’London Letter: Streets empty and businesses abandoned amid sense of forebodingThu Mar 19 2020 - 18:00
Schools across Britain to close from Friday due to coronavirusChildren of healthcare workers, emergency personnel and delivery drivers among those who will continue to go to schoolWed Mar 18 2020 - 19:50
British government announces business aid package worth €360 billionChancellor Sunak pledges state will do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep economy afloatTue Mar 17 2020 - 20:20
‘Herd immunity’ policy ditched as UK adapts Covid-19 responseMeasures aim to stall rocketing infection rate but reluctance to close schools persistsMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says UK and Ireland are on ‘the same path’PM confident dramatically intensified measures will equal Irish government’s actionsMon Mar 16 2020 - 20:01
‘Herd immunity’ is not our policy, says UK’s health secretaryBritish government has been criticised as scientists warn it risks allowing coronavirus to spreadSun Mar 15 2020 - 16:59
Risky strategy makes Britain an outlier in the fight against coronavirusFailure to close schools or cancel mass gatherings has been widely criticisedFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus: UK expected to move to next phase of fighting outbreakNew strategy to encourage ‘social distancing’ likely to see more people working from homeWed Mar 11 2020 - 22:54
Brexit: Michael Gove declines to confirm Irish Sea checks on goodsBritish cabinet minister says trade talks with EU may be postponed due to coronavirusWed Mar 11 2020 - 18:57
Boris Johnson survives backbench rebellion on Huawei’s 5G roleDuncan Smith says UK’s security services alone in thinking they can keep firm in checkTue Mar 10 2020 - 20:02
Coronavirus: British government urged to close schools as fourth person diesPeople with colds or minor infections may be asked to self-isolate to delay spread of virusMon Mar 09 2020 - 20:27
Alex Salmond’s sexual assault trial gets under wayScotland’s former first minister denies all 14 charges which include attempted rapeMon Mar 09 2020 - 19:08
Alex Salmond trial on 14 sexual assault charges to beginAttempted rape charge relates to alleged incident at official residence in 2014Sun Mar 08 2020 - 18:45
BBC under siege as government threatens to scrap licence feeLondon Letter: Filmmaker David Puttnam among those standing up for broadcasterThu Mar 05 2020 - 21:05
Elderly woman with health condition is first person in Britain to die of Covid-19Chief medical officer for England says focus is shifting from containing the virus to delaying its spreadThu Mar 05 2020 - 20:19
Boris Johnson’s defence of Priti Patel goes beyond the call of dutyBritish PM’s staunch support for home secretary amid bullying claims defies necessityWed Mar 04 2020 - 23:31
Boris Johnson defends Priti Patel amid bullying allegationsBritish prime minister says he is ‘sticking by’ the home secretary as fresh claims emergeWed Mar 04 2020 - 18:38
Up to a fifth of UK workers could be off sick during coronavirus peak - Johnson28-page plan said authorities would attempt to contain and delay spread of virusTue Mar 03 2020 - 18:08
Johnson backs Priti Patel in face of top civil servant’s bullying claimsPhilip Rutnam resigned as permanent secretary and will sue for constructive dismissalSun Mar 01 2020 - 22:01
Both sides in talks on Britain’s future relationship with EU expect early bust-upLondon Letter: Commitments made by UK government are seen as insubstantialThu Feb 27 2020 - 20:48
UK says it could abandon Brexit trade talks in JuneUK publishes blueprint for future relationship with EU, envisaging no alignment of standardsThu Feb 27 2020 - 18:56
Brexit talks: where the EU and Britain differBritain’s negotiating mandate at odds with that of EU on number of key issuesThu Feb 27 2020 - 18:50
Coronavirus: British government calls for calm after eight schools closedGermany says it is heading for epidemic as France has second death and Greece has first caseWed Feb 26 2020 - 23:18
UK to reject EU’s ‘level-playing field’ demand in negotiating paperPM regards political declaration as having less binding status to withdrawal agreementWed Feb 26 2020 - 19:00
Post-Brexit talks may derail over Johnson’s stanceLevel playing field and NI protocol bones of contention but UK and EU have wriggle roomTue Feb 25 2020 - 20:45
Brexit: UK-EU tensions mount ahead of divorce talksDowning Street rejects EU call for ‘level playing field’ pledges on contentious issuesTue Feb 25 2020 - 19:53
Johnson reshapes cabinet following Javid resignationPrime minister criticised over sacking of Northern Ireland secretary Julian SmithFri Feb 14 2020 - 01:00
Javid warns Johnson against damaging integrity of treasuryChancellor resigns over demands to sack his advisers and is replaced by Rishi SunakFri Feb 14 2020 - 01:00
