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Thursday is the final working day for a British provincial reconstruction team in the Afghan province of Helmand, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

Jaston Khosa was one of 600,000 men from African countries who fought for Britain. He was quietly buried on VE Day after a life of abject poverty In a crowded, Zambian slum on VE Day, a family gathered to bury one of the last veterans of Britain’s colonial army. Jaston Khosa of the Northern Rhodesia...

LONDON: Britain’s coronavirus lockdown has deepened the nation’s love affair with gardening at the same time as threatening the future of traditional businesses in the sector.Some 83...

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LONDON: Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures. It comes as the UK, which has the world’s second highest coronavirus death toll after the US,...

LONDON: Britain could introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for international arrivals to stem the spread of coronavirus, an airline association said on Saturday, sparking alarm in an industry already hard hit by the global pandemic.Tim Alderslade, chief executive of Airlines UK, the trade body...

LONDON: Britain’s coronavirus lockdown has deepened the nation’s love affair with gardening at the same time as threatening the future of traditional businesses in the sector.Some 83 percent of homes in England have some private outdoor space, according to 2016 government figures,...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England on Sunday when he outlines the government's plans to begin slowly easing lockdown measures, British media reported.

Transport Minister Grant Shapps said at the government's daily news briefing on Saturday that more Britons should cycle or walk to work when the country's coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off limited public transport capacity under social distancing requirements.

* PM Johnson to detail Britain's next steps on Sunday (Adds comment from transport minister, Balpa, updated death toll)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England on Sunday when he outlines the government's plans to begin slowly easing lockdown measures, British media reported.

Boris Johnson will exercise "extreme caution" in easing lockdown restrictions, the Transport Secretary has said, as he warned the public not to "throw away" their hard work by going outside.

The disasters of Trump, Brexit and coronavirus have been made all the worse by our weak and incompetent leaders

Britain is in a lonely place right now. It resembles the scene of a bad traffic accident where shocked passers-by look away with pity and horror in their eyes. Alarmed by what they see, governments around the world practise their own form of social distancing. Once again, Britain is the sick man of Europe.

Lethal mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic is not the sole reason for this un-splendid isolation. The disease’s sudden onslaught is the third national disaster in almost as many years. The first was the decision to walk away from Europe. The second was the advent of Donald Trump and his anarchic America First agenda.

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The Prince of Wales and Camilla sent a letter including ‘heartfelt thanks – and a big thumbs up’ to everyone at Royal Mail.

Teething problems threaten the effectiveness of government ‘test, track and trace’ strategy

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Just over half the population is likely to download the NHS app developed to track and trace cases of coronavirus, new polling suggests, amid concerns that test result delays could hamper its effectiveness.

A narrow majority of 52% of people told an Opinium poll for the Observer that they were likely to download the app, which alerts users if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.

Jaston Khosa was one of 600,000 men from African countries who fought for Britain. He was quietly buried on VE Day after a life of abject poverty

In a crowded, Zambian slum on VE Day, a family gathered to bury one of the last veterans of Britain’s colonial army. Jaston Khosa of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment was laid to rest on the day the world commemorated the end of the war in which he fought.

The 95-year-old great-grandfather was among 600,000 Africans who fought for the British during World War Two, on battlefields across their own continent as well as Asia and the Middle East. Although their service has largely been forgotten, the mobilisation of this huge army from Britain’s colonies triggered the largest single movement of African men overseas since the slave trade.

Still resilient after taking tough and early action, Greece can now look forward to a summer tourist season beginning in July

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When Pavlos Pandelides realised the coronavirus pandemic was moving west, he bought a plane ticket and flew from Athens to London. He then drove north to Nottingham to collect his daughter, a student at the city’s university, before returning with her the next day to Greece. An ardent admirer of all things British, the businessman had absolutely no doubt that what he was doing was right. “The British are fighters but I could see they were underestimating this,” he said.

While Covid-19 was tearing through northern Italy, Boris Johnson was still faltering, with his government showing worrying signs of complacency. There was, said Pandelides, no time to waste. “It was more than a protective father thing. It was clear they were about to really mess up.”

People can contribute to projects that aim to leave a map of the national mood and allow future historians a glimpse of 24 hours in a pandemic

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“I have underlying health conditions, including asthma,” writes a frightened 40-year-old woman , shortly before Sunday’s news of whether the lockdown will be eased. “I’m terrified to leave the house, even for exercise, but I’m not sick enough to be ‘extremely vulnerable’. Covid-19 could quite probably kill me.”

The anonymous contributor is part of a project called Covid-19 and Me, run jointly by the Young Foundation and the Open University, two of a number of organisations which are asking thousands of men and women of all ages, ethnicities, incomes, beliefs and backgrounds across Britain to keep diaries, complete questionnaires and be interviewed by their peers. They want to know what it is like, at an everyday level, to live through a global pandemic, to create an ongoing “weather map of public feeling”.

Since the UK confirmed its first case, its response has proved one of the least effective

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It is 100 days since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the UK on 31 January. The official death toll so far from the epidemic has topped 33,000 and is still rising fast. The actual total could be far higher, many analysts say – leaving Britain among the countries hit hardest by Covid-19.

The government has struggled to get on top of the crisis, facing growing criticism for its lack of early preparation to tackle the virus, its abrupt shifts in strategy, its failure to provide adequate protective equipment for its medical staff and other key workers, and its inability to organise testing on the scale that many say is vital.

An Asian breed of mosquito capable of carrying the risk of a potentially fatal disease that can be passed from one person to another is poised to invade Britain.

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The UK’s four tumultuous decades of membership have fuelled controversy and featured huge change

Britain is home to works of art by some of the most important painters of all time, from J.M.W Turner to Salvador Dali. Here we pick nine unmissable masterpieces and show you where to find them...

Single parent Beverley Cohen, 55, from Brighton, pictured with her seriously disabled daughter Liora, left, has felt abandoned by the care system since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.

This newspaper revealed last week how hackers linked to Russia and Iran were behind 'utterly reprehensible' hits on British institutions.

Public are being encouraged to shine a light from windows in recognition of nurses in the coronavirus fight, described as the 'greatest health emergency in NHS history'.

The CEO of International Airlines Group has waded into the row over the UK government's proposals to force travellers arriving into Britain, including UK citizens returning from holiday, into quarantine.

Leaders of unions such as Unite, Unison and the General have written an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding the government puts policies in place to make workplaces safe.

Two Australian actors have hit out at the firm for the policy, which they said removes the points without warning - despite collecting them for 15 years.

The Newcastle-based baker is back selling coffee, pasties and cakes to customers in-store at an undisclosed number of shops in the Tyneside area as new safety measures are trialled.

The CEO of International Airlines Group has waded into the row over the UK government's proposals to force travellers arriving into Britain, including UK citizens returning from holiday, into quarantine.

Leaders of unions such as Unite, Unison and the General have written an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding the government puts policies in place to make workplaces safe.

The presenter, 49, moaned she was struggling to applaud for the acts after putting on a flirty display earlier in the show with the singing duo Soldiers Who Swing.

The singer, 41, admitted she didn't expect to give out the coveted honour during that day of the auditions, as she branded Nabil's performance a 'breath of fresh air.'

Best newcomer and best single categories include male and female nominees. Best solo performers awards categories have been split into 'male' and 'female' since 1977.

Piers Morgan has slammed Sam Smith for 'causing a Brit Awards shake-up' after it was revealed the 'best male' and 'best female' categories could be abolished.

Jack Whitehall, 31, is set to host the Brit Awards for the THIRD year running... after the comedian caused controversy last year with THAT awkward Little Mix joke.

The five-time Grammy award winner, 18, who recorded the title track to 007's No Time to Die, in London last month, will take to the stage at the O2 on Tuesday for the 40th BRIT Awards ceremony.

Speaking to The Mirror at the NME Awards on Thursday,  the singer, 27, criticised the ceremony for making the women feel like a 'subplot' or 'warm-up act' for their male counterparts.

The comedian, 31 - who will host the BRIT Awards on Tuesday - is reportedly looking for love on celebrity dating app Raya, two years after his split from girlfriend of six years, Gemma, 37.

The prep has begun for the stars who have a hot ticket to this 2020 BRIT Awards.

Laura Whitmore put on a brave face as she hit the BRIT awards red carpet on Tuesday, three days after her friend Caroline Flack took her own life.