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Recall to England squad would mean everything to me: Man City’s Stones

Editorial Bureau January 18, 2021

LONDON (UK) – John Stones, who has carved a place for himself at the heart of the Manchester City defence this season, hopes his return to form will prompt England coach Gareth Southgate to bring him to the national squad again. The player, who has not dribbled the ball for England since

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Root’s performance gives upper hand for England

Editorial Bureau January 16, 2021

LONDON (UK) – A brilliant double century by skipper Joe Root put England in command of the first test against Sri Lanka, but the hosts stalled thoughts of a victory charge by reaching 90 without loss in their second innings at tea on Saturday. Root’s superb 228 on the third day in Galle, his second […]

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England launches pre-departure testing for travellers from January 15

Ren Leen January 12, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Travellers to England from abroad will from 0400 GMT on January 15 need to show proof that they have had a negative COVID-19 test up to three days before departing, the government said in a statement. The new rule was announced earlier in January as authorities try to tighten up protection against […]

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Heathrow boss says England pre-arrival testing must only last for a while

Editorial Bureau January 8, 2021

LONDON (UK) – The boss of Britain’s biggest airport Heathrow said that new rules requiring people arriving in England to present a negative COVID-19 test result must only last for a while and the government must make plans for how to end it. “It can only be a temporary measure,” Heathrow Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye […]

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Travellers to England have to furnish negative COVID test result: Govt

Editorial Bureau January 8, 2021

LONDON (UK) – The government announced on Friday that those who enter England will have to present a negative COVID-19 test result when they arrive to protect against the new mutant version of the virus from other nations. Those who arrive in England by boat, aircraft or train have to take a test up to […]

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England and Wales registered most deaths last year, in more than a century – ONS

Editorial Bureau January 7, 2021

LONDON (UK) – England and Wales recorded the most deaths in 2020 of any year in more than a century, a senior statistician said on Wednesday. This has come in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to an increase in the number of excess deaths. About 604,000 deaths were registered in the two countries […]

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England enters new lockdown as COVID-19 variant spreads

Editorial Bureau January 5, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to bring a surge in COVID-19 cases under control. This spike has threatened to affect parts of the health system prior to the time when a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass. The announcement came just hours after […]

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PM Johnson declares new national lockdown in England

Ren Leen January 5, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared a new national COVID-19 lockdown in England on Monday. He was seen instructing people to stay at home to control the variant of the coronavirus, found to be more contagious. Johnson said in a televised address, “We must therefore go into a national lockdown, which is […]

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As mutated COVID variant causes cases to surge, Britain imposes more lockdowns

Editorial Bureau December 24, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The government on Wednesday said vast swathes of England would be placed under the strictest pandemic curbs in the wake of a highly infectious strain of the coronavirus sweeping across the country, bringing the number of infections to a record level. So far, the country has reported as many as 40,000 new […]

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France will allow travellers from England who have cleared COVID test

Ren Leen December 23, 2020

BRUSSELS/LONDON (BELGIUM/UK) – In what is seen as a bid to end a blockade meant to halt the spread of the coronavirus variant, France will reopen its frontiers to passengers from England on Wednesday. The blockade had held up thousands of lorries before Christmas. Following the discovery of the mutated coronavirus variant and its swift […]