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July 4, 2020 at 2:25 am

Pints poured, unkempt hairdos cut, as England eases lockdown VIEW

LONDON (AP) — The pints were supped and the unkempt hairdos cut and styled as England embarked Saturday on its biggest lockdown-easing yet, one that... Updated 12:07 am

July 2, 2020 at 11:37 pm

English pubs are reopening — they won’t be the same VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Asking people in English pubs to keep their distance is going to be tough after they’ve had a few of their favorite...

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June 29, 2020 at 9:24 am

Kissing of Blarney Stone resumes as Ireland eases lockdown VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Life became ever so slightly more normal in Ireland on Monday as pints were pulled and locked-down hair was trimmed for the...

June 29, 2020 at 6:35 am

UK city of Leicester sees lockdown tightened on virus spike VIEW

LONDON (AP) — The British government is reimposing an array of lockdown restrictions, including the closure of schools, in the central city of Leicester after...

Emergency services attend the scene of an incident in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday June 26, 2020. Police in Glasgow say emergency services are currently dealing with an incident in the center of Scotland’s largest city and are urging people to avoid the area. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) LBJ826 LBJ826

June 26, 2020 at 6:28 am

Police not treating Glasgow stabbings as terrorism VIEW

LONDON (AP) — A male suspect stabbed and wounded a police officer before he was shot dead in Glasgow on Friday. Authorities are not treating...

June 25, 2020 at 8:18 am

On hottest day of year, thousands cram onto English beaches VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away Thursday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules...

June 25, 2020 at 2:49 am

UK’s Royal Mail to slash 2,000 jobs in pandemic cost-cutting

LONDON (AP) — Royal Mail, the British postal service, is to slash 2,000 management jobs as part of an overhaul of its operations due to...

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June 25, 2020 at 1:51 am

Clashes with police after ‘unlawful’ street party in London

LONDON (AP) — At least 22 police officers were slightly injured after a street party in the south London district of Brixton that violated coronavirus...

June 17, 2020 at 11:45 pm

UK’s recession ‘less bad’ than feared, Bank of England

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England unveiled another big stimulus package for the U.K. economy as it tries to limit the scale of the...

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June 17, 2020 at 6:02 am

More stimulus expected as UK inflation drops to 4-year low

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. fell to its lowest level in four years in May following a big coronavirus-related drop in prices at...

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