A trove of material released by the British prime minister’s former chief aide, Dominic Cummings, shows a government in chaos as the pandemic exploded last year.
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England’s delayed reopening is a blow to culture and nightlife.
Theaters and nightclub owners are having to hastily rearrange and cancel events after the government decided to maintain some restrictions.
England Extends Covid Restrictions a Month
The decision sent a warning to the world that even well-vaccinated nations remain at risk from the highly transmissible new Delta variant.
Boris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’ Makes Shaky Start at G7 Summit
The prime minister’s plan to introduce his vision of a nimble, trade-savvy U.K. was upended by a spat over Northern Ireland.
England’s Plan to Reopen Could Be Delayed by 4 Weeks
Restaurants and pubs in England, while open, will still have to observe social distancing rules indoors, limiting capacity, and nightclubs and theaters will remain firmly shuttered. The decision, which will be reviewed in two weeks, sent a warning to t…
Question Looms Over This Year’s Group of 7: Where Are All the Protesters?
It’s challenging to be an activist this year, what with the pandemic, a hermetically sealed summit and a new American president who is hard to get too worked up over.
‘Freedom Day’ for England Is Looking Like a Mirage
All coronavirus restrictions were supposed to end on June 21, but with the new Delta variant, the long-anticipated opening is increasingly problematic.
In Pictures: President Biden’s Trip to Europe
The president is in Cornwall, England, to meet with other leaders of wealthy democracies.
Remember the Trump Balloon? Now There’s One for Biden, Too.
Barred from staging large in-person protests at this week’s Group of 7 summit because of pandemic restrictions, activists revived an attention-drawing move.
Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era
The original was the work of Churchill and Roosevelt at the dawn of World War II. The new version pledges cooperation against 21st century global challenges and rivalries.