Schools have remained open for vulnerable children and the children of essential workers, but many parents are too concerned about the spread of the coronavirus to let their children attend.
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Britain to Impose Coronavirus Quarantine on Air Arrivals
“Stay alert,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned as the government eased restrictions on movement.
Locked Down on V-E Day, Europe Celebrates World War II Liberation
Pandemic restrictions forced ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender to be sharply scaled down. But some poignant rituals went ahead.
Coronavirus Killing Black Britons at Twice the Rate as Whites
That gap grows to four times when class and health differences aren’t considered. South Asians have also been dying disproportionately.
As U.K. Deaths Mount, Political Terrain Gets Trickier for Boris Johnson
Facing off against the new Labour leader, Keir Starmer, in an eerily quiet Parliament, the prime minister seemed uncharacteristically defensive.
As Virus Deaths Jump, Boris Johnson’s Press Relations Turn Testy
A strain of populism, similar to that during the Brexit campaign, is visible in the government’s aggressive rebuttals and critiques of the news media.
U.K. Virus Tests Surpass Target, but Britain’s Deaths May Overtake Italy’s
There was good news and bad news for Britons on Friday in the statistical barometers of the pandemic, which experts say have become an understandable but misplaced fixation in the country.
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds Have a Baby Boy
The birth of a son follows a sweeping election win, a divorce, an engagement, Brexit and a life-threatening illness during a pandemic.
Britain’s Boris Johnson, Recovered From Coronavirus, Returns to Work
The British prime minister, newly recovered from the coronavirus, says easing social-distancing rules too quickly would be dangerous.
U.K. Is Sticking to Brexit Plans Despite Coronavirus Upheaval
The government is adamant that it will not seek an extension, saying it will reject the idea even if the European Union asks.