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A fallen tree is suspended in electricity wires during Storm Eowyn, a status red alert extreme weather warning according to the Irish meteorological service, in Barretstown, Ireland, January 24, 2025.
1 January – The UK government announces that all primary schools in London will remain closed for the start of the winter term. [1]2 January – Teaching unions have told primary school staff it is unsafe to return to school and urged them to implement remote learning as pressure grows on the government to keep schools closed for the first two weeks of January following its decision to do so ...
By mid-April the peak had been passed and restrictions were gradually eased. A second wave, with a new variant that originated in the UK becoming dominant, began in the autumn and peaked in mid-January 2021, and was deadlier than the first. The UK started a COVID-19 vaccination programme in early December 2020. Generalised restrictions were ...
A private Russian military contractor that has been accused of human rights abuses has deployed to Eastern Ukraine, according to Britain’s Defense Ministry. The ministry’s Defense Intelligence ...
Britain says Russia’s increasing reliance on mercenaries to fight in Ukraine is a sign of the war’s heavy toll on Moscow’s forces.
14 May – COVID-19 in the UK: Boris Johnson and Chris Whitty provide an update on the 'Indian' variant, warning that its spread in the UK could potentially delay the government's planned easing of lockdown restrictions on 21 June. [170] 15 May The final Debenhams store is closed, after more than 240 years in business. The company continues to ...
The UK's rollout was among the fastest in the world with among the highest uptake in its first few months, [2] although vaccination rates had slowed down or plateaued by autumn 2021 due to lower uptake in younger age groups. [5] [6] Polling suggests the UK's level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is among the world's lowest. [7] [8]
2022 United Kingdom government crisis or crises may refer to: . July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis, events culminating in the resignation of Boris Johnson as prime minister