‘Act responsibly’: New challenges emerge as lockdown rules ease in parts of the UK
“Stay local” measures have been lifted in Wales – meaning there are no travel restrictions within the country for the first time since December.
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EUROPE 
March 18, 2021 EU prepared to tighten COVID vaccine exports in veiled threat to UK
The EU said on Wednesday (17 March) it is prepared to tighten COVID vaccine exports to vaccine-producing countries or those with higher vaccination rates if they do not comply with its plea for “openness and reciprocity”, in a move seen as a veiled threat to the UK, one of the key vaccine manufacturing countries.
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UK NEWS
March 17, 2021 Defence review: UK could use Trident to counter cyber-attack
Britain is prepared to launch nuclear weapons if the country was faced with an exceptionally destructive attack using cyber or other “emerging technologies”, according to the integrated defence review.
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UK NEWS
March 16, 2021 UK to push for new, ‘open’ and democratic world order, government declares
Britain will help shape a new global order and leave behind an “outdated” international system which no longer serves the country’s interests, Boris Johnson’s government has declared ahead of the integrated review of defence, security, and foreign policies.
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GEOPOLITICS
March 16, 2021 EU launches lawsuits against UK over Irish border
The EU launched legal proceedings against Britain on Monday (15 March), alleging that London had broken a protocol of its Brexit divorce agreement covering Ireland.
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HEALTH
March 14, 2021 UK’s coronavirus vaccines dramatically cut transmission, new study suggests
The coronavirus vaccines deployed in the UK could cut transmission of Covid-19 by as much as half, a major new study suggests. As well as being effective in providing high levels of protection, both the Pfizer and Oxford jabs appear to be capable of minimising the spread of coronavirus in people who have received two full doses. The findings come from a study […]
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UK NEWS
March 13, 2021 Day of reflection to be held a year after UK’s Covid lockdown began
A “national day of reflection” will be held to mark the first anniversary of Britain going into lockdown and in remembrance of the 125,000 people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
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UK NEWS
March 11, 2021 UK storm alert: Terrifying chart shows brutal weather system smashing Britain in HOURS
Britain is bracing for stormy conditions, as strong gales and heavy rain is set to batter much of the UK. The latest weather charts show the system approaching Britain tonight, before sweeping across the nation in the early hours of the morning.
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UK NEWS
March 10, 2021 Raab slams claims UK imposed ‘outright’ ban on covid vaccine exports
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab hit back on Tuesday night against the European Council president Charles Michel after he claimed the UK had imposed an ‘outright’ ban on coronavirus vaccination exports.
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UK NEWS
March 8, 2021 UK weather warning: 70mph double-barrelled storm to hit Britain before HEAVY SNOW returns
Gusts could reach severe-gale force in exposed regions on Tuesday and Wednesday as two deep low-pressure systems hurtle in tandem towards Britain. Torrential downpours expected through the week have sparked Government officials to warn people in the most at-risk regions to take ‘immediate action’. A cold front will move across northern Britain in the wake […]
