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A jogger exercises on the banks of the river Thames with the backdrop of Tower Bridge in London, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 during England's third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fears

By DANICA KIRKA and PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

A mask on the pavement near the entrance of a hospital on Westminster Bridge in London, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Reports say that pressure on the NHS is rising and it is absolutely critical that people follow the rules and do everything they can to stop the spread, especially of the new variant of this virus that transmits so much faster.UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday the Oxford-AstraZeneca drug approval will accelerate Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

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46 US students chosen for Marshall Scholarships to the UK

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UK to ban new Huawei gear installations after Sept

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Debra Hearn from Penn Hills, Pa., and her sister Renee Bell, from Stanton Heights, Pa., walk to their car after a morning of shopping at Tanger Outlets in Washington, Pa., Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. The two started their traditional after Thanksgiving shopping trip at 5 a.m. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette via AP)

The Latest: Researchers urge Arizona shutdown, mask mandate

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UK asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, a researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning to normal by early April. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP, File)

AstraZeneca vaccine to be assessed amid dosing error questions

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Woman wins 1st stage of virus lawsuit against UK government

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FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 file photo, a British Airways plane, at left, is towed past other planes sitting parked at Heathrow Airport in London. British Airways said Tuesday Nov. 17, 2020, that it will start testing passengers flying from the U.S. to London’s Heathrow Airport for COVID-19 in an effort to persuade the British government it should scrap rules requiring most international travelers to quarantine for 14 days. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

BA, American Airlines plan voluntary COVID-19 testing plan

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Soldiers carry out mass coronavirus testing, set up at a marketplace in Liverpool, England, during the four-week national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in England, Wednesday Nov. 11, 2020. Everyone in Liverpool city, are being encouraged to be tested for COVID-19, even if they are not displaying symptoms, as authorities continue a mass testing pilot scheme to suppress the coronavirus.(Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

UK becomes 5th country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus deaths

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK to increase powers to block foreign investments

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People sit in the Dispensary pub in Liverpool, England, Monday Oct 12, 2020. The British government has carved England into three tiers of risk in a bid to slow the spread of a resurgent coronavirus. The northern city of Liverpool is in the highest category and will close pubs, gyms and betting shops. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

UK unemployment ascent accelerates amid winter job fears

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020 file photo, theatre workers protest outside the National Theatre, against the mass redundancies of low-paid art jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak, in London. The British government on Monday Oct. 12, 2020, announced grants of 257 million pounds ($335 million) to help almost 1,400 arts and cultural organizations survive the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

COVID-hit UK arts groups welcome government cash infusion

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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 file photo, lorries wait to board ferries on the morning after Brexit took place at the Port of Dover, in Dover, England. The British government says there could be lines of 7,000 trucks at the English Channel and two-day waits to get into France immediately after the U.K. makes its economic break from the European Union at the end of the year. Brexit preparation minister Michael Gove describes that as a reasonable worst-case scenario in a letter to logistics firms. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

UK says no-deal Brexit could see 7,000-truck border queues

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A staff member waits at the entrance to nearly empty lanes of a Covid-19 drive thru testing facility at Twickenham stadium in London, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Britain has imposed tougher restrictions on people and businesses in parts of northeastern England on Thursday as the nation attempts to stem the spread of COVID-19, although some testing facilities remain under-utilised. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

‘This is a big moment:’ UK virus restrictions escalating

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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. Darroch, who was British ambassador to the United States until leaked comments about Donald Trump ended his career in July 2019, says he’s not bitter about the way his career ended, and he tells his side of the story in a new memoir “Collateral Damage.” (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Ex-diplomat Darroch astounded by UK plan to break Brexit law

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People walk across the plaza, around the old normal morning time 'rush hour', at Canary Wharf in central London, Thursday Sept. 3, 2020. Workers are being encouraged to return to their offices, with a Government information campaign reminding people about the efforts taken to make workplaces safe and &quot;Covid-secure&quot;. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Britain aims for virus testing success after a wobbly start

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FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday June 30, 2020, a coronavirus test sample is collected at a coronavirus testing station in Leicester, England. The British government insists that science is guiding its decisions as the country navigates its way through the coronavirus pandemic. But a self-appointed group of independent experts led by a former government chief adviser says it sees little evidence-based about Britain’s response. Unlike other countries, the scientific opposition to Britain’s approach is remarkably organized. The independent group sits almost in parallel to the government’s own scientists, assesses the same outbreak indicators and has put out detailed reports on issues such contact tracing, reopening schools and pubs, and relaxing social distancing. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

UK scientists openly question government’s pandemic response

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

A Border Force vessel assist a group of people thought to be migrants on board from their inflatable dinghy in the Channel, Monday Aug. 10, 2020. A Royal Air Force surveillance plane is flying over the English Channel as the British government tries to curb the number of people crossing from France in small boats. Britain’s Conservative government has talked tough amid a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Channel during recent warm summer weather. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

UK flies air force plane over Channel amid migrant crossings

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

A Border Force vessel brings a group of people thought to be migrants into the port city of Dover, southern England, Sunday Aug. 9, 2020. Many migrants have used small craft during the recent hot calm weather to make the dangerous journey from northern France, to cross the busy shipping lanes of The Channel to reach Britain. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

UK names ‘Channel threat commander’ as boat crossings surge

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