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Greenwich’s Advent Windows brings more “Christmassy” feeling

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Mio Matsui

The Advent Windows event in Greenwich has become an annual Christmas tradition for locals and in its 14th year it has returned to light up the streets during the pandemic. The event run by St. Alfege Church sees schools, shops,...Read More

London moves to Tier 3 lockdown Credit: Wikimedia Commons

London to move to Tier 3 as infections increase

Posted on Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Lauren Hurrell

Greater London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will move to tougher Tier 3 restriction on Wednesday after a “sharp” increase in Covid cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. Hancock called for “swift and decisive action” to “control this...Read More

Christmas tree sales soar as public hungers for a traditional Christmas

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Mio Matsui

UK Christmas tree growers report a booming trade this year, compared to Christmases past. UK farmers usually sell between six and eight million real Christmas trees every year, according to the British Christmas Tree Growers Association(BCTGA). But this year, they...Read More

Live blog: UK’s Covid vaccination campaign

Posted on Dec 10, 2020Feb 19, 2021 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina

10:00 on 13 December Sarah Gilbert, the lead researcher on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, has said chances were "pretty high" of the jab being available by the end of the year. "I think the chances are pretty high. But we do...Read More

Explainer: UK rolls out ‘biggest in history’ Covid vaccination campaign

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina

The UK today kicks off its coronavirus vaccination programme after months of uncertainty and over 60,000 deaths attributed to the infection since March. Front-line NHS staff, care home workers and people over 80s will be the first to get inoculated...Read More

Government to stagger student return on campus in 2021 amid rent refund protests

Posted on Dec 4, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina

As Christmas holidays are getting nearer, many students across the UK are packing up to go home during the official travel window starting on 3 December. However, some of them may have to remain there until February as part of...Read More

Liveblog: Students hit London streets to call for tuition fee refunds

Posted on Dec 2, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Andjela Milivojevic

Post-lockdown Britain: Pubs and restaurants reopening to unclear future

Posted on Dec 2, 2020Dec 11, 2020 by Anna-Maria Pego Pineiro

As parts of the UK see lockdown restrictions replaced with the new tier system, the battered hospitality sector faces an uncertain future. The full scale of the impact Covid-19 has had on the hospitality industry in the UK is not...Read More

In ‘historic’ move, UK approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for use

Posted on Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina

Britain's regulators have authorised for emergency use a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech, paving the way for the vaccination to kick off as early as next week. It was Health Secretary Matt Hancock who broke the news...Read More

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