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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.

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direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister will lead a Downing Street press conference later this afternoon, No 10 has confirmed.

Boris Johnson will use the opportunity to update the nation on the latest coronavirus developments and the government's response to the pandemic.

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Alberta students will not have to wear masks in schools come Monday — and parents are split on their feelings about the changes. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Trucker protests: Trudeau says government has helped people grappling with demonstrations in Alberta, Ottawa ‘every step of the way’

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explains timing of vaccine passport ending

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Edmonton exploring its own municipal restrictions exemption program

Edmonton city council is weighing its options when it comes to introducing its own COVID-19 health measures. Councillors voted in favour Wednesday of exploring a municipal proof of vaccination program. Kim Smith explains.

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COVID-19: City committee votes against exploring vaccine passport program just for Calgary

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Alberta businesses divided over vaccine passport elimination

It was designed to curb spiking COVID-19 case rates and to encourage vaccination, but Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the passport program has done its job. Some businesses are applauding the move while others say it’s far too premature to eliminate the provincial restrictions exemption program.

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Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism, vows changes amid Dolphins fallout

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Central Bucks West choir director charged with recording former student as he undressed

BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Central Bucks West High School choir director has been charged with hiding cameras inside a bedroom in his home in order to record a former student as the student undressed.Joseph Ohrt, a Buckingham Township resident, faces one count of interception, disclosure or use of a wire, electronic or oral communications and four counts of possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices and telecommunication identification interception devises, all felonies in the third degree.An investigation began May of 2021 by Central Bucks Regional Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office after receiving a Childine tip of an alleged sexual assault of a former student by Ohrt.MORE HEADLINES:The victim, a 2016 graduate of Central Bucks West, was a member of the choir. He stated that in his junior year, Ohrt mentored him in music composition.

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One in three Brits has received a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Hancock says

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LONDON — The British government says it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target.

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All UK adults to be offered Covid jab by July 31 as Boris makes pledge to end lockdown

Boris Johnson has pledged – as hopes rise that lockdown lifting will begin imminently across the country. The Prime Minister said the accelerated rollout would help protect the most vulnerable from coronavirus sooner and, in news that will be music to all our ears, enable the easing of some restrictions.

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All adults to be offered Covid vaccine by end of July under Boris Johnson's new accelerated roll-out plans

vaccine roll-out. Ministers had set a target to offer vaccines to all adults by September, with an aim to reach all those aged 50 and over in the first nine priority groups by May.

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UK coronavirus hospital deaths up by 355 as government prepares to lift measures

UK coronavirus hospital deaths have increased by 355 today.

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Hand-holding but no hugs: UK OKs some nursing home visits

LONDON – The British government announced a small step out of the nation's lockdown on Saturday — allowing nursing home residents to have a single friend or family member visit them indoors.

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Fears lockdown lift could be delayed as Covid rate drop stalls for first time in weeks

Boris Johnson is set to reveal the country's recovery roadmap on Monday.He has promised no10 will be guided by "data and not dates" as he looks to get the country back on its feet.The PM is to spend the weekend finalising his plan for easing coronavirus measures in England whilst opening up the economy.But there is a growing concern that a fall in Covid rates have stalled for first time in six weeks.Prof Tim Spector, who leads the Zoe Covid symptom study app at King's College London, has been speaking this afternoon.He said: "Although daily new cases have fallen steadily for six consecutive weeks in the UK, in the last few days the rate of decrease has plateaued."This is mainly true in places like Scotland, Wales and the Midlands compared

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Coronavirus cases falling across England in all but 14 areas - see the full list

Coronavirus cases are falling in almost every area of England.

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UK COVID-19 infections falling as govt considers easing lockdown

London: Clear evidence emerged Friday that the rate of coronavirus infections across the U.K. is falling sharply, just days before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a roadmap for potentially easing lockdown restrictions in England following the rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.The Office for National Statistics said in its weekly infection survey that one in 115 people tested positive for COVID-19 in England in the week to Feb.

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British PM to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on increasing funding for COVAX facility

Boris Johnson will host Justin Trudeau and their G7 counterparts for a virtual leaders’ summit today aimed at bringing renewed momentum to COVID-19 vaccine distribution.Johnson will be calling on G7 leaders to increase their funding for the COVAX Facility, which aims to distribute vaccines to poorer countries.Johnson confirmed Britain will be sending all of its surplus vaccines to COVAX, a development that could place Trudeau in a hot seat because Canada is the only G7 country using its membership in the program to get extra vaccines for its own population.The Liberals have been under fire from international organizations and some opposition parties for the decision to accept 1.9 million doses of vaccine from COVAX for domestic use in

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Wales to extend Covid lockdown for three weeks sparking fears England will too

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxWales faces at least three more weeks of lockdown.On Friday, First Minister Mark Drakeford will announce coronavirus restrictions will not be eased this month and residents must continue to stay-at-home.It is likely to spark fears Boris Johnson's presentation of a roadmap out of lockdown on Monday could follow a similar message.On February 22, the Prime Minister is expected to confirm plans will be in place for the high street and hospitality venues to reopen from March 8.But with only small steps out of lockdown being announced in Wales on Friday, despite low infection rates, it could leave many feeling pessimistic.Mr Drakeford told

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UK vows to share vaccines, but details thin as G-7 meets

LONDON – Some of the world’s wealthiest countries are promising to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, but details of when and how many remain scarce as leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers hold their first meeting of 2021 on Friday.

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Crucial Covid vaccine data shows one dose 'slashes transmission by two-thirds'

Crucial Covid vaccine data that will chart the UK's path out of lockdown reportedly shows that the jabs cut infections by two-thirds.

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Almost one-in-five over 80s in London still waiting on first dose of coronavirus jab

Almost one in five people aged 80 and over in London were still waiting for their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the start of this week, new figures suggest.

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Covid-19 cases continue to surge in 13 areas across England - see the full list

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in 13 areas across England as Boris Johnson gets ready to reveal his lockdown exit plan.

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Postcode lockdowns 'could be needed indefinitely' to tackle mutant Covid strains

coronavirus strains.They would be introduced in a bid to stop the spread of new variants which could potentially be resistant to Covid-19 vaccines.Officials are said to be drawing up plans which would see lockdowns combined with surge testing and detailed tracing to wipe them out.Boris Johnson is due to set out his roadmap for ending the national lockdown on Monday, February 22.The Prime Minister said it would be based on “data, not dates”, with rules being eased in stages.He said the path would be "cautious but irreversible".But the Times quoted sources saying the Government was aware localised restrictions might still be needed.One said there was a big question about “what you do when lockdown does start lifting and we see variants that

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Covid lockdown can't be eased until cases drop by 650,000, NHS chief claims

coronavirus lockdown can only end when cases drop by another 93%, an NHS chief claims.Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to "resist pressure to loosen restrictions" before it is safe to do so.He said cases need to fall below 50,000 before lockdown can be eased at all.Earlier this week Mr Johnson sounded a note of caution as he set out the hope that this lockdown will be the last, but admitted he cannot offer "an absolute cast iron guarantee".There are currently 695,400 active Covid-19 cases in England, meaning by Mr Hopson's estimation that figure needs to fall by a staggering 93%.He said: "I think there is a pretty clear view that number needs to come down to around

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Covid cases 'need to fall by 93% before Boris Johnson eases lockdown measures'

Boris Johnson should only start easing Covid restrictions when cases fall by 93%, a top NHS figure has warned. NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson made the dire prediction as the Prime Minister prepares to present a “roadmap” out of lockdown.The announcement will be made on Monday, February 22, outlining the timeline for a gradual return to normality.The most recent figures suggested that 695,400 people in England had coronavirus in the week ending February 6.NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson said there was a "pretty clear view" that "that number needs to come down to around 50,000" – a 93% drop in infections.

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Coronavirus cases need to plummet before lockdown can be eased, Boris Johnson warned

direct to your inboxThe number of coronavirus infections needs to plummet to below 50,000 before Prime Minister Boris Johnson can consider easing lockdown, an NHS boss has said.The most recent figures suggested 695,400 people in England had coronavirus in the week ending February 6.NHS Providers Chief Executive, Chris Hopson, said there was a "pretty clear view that numbers need to come down to around 50,000."He has urged the Prime Minister to focus on "data, not just dates" when he sets out his road map out of lockdown next Monday.Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government has "ambitious targets" on testing when asked about reports a testing blitz is scheduled to begin in time for schools reopening on March 8.Mr

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UK lockdown will only be lifted 'once Covid cases drop below 1,000 a day'

Lockdown is only likely to be lifted once the number of daily coronavirus figures drop below 1,000, according to reports.The Telegraph writes that restrictions are unlikely to be eased until the numbers are in the hundreds, not the 10,000 a day Covid cases we are seeing now.Boris Johnson is set to publish a roadmap out of lockdown next week, after rules are debated this weekend.It's believed schools will reopen from March 8 as part of the plans.However, a clear timetable to the end of Covid restrictions is unlikely to be in place for the coming months, instead, promising a series of reviews along the way.The reviews could see shops, pubs and restaurants not open until Covid cases reach a low not seen since last August.The number of people

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Covid roadmap could see pubs reopen in May and get us back to 'normal' by July

The government's plan to gradually lift lockdown could reportedly see us "broadly" back to normal by July with pubs open in May.

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Boris Johnson is ‘hopeful’ coronavirus restrictions can be cautiously eased in coming weeks

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Latest Covid-19 infection rates across Greater Manchester as one area sees a rise

direct to your inboxLatest figures show Bury is one of just 12 places in England where coronavirus infection rates have gone up.Rates are continuing to fall in nine of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs.But in Bury, figures published by Public Health England on Monday showed infection rates to be up slightly. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said first doses of vaccines have been administered to the 15 million most vulnerable people, but at a press conference refused to rule out the current lockdown being the country's last.

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'We want this lockdown to be the last,' says British PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he aims to cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions in an "irreversible" manner, but conceded he cannot offer a "cast iron guarantee" that England's third national lockdown will be its last.

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Boris Johnson fails to pronounce life-saving Covid drug six times in briefing gaffe

The Prime Minister struggled to pronounce the name of a life-saving coronavirus drug in his latest gaffe.

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U.K.’s Johnson eyes ‘cautious but irreversible’ path out of lockdown

Boris Johnson said on Monday he would plot a cautious but irreversible path out of the COVID-19 lockdown this week after the vaccination of 15 million vulnerable people.With nearly a quarter of the United Kingdom’s population now inoculated with a first dose of a COVID vaccine in a little over two months, Johnson is under pressure from some lawmakers and businesses to reopen the shuttered economy.“We’ve got to be very prudent and what we want to see is progress that is cautious, but irreversible,” Johnson told reporters. “If we possibly can, we’ll be setting out dates.” U.K.

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Coronavirus: U.K.’s Johnson says lockdown easing must be ‘cautious but irreversible’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would plot a “cautious but irreversible” path out of the COVID-19 lockdown this week after the vaccination of 15 million vulnerable people in the country.

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UK administers 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine - Johnson

More than 15 million people in Britain most vulnerable to coronavirus have received a first vaccination dose, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

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15 million Brits now given coronavirus vaccine as Boris Johnson plans end of lockdown

coronavirus vaccine.Figures on Sunday show the Government's target of offering a Covid-19 jab to the four highest priority groups by Monday has been beaten.The milestone is key to the lockdown exit strategy for England, which is due to be unveiled by Boris Johnson on February 22.Britain became the first country in the world last December to approve a Covid vaccine, when regulators gave the green light to the Pfizer and BioNTech jab.The Prime Minister had pledged last month to offer vaccines to everyone in the four groups.This includes the over-70s, care home residents and staff, frontline health and care workers and the clinically extremely vulnerable.He tweeted: "Today we have reached a significant milestone in the United Kingdom’s

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Just 5% of NHS workers think Boris Johnson handled the coronavirus crisis well

Raging NHS staff yesterday delivered a sucker punch to Boris Johnson as a damning poll revealed only 5% think he has handled the Covid crisis well.

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UK coronavirus daily death toll rises by 621 in lowest Saturday increase for six weeks

There have been a further 621 coronavirus deaths in Britain - the lowest rise on a Saturday for six weeks - and 13,308 confirmed cases.

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Covid tier system 'will be axed' for national measures with 'three-stage plan for ending lockdown'

direct to your inboxThe tier system of coronavirus restrictions is reportedly set to be axed when the government's lockdown plan is published.The Prime Minister is said to have signed off on a three-stage national plan for reopening the economy.Boris Johnson is set to outline his 'roadmap' out of lockdown, which began on January 5, in the week beginning February 22.As for what opens first, schools in England are currently scheduled to return on March 8 at the earliest, Mr Johnson announced last month. The new plan could allow pubs in England to serve customers again by the beginning of April, The I reports, with the final stage of the plan said to be April 2.

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Covid hospital admissions 'falling faster than expected' raising hopes for end of lockdown

Covid hospitalisations are falling faster than expected after England was plunged into lockdown last month - raising hopes lockdown restrictions can be lifted earlier than hoped.

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Boris Johnson 'to scrap Covid tier system and open pubs in April in three-stage plan'

coronavirus tier system will be axed and replaced with a three-stage national plan to move the UK out of lockdown, according to new reports.Downing Street reportedly wants to "do away" with the previous system, which saw different parts of the country put into different Covid risk levels.According to The i newspaper, Boris Johnson will allow boozers to reopen at the beginning of April if rates continue to fall. Pubs across the nation had to close their doors to punters when the national lockdown was announced on January 4.

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High Court 'set to hear from Dominic Cummings' over controversial Covid contract

The High Court is set to hear evidence from Boris Johnson's former top aides on Monday, a campaign group has said in a battle over a controversial coronavirus contract.

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