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The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Boris Johnson has called getting all children back in class a "moral duty" amid indications he would force pubs, restaurants and shops to close ahead of schools if there are severe coronavirus flare-ups. The…

Scottish polling shows a majority favor independence. The prime minister is concerned.Scottish Nationalists demonstrating the arrival of Britain’s Treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, to the Isle of Bute. In an average of recent polls, 52.5 percent of people say they would vote for Scottish independence.Credit...Pool photo by Jeff J MitchellPublished Aug.…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday postponed easing some portions of England's coronavirus lockdown due to rising cases, the BBC reports. Why it matters: The decision, which comes after a move to reimpose far more stringent lockdown measures across some cities in northern England, highlights the difficult balance countries…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Tuesday of a "second wave" in Europe of the coronavirus as he defended a controversial decision to quarantine all travellers arriving from Spain, despite criticism from Madrid.Johnson insisted the UK had taken "swift and decisive" action at the weekend to impose a 14-day quarantine…

June 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Mark Sedwill steps down as UK’s top civil servant on.ft.com/2Vvewn8 Germany to overhaul accounting regulation after Wirecard collapse on.ft.com/2YGqNXK Shale pioneer Chesapeake…

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson appears before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "Housing Finance Reform: Next Steps" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstLONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said on Sunday…

June 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - Huawei has won planning permission to build a new research hub in Cambridgeshire and announced it will…

LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling gained on Thursday as traders bought back into the currency following its recent run lower, although worries about a second wave of COVID-19 infections and negotiations over a Brexit deal kept the rebound in check. FILE PHOTO: UK pound coins plunge into water in this illustration…

Cricket is the latest sport to be suspended at grassroots levelBowler Mark Wood fears "the next Ben Stokes or Joe Root" could be lost to the game if grassroots cricket cannot restart this summer.Club cricket in England has been banned since March because of coronavirus and is still not permitted…

LONDON (Reuters) - A second coronavirus wave is a real risk for Britain and local flare-ups are likely, major health bodies said on Wednesday, in one of the strongest warnings yet to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he eases lockdown to help the economy. FILE PHOTO: A triage nurse waits…