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A government order has asked they shutter "as soon as they reasonably" can.March 20, 2020, 5:46 PM7 min readLONDON -- The U.K. government has ordered that cafes, bars and restaurants must close "as soon as they reasonably" can to combat the coronavirus outbreak.What to know about Coronavirus: How it started…

Scotland and Wales will close all of their schools by the end of this week in response to the coronavirus pandemic.The Welsh and Scottish governments both confirmed the decision on Wednesday.Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to close English schools as well.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.…

The UK government will guarantee £330 billion of bank loans to firms to stop them from going bankrupt during the coronavirus outbreak, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.The amount is equivalent to 15% of the UK's GDP.'Any business who needs access to cash to pay their rent, their salaries, suppliers, or…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday unveiled 330 billion pounds ($399 billion) of loan guarantees, the biggest British rescue plan since the 2008 financial crisis, to give a lifeline to businesses constricted by the accelerating coronavirus outbreak. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said the world was facing an emergency but the…

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is leaving London and heading to Windsor Castle as a precaution because of the coronavirus pandemic. Buckingham Palace says the 93-year-old monarch will move to the castle, 20 miles (32 kms) west of London, on Thursday, a week earlier than she usually does for Easter. The…

By Adam Vaughan The UK is stepping up measures against the coronavirusTolga Akmen/AFP via Getty ImagesThe UK dramatically ramped up its response to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak today, with prime minister Boris Johnson calling on everyone in the country to stop all non-essential contact with other people.…

UK Prime Minister Boris JohnsonREUTERS/Simon Dawson/PoolUK citizens told to work from home and avoid all social contact as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to slow the rapid spread of the coronavirus across the country."We need people to start working from home where they can and you should avoid pubs, clubs…

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday shut down social life in Britain and ordered the most vulnerable to isolate for 12 weeks, ramping up the battle against a coronavirus outbreak just as it accelerates towards it peak. Johnson had faced a backlash after his government took a…

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson delayed U.K. local elections scheduled for May 7, including the London mayoral vote, due to the growing coronavirus crisis.While the prime minister has so far taken a softer approach to tackling the virus than other European leaders, the decision to postpone the polls is the latest…

(Bloomberg) --With time slipping away and negotiations disrupted by the coronavirus, Britain and the European Union are far apart on key issues they need to resolve if they are to strike a trade agreement by the year-end.On Friday, the EU reiterated its demands for a role for the European Court…