BORIS JOHNSON

Many shoppers resented the lockdown, which comes just as shops geared up for the pre-Christmas rush.

The second national lockdown, announced late Saturday following warnings hospitals could be overwhelmed within weeks, is set to come into force from Thursday.

Johnson is expected to announce on Monday the stringent new rules closing all but "essential" stores, while keeping schools, colleges and universities open.

The 48-year-old Duda is believed to be in good general health.

London abruptly froze the talks on Friday after EU leaders said it was up to Britain, not the EU, to make concessions on state subsidies, etc.

David Frost held a "constructive discussion" with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier, with the bloc confirming it is willing to hold ramped-up talks this week.

The British side has accused Brussels of trying to force concessions by running down the clock.

Arriving in Luxembourg before meeting Barnier, European ministers warned that talks were reaching a critical stage.

The northwest English city is the first to be placed at "very high risk" under a new three-tiered system.

A 13-member panel will choose five recipients for the global environment prize each year over this decade.

In combatting the renewed outbreak, Johnson has been accused by some of his own lawmakers of governing by diktat.

Commentators argue that a combination of taxation, inflation, spending cuts, and even economic growth could help balance the books for Sunak.

Following the controversial failure of the "Operation Moonshot" mass testing this is another setback that might lead to a public outcry.

Boris Johnson also called a halt to the planned phased return of fans to live sporting events in England from October 1.

CMO Chris Whitty said rates of infection in England were replicating the strong resurgence seen in France and Spain, roughly doubling every seven days.

Resources currently available were purportedly insufficient to handle the demand, which led to backlogs among several laboratories.

The proposed law, which overrides parts of the Brexit treaty relating to trade in Northern Ireland, could torpedo already fraught trade talks with the EU.

The baptism was held just before new lockdown restrictions on social gatherings came into effect in England.

House of Commons MPs gave their initial approval to the UK Internal Market Bill by 340 votes to 263, clearing the way for four days of detailed scrutiny.

The House of Commons will hold its first debate over a bombshell new bill introduced by Johnson's Conservative government.

The EU is worried that post-Brexit Britain could undercut its own food standards, as well as rules on state aid for companies.