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EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKDominic Cummings featured among new 'Spitting Image' puppets
The government adviser – who claimed he drove to Barnard Castle during lockdown to test his eyesight – will be sent up in a revival of the hit 80s satirical puppet show.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson announces coronavirus is probably spreading in England for the first time since May
During an extraordinary press conference in which the PM announced planned reopenings for August 1 will be postponed for a fortnight.
HealthYahoo News UKWhy is the government insisting no one knew about asymptomatic spread of COVID-19?
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have both said the government didn't know COVID-19 was being transmitted by people with no symptoms. So, what's the truth?
NewsYahoo News UK'He only encountered girls at university': Tory MP attacks Boris Johnson for failing to take women's voices seriously
Caroline Nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee, said the coronavirus pandemic has shown the PM does not take women’s issues seriously.
HealthYahoo News UKObesity crackdown on junk food adverts and supermarket checkouts a 'huge step in right direction'
The government plans to ban 'buy one get one free' deals and TV and internet junk food adverts before 9pm.
HealthYahoo News UKBoris Johnson tells Brits to lose weight to curb winter COVID-19 outbreak as he says he’s lost a stone
The PM, while saying he was reluctant to 'nanny' the public, said people need to shed pounds to help protect themselves from the coronavirus.
NewsYahoo News UKHow the Scottish media reacted to Boris Johnson's first visit since coronavirus outbreak
The prime minister has been accused of using the coronavirus pandemic “as some kind of political weapon” by Nicola Sturgeon.
NewsYahoo News UK12 pictures that sum up Boris Johnson's tumultuous first year as prime minister
Boris Johnson became Prime Minster on July 23, 2019 and the country has changed completely since then.
NewsYahoo News UKSadiq Khan says it's 'astonishing' Boris Johnson hasn't spoken to him 'in months'
The Mayor of London said he last spoke to the PM in early May.
PoliticsYahoo News UK24 hours, 2 contrasting messages on going to work
Boris Johnson has lifted the government’s working from home guidance – in a move that appears at odds his top scientific adviser.
NewsYahoo News UKThe essential word missing from Boris Johnson’s lockdown speech
What about childcare? Parents' pleas for clarification on options after PM's coronavirus lockdown briefing.
NewsYahoo News UK6 major changes to the coronavirus rules announced today
Reopening bowling alleys and casinos, the return of audiences at sports events, and widespread use of public transport.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson announces local 'stay at home' powers amid sweeping new COVID-19 rules
The government will be able to order people in certain towns to stay at home under sweeping new coronavirus powers.
PoliticsYahoo News UK‘Read the report!’: Boris Johnson attacked for ‘not reading’ damning study predicting 120k winter COVID-19 deaths
Boris Johnson has refused to say whether he read a major report forecasting a worst-case scenario of 120,000 coronavirus deaths between September and June.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson criticised on Twitter for 'not removing his face mask properly'
The prime minister's technique for removing his face mask has been put under scrutiny on social media.
NewsYahoo News UKCould masks become mandatory in public? PM to update England shops guidance 'in next few days'
The government will make an announcement in the 'next few days'.
PoliticsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson suggests face coverings could be made compulsory to curb coronavirus spread
'I do think we need to be stricter in insisting people wear face coverings in confined spaces.'
HealthYahoo News UKBoris Johnson accused of 'ducking responsibility' over 'chilling' care home deaths
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of 'ducking responsibility' for the 'chilling' number of care home deaths during the coronavirus pandemic.
PoliticsPA Media: World NewsBrazil’s Bolsonaro recovering from Covid-19 ‘due to taking anti-malaria drug’
The president has often appeared in public to shake hands with supporters and mingle with crowds, at times without a mask.
NewsYahoo News UKDowning Street refuses to apologise after Boris Johnson 'blames care homes for coronavirus deaths'
The prime minister has been criticised for saying some care home workers did not follow proper procedures.
NewsYahoo News UK'Feature of our lives': Boris Johnson warns of local coronavirus surges for some time to come
Boris Johnson has warned local Leicester-style coronavirus outbreaks will become 'a feature of our lives'.
NewsYahoo News UKNicola Sturgeon accuses Boris Johnson of ‘shambolic decision making process’ over UK quarantine rules
Nicola Sturgeon has attacked Boris Johnson’s government over its 'shambolic' handling of air bridges.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson admits there are inconsistencies in government advice
Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers can reopen from Saturday but other businesses like nail bars will have to remain shut.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson: 'People shouldn't be bullied into taking the knee'
Speaking on LBC, Boris Johnson said people shouldn't be bullied or embarrassed into doing something they didn't want to do.
NewsYahoo News UKPM's dad Stanley Johnson accused of defying lockdown rules to fly to Greece
Stanley Johnson said he had flown to Greece despite Foreign Office advice because he is on essential business trying to 'COVID-proof' his villa.
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