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Vial that contained nerve agent that killed UK woman contained enough poison to kill thousands
Read full article: Vial that contained nerve agent that killed UK woman contained enough poison to kill thousandsThe lead counsel for a public inquiry into the 2018 death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent says there was enough poison in the vial she unwittingly opened to kill thousands of people.
Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
Read full article: Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizensAn inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens.
Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight
Read full article: Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlightBritain's inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has entered the second phase with political decision-making taking center stage.
Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?
Read full article: Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” due to the popularity of the messaging app with politicians and officials.
UK government refuses to hand over Boris Johnson's unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiry
Read full article: UK government refuses to hand over Boris Johnson's unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiryThe British government is resisting an order to hand over a sheaf of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s personal messages to the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry.
UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry
Read full article: UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiryWhen Boris Johnson was U.K. prime minister, he established an independent inquiry into his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK COVID cases hit record; Top doctor warns of worse to come
Read full article: UK COVID cases hit record; Top doctor warns of worse to comeThe U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England’s chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse as the omicron variant drives a new wave of illness during the Christmas holidays.
UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
Read full article: UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisoningsA coroner presiding over an inquest into the death of British woman who was poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent wants the probe to be turned into a public inquiry so she can examine Russia’s possible involvement.