Latest news: United Kingdom

Boris Johnson is facing backlash after it was alleged he held a birthday party at his offices during the first UK lockdown.

People in England will no longer be required to wear face masks anywhere or work from home from next week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is deeply regrettable that staff partied in Downing Street "at a time of national mourning".

The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study suggests.

The British government is putting the military on standby as part of further measures to address a supply chain crisis.

Australia will build nuclear-powered submarines as part of a landmark security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom.

Joe Biden has announced a new security alliance with the UK and Australia that will allow for greater sharing of defence capabilities.

The UK's health regulator has approved an antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat COVID-19.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will both self-isolate in line with national guidance, reversing heavily criticised plans to take part in a pilot scheme that would have allowed them to continue working.

Every adult in the United Kingdom has been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the end of legal restrictions in England.