It comes as business boss Tony Danker warns the UK cannot "afford a summer of government inactivity".

Britain, France, Germany, the EU, and the US have pledged $8.5bn (€7.3bn) to help South Africa, the world's 12th biggest emitter of CO2, transition away from coal-fired power at the 'COP26' summit. The funds would help in "choking off international finance for coal", British prime minister Boris Johnson said. It was a "watershed moment" for South Africa and an example for other states to follow, its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, noted.

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said has given the world two big to “pummel” — but warned that a vaccine alone was not a “knockout punch”

Boris Johnson said he was "immensely grateful" for Sir Patrick's advice and expertise during the pandemic.

England's European Championship winning squad has penned an open letter to Conservative MP's Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who are seeking the position of prime minister in the United Kingdom. Sunak and Truss, the last two standing in the battle to become Britain's next leader and successor to Boris Johnson, have been urged by England's ...]