Prime Minister is to use the example of the army and the UK-funding for a vaccine as arguments for the strength of the United Kingdom as he launches a hard response to Nicola Sturgeon’s latest independence demands.
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Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, U.K.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson to appoint Richard Sharp as next BBC chairman; the BBC ramps up educational programming in response to British school closures; Netflix announces a new original feature in Spain; Naked hires Natalie McArdle as director of development; and Big Light Productions announces 2021 apprenticeship winner.APPOINTMENTSky News has reported that former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp has been selected by Prime Minister Boris
.Prime Minister is to use the example of the army and the UK-funding for a vaccine as arguments for the strength of the United Kingdom as he launches a hard response to Nicola Sturgeon’s latest independence demands.
Britain face 10 days of quarantine in hotels, Boris Johnson confirmed today. Under plans being decided by ministers over the next 24 hours, some travellers will be put on buses and driven directly to isolation centres.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to have a moment to shine in an upcoming scripted series about the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.
Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom’s new coronavirus TV series, it has been confirmed.The show, which is called This Sceptred Isle, will chart the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be told across five episodes.According to Variety, the show will look at the events that took place during the country’s first wave, including Johnson’s hospitalisation after contracting the virus in March.In a statement, Winterbottom said: “The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered
Manori Ravindran International EditorKenneth Branagh will play U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a new Sky TV series detailing Britain’s muddled response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Henry V star Kenneth Branagh is to play British Prime Minister in Sky drama This Sceptred Isle.
hereFifty-one warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency across England, with 179 less severe flood alerts.Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Boris Johnson told MPs: “Our sympathies also go out to those affected by the latest floods.“I want to thank the Environment Agency and our emergency services for the work they’re doing to support those communities, and I’ll be chairing a Cobra meeting later on to co-ordinate the national response.”Almost the whole of England,