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A car tries to drive along a street filled with revellers drinking in the Soho area of London on 4 July 2020, after the police re-opened the road at 23:00 as COVID-19 restrictions were eased over the summer.

07:11 GMT 22 September 2020 / updated: 07:30 GMT UK

'Crushing Blow': UK Coronavirus Curfews for Pubs Won’t Bring COVID Rates Down, but Harm Hospitality, Sector Warns

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a press conference after the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan Saturday, 29 June 2019

Theresa May Warns ‘Reckless’ Brexit Bill Will Harm Britain’s Reputation, Put UK's Integrity at Risk

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain September 20, 2020.

Johnson to Tell Brits to Return to Home Working, Add New Limitations Amid COVID-19 Surge – Report

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a law professor at Notre Dame University, poses in an undated photograph obtained from Notre Dame University September 19, 2020.

US Media Speculate on Possible Ginsburg Replacement as Trump Says Will Announce Candidate by Weekend

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani arrives for a news conference in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2017.

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