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Speaking at the daily Downing Street press briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is 'absolutely confident' that the UK can 'turn the tide in the next 12 weeks' of the spread of coronavirus. SOUNDBITE
In his first speech of the year, UK opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer says an election is "one thing that we can be sure is coming", adding that he is "ready for it" as the Labour leader outlines his party's election year pitch. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election at some point in 2024, but exactly when is becoming a source of increasingly fevered speculation among political observers. SOUNDBITE
Chris Heaton-Harris, the UK's Northern Ireland minister, insists he is "under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks." The announcement comes as a deadline to resume devolved government at the Stormont assembly passed at midnight, after UK and regional lawmakers failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules. IMAGES
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain is ready to walk away from post-Brexit trade talks with a "no-deal" unless the European Union shifted its position. SOUNDBITE
Britain records 55 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in the last 24 hours - the lowest total since March 21, with Scotland now going two days without a fatality. SOUNDBITE
Visitors head to the Martin Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin as Germany eases its coronavirus lockdown. The country has also set in motion the re-opening of shops, eateries, schools and gyms, but the process was thrown in doubt Sunday by official data indicating the virus appears to be picking up speed again. IMAGES