Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that most COVID-19 restrictions will end by next Thursday, including COVID passes and face masks. People who test positive will still have to self-isolate, but the prime minister says even this may soon be dropped.
Boris Johnson’s leadership comes under more pressure, as the prime minister faces demands to resign over parties at Downing Street that broke his own rules.
Inflation jumps to over 5 percent, the highest since 1992, driven by rising food costs and energy bills.
