Boris Johnson returns amid pressure over strategy

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday, a month after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus and hospitalised in an intensive care unit.

He returns to work amid continued criticism of the government over a shortfall in testing and lack of protective wear for NHS workers, and pressure on ministers to outline an exit strategy from lockdown.

In other UK news:

  • Calls to a national domestic abuse helpline rose by 49% and murders doubled in the weeks after the lockdown, a report by MPs has revealed
  • The UK will need to use artificial intelligence (AI) to counter a range of threats, according to a new intelligence report.

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