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United Kingdom coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases rise by over 2,400

A further 2,420 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed by laboratory tests in the United Kingdom over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 352,520

UK says it may break the international law on Brexit; here's how it can

Britain's Northern Ireland minister said that proposed legislation for Britain's internal market would break international law "in a limited way"

United Kingdom likely to have Covid-19 vaccine by early 2021: Hancock

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed that a coronavirus vaccine is "most likely" to be ready in the first few months of 2021, if it gets approved

UK ramps up no deal preparations as European Union trade talks stall

Britain will tell the European Union that progress must be made in trade talks this week or the government will step up preparations to leave the bloc without a deal

PM Boris Johnson says UK will quit Brexit talks if no deal by October 15

Boris Johnson said Britain could walk away from the talks within weeks and insisting that a no-deal exit would be a "good outcome for the UK"

UK unafraid to walk away without EU trade deal, says Brexit negotiator

David Frost and EU negotiator Michel Barnier are due to meet in London on Tuesday for the eighth round of negotiations since Britain left the now 27-nation bloc on January 31

Britain names former Australian PM Tony Abbott as trade adviser

Some British lawmakers have said Abbott was not suitable for the job

UK officials see 30%-40% chance of Brexit trade deal with EU: Report

UK left the EU on Jan 31, turning its back after 47 years on the post-World War Two project that sought to build the ruined nations of Europe into a global power

Covid-19 impact: UK job losses accelerate in August, PMI shows

The IHS Markit/CIPS Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a monthly gauge of activity in services and manufacturing companies, rose to a six-year high of 59.1 from 57.0 in July

Protest at Johnson's residence against enforced disappearances in Baloch

The Free Balochistan Movement held a protest against Pakistan outside the official residence of UK PM Boris Johnson here on the occasion of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

BP to sell London headquarters as work style shifts, says report

BP joins other employers that are changing their work styles after many employees began working at home due to the coronavirus pandemic

UK's Rishi Sunak considers sweeping tax hikes to plug Covid-19 hole

Tax hikes suggested by Treasury officials could raise an extra 20-30 billion pounds a year and some of them could be announced in an autumn budget statement by Sunak

UK treasury officials pushing for tax hikes to offset Covid impact: Report

Such hikes will enable the exchequer to raise at least 20 billion pounds ($26.70 billion) a year, and some could be introduced in the November budget, the Sunday Telegraph said

United Kingdom unveils measures for mass rollout of Covid-19 vaccines

It also includes expanding the trained workforce who can administer Covid-19 and flu vaccines

Number of UK visas granted to Indian students more than doubles in FY20

UK's new post-study work visa, or Graduate Route comes in force from 2020-21 academic year, it is expected to have a further positive impact on Indian student applications

Cambridge Univ aims for autumn trials of Covid vaccine after UK funding

The University of Cambridge is aiming to start clinical trials of its possible coronavirus vaccine in the autumn after it received 1.9 mn pounds in funding from the British government

After US, Facebook plans to launch news service in UK, India, Brazil

The social media giant's news service currently pays US publishers for content and has original reporting from more than 200 outlets, including thousands of local news organizations

UK looking to drop 'Facebook tax' in favour of post-Brexit deal: Report

Britain introduced the digital services tax in April after slow progress in global negotiations over how to tax tech giants, many of which are US companies

Illegal rave parties in times of Covid-19? Pay $13,000 as fine in UK

The measures will come into effect just before the long holiday weekend, the Home Office said in a statement Sunday

Bilateral trade pact with UK to focus on digital, F&B, health: UKIBC CEO

The first Indian to take charge as CEO of the influential council, Jayant Krishna tells Subhayan Chakraborty many UK firms are exploring India as a large incremental base for manufacturing and R&D