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Britain govt extends ban on evictions by 1 month till September 20

The British government says the current ban on evictions would be extend by four weeks to September 20

Indian-origin physician wins special award for Covid-19 work in UK

An Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering President's Special Awards for Pandemic Service

UK does U-turn on board-level exam results after failed computer algorithm

The UK government on Monday did a U-turn and issued an apology over inconsistencies caused by computer algorithm-based A-Level exam results

Britain lines up more potential Covid-19 vaccines with J&J, Novavax deals

Britain and the United States are in the lead with six vaccine deals with drugmakers each, as companies and governments worldwide work overtime to find a vaccine against the pandemic disease

Indians can fly with visa to UK, US, Canada, UAE under air bubble agreement

Indian flyers holding any kind of valid visa under the 'Air Bubbles' agreement can travel to the UK, the US, Canada and UAE, said the DGCA

UK begins trials for new Covid-19 tracking app, includes Indian languages

The UK began trials of a new smartphone app on Thursday designed to track Covid-19 infections within the community, with versions also available in Indian languages

Indian parents plead for return of children from foster care in UK

The Indian couple won a major UK court appeal recently that prevented their children from losing their Indian citizenship

Covid-19 impact: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector jobs. It is due to close at the end of October

UK seeks French muscle to stop migrants from crossing English Channel

More than 650 migrants have reached Britain so far in August - including 235 who made the 33-kilometer (about 20-mile) crossing in a single day last week

Britain records more than 1,000 new infections, highest since June

The last time the number was over 1,000 was on June 26

UK govt steps up efforts to stop wave of migrants crossing channel

Almost 4,000 people have crossed the channel so far this year in more than 300 small boats, with a one-day record of at least 235 arrivals on August 6

Indian-origin businessman banned over false tax returns in Britain

Hardip Singh Khaira, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, will be disqualified for nine years starting Thursday, after which the 43-year-old is banned from acting as a director

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute tests

Latin America cases near 5 million, another clothing chain in US files for bankruptcy, Singapore may allow foreign banks to create digital-only units and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Cricket legend Ian Botham made member of House of Lords in Parliament

Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham has been made a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament. The 64-year-old Botham, a former captain, was among 36 new peers announced by the government to join the unelected House. Botham, who played 102 Test matches for England between 1977 and 1992, is a prominent Brexit supporter. He was knighted in 2007 in recognition of his services to charity and cricket. He will sit as a crossbench -- independent -- peer. He is the first cricketer to be awarded a peerage since former England women's team captain Rachael Heyhoe-Flint in 2011. David Sheppard, Colin Cowdrey and Learie Constantine were the others who were honoured with House of Lords seats earlier. Botham's most famous moment on the cricket field came in 1981 when he inspired England to a sensational win over Australia in the Ashes. After retirement, he has been involved in charity campaigns, including raising funds for research into leukaemia, besides doing commentary of .

Covid-19: UK announces stricter lockdown rules for England ahead of Eid

Millions of households in north Englan, face stricter lockdown rules than the rest of the UK from Friday amidst a feared spike and second wave of Covid-19 cases

UK won't hesitate to reintroduce emergency measures, says Hancock

The UK government will not hesitate to reintroduce emergency measures to keep the country safe as Covid-19 cases soar in Europe, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said

Spain persuades Britain govt to put some areas on safe travel list

Spain is trying to persuade the British government to put some Spanish regions on its safe travel list

UK, India to collaborate in 8 mn pounds-anti-microbial resistance research

UK and India are deepening scientific research collaboration with five new projects to tackle AMR that could lead to advances in the global fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes

Uber defends business model at UK's Supreme Court over workplace rights

Uber says its practices have been used for decades by private hire vehicles known as minicabs, which cannot be hailed in the street like traditional taxis

Britain signs deals with Pfizer, BioNTech, Valneva for Covid-19 vaccines

Deals follow a previously announced agreement with AstraZeneca for the firm to produce 100 million doses of its potential vaccine being developed in partnership with the University of Oxford