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British hostage-taker demanding Pak scientist's release shot dead in US

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it was aware of the death of a British man in Texas and are in contact with the local authorities

Omicron spread: UK expands Covid booster vaccine rollout to teenagers

Previously, third doses were only recommended by the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to 18 and over

10th century idol discovered in England, handed over to India

The Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Gaitri Issar Kumar, took formal charge of the sculpture

Britain, India aim to finalise free trade agreement by year-end

Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal and his British counterpart Anne-Marie Trevelyan said they would also launch an 'early harvest' or a limited-scope interim trade agreement in the next few months

Equinor warns of $1.8 bn impairment charge for Britain's Mariner oilfield

Total recoverable reserves from the field, which is operated by Equinor with a 65.1% stake, is now estimated to be about 180 million barrels of oil equivalent, sharply down from 275 million barrels

India, UK businesses hope for win-win deal with launch of FTA talks

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) believes that easier movement of professionals between the two countries will be an important aspect of the negotiations

Hinduja Group's £1.2 billion old war office project is making waves

OWO was once the heartbeat of UK's defence ministry & later an oft-featured building in Bond films

India hails statement by 5 world powers to stop nuclear weapons

The five key nuclear-armed nations on Monday said that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought

UK lifts pre-arrival Covid-19 test rule for overseas travelers

UK continues to record very high daily infections

Covid-19: UK PM Boris Johnson hopes to 'ride out' Omicron wave

Johnson also announced plans for 100,000 critical workers to take daily tests from January 10

UK Opposition Leader Starmer tests positive for Covid for a second time

Starmer is not believed to have any symptoms of the virus

Omicron is plainly milder, new measures not needed: Boris Johnson

Despite a huge surge in infections, Johnson has so far mainly resisted imposing new restrictions in England

85% of Omicron hospitalisations didn't have booster vax in England: Report

More than four-fifths of Omicron patients in England's hospitals have not had their booster doses, official figures have revealed.

Covid-19: Party-goers urged not to travel across UK as Omicron surges

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resisted tightening restrictions in England despite the rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant

UK plans Omicron 'surge hubs' in hospitals as cases remain high

The National Health Service (NHS) said temporary structures capable of housing around 100 patients will be erected in the grounds of eight hospitals across the country

West Bengal Covid update: Four UK returnees test coronavirus positive

At least four returnees from the United Kingdom on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

UK data suggest hospitalisation is less likely with Omicron variant

The U.K. Health Security Agency findings add to emerging evidence that omicron produces milder illness than other variants

UK energy companies get billions to take clients of failed rivals

About 24 household suppliers have collapsed since early August as wholesale gas prices soared

UK economy, biz huffing and puffing in just a year of Brexit

The prime minister had hailed the signing of the trade accord as the moment when Britain took back control of its destiny

European Union-UK reach deal on quota for common fisheries stock

The agreement stood apart from the spat between France and Britain over licenses for French fishermen to operate off the UK's crown dependencies of Jersey and Guernsey