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Covid-19 pandemic: UK records more than 50,000 new infections

The country also reported a further 143 coronavirus-related deaths

South Asians in Britain at higher risk from Covid-19, UK study finds

People from a South Asian heritage, including Indians, are among the ethnic groups more at risk of catching and being seriously affected by COVID-19, a new UK report concluded on Friday

India-UK free trade agreement talks set for early 2022

A trade deal with India will open huge opportunities for UK, a UK government spokesperson said

UK speeds up Covid booster jabs to buy time against Omicron variant

The National Health Service (NHS) is putting measures in place to enhance its vaccination programme

First of four accusers takes stand at Ghislaine Maxwell trial

Maxwell, 59, travelled for decades in circles that put her in contact with accomplished and wealthy people before her July 2020 arrest

UK PM sets Jan 2022 booster jabs timeline as 'best' Omicron defence

Johnson set an end of January 2022 target for all adults aged over 18 now eligible for a booster vaccine to be offered a top-up dose

400 years later: Barbados bids adieu to UK Queen to become a republic

Several leaders and dignitaries, including Prince Charles, attended the ceremony

UK competition watchdog asks Meta to sell GIF maker Giphy

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had found that last year's acquisition of Giphy would reduce competition between social media platforms and in display advertising

UK investigates new Covid variant, 6 African countries on travel ban red

Travel restrictions will apply on arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia starting Friday

France cancels talks with UK as migrant row tests fragile ties

Macron told Britain on Friday it needed to "get serious"

Britain's countryside transitioning from fossil fuels to clean power

With three-quarters of British land area in the agricultural sector, it is accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to clean power.

Britain's Sunak pledges to 'rewire' global finance system for net zero

"Six years ago Paris set the ambition, today in Glasgow we are provided the investment we need to deliver that ambition," he told an audience in Glasgow

France seizes UK fishing boat in deepening post-Brexit row

It's not war, but it is a fight, says French minister; extra customs checks on British goods

Queen Elizabeth II back at work with light duties, won't attend COP26

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II carried out her first engagements on Tuesday since staying overnight in hospital last week

Britain fines Facebook $70 mn for breaching order in Giphy deal

Facebook has increasingly come under fire from regulators and lawmakers about its business practices.

Boris Johnson brushes off UK's woes, vows high-skill economy

This is an autumn of inconvenience in Britain, marked by empty gas pumps, worker shortages and gaps on store shelves

A year after Brexit, Britain is isolated, vulnerable and hurting in Covid

A confluence of crises has forced govt to deploy soldiers to drive fuel trucks, energy suppliers to go out of business and panicked households to try and fill cupboards-all while Covid is still rife

10-day quarantine for all UK citizens arriving in India from Monday: Report

The British nationals, irrespective of their vaccination status, will again have to undertake RT-PCR test on Day 8 of their arrival in India, sources told PTI

UK to deploy soldiers within days to help ease fuel shortage

The government's reserve tanker fleet will be on the road this afternoon, driven by civilians, in order to boost deliveries

Britain puts military on standby as panic buying leaves pumps dry

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