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Pakistan govt declares Sharif an absconder, approaches UK for extradition

According to Akbar, Nawaz Sharif was supposed to keep the court and the Punjab government updated about his treatment by sharing the details of the process of his treatment

Priti Patel unveils campaign to counter UK's Windrush immigration scandal

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Thursday unveiled a new campaign to ensure those affected can access government support and compensation.

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

UK govt scrambles as exam fiasco enrages thousands of students, parents

The British government scrambled Monday to staunch the damage from an exam-grading policy that has left thousands of 18-year-olds without university places

UK govt suspends exam appeal criteria, deepening chaos for students

The lockdown in March meant Britain's 16-and 18-year-olds were unable to sit their usual exams, which are used for job and university applications

Tata group, UK govt talks fail on rescue package for JLR, steel plant

Tatas are struggling with both steel and car plants in the UK which are making huge losses

Barclays being probed by UK watchdog on accusations of spying on staff

The ICO said on Sunday a formal probe was ongoing but it could not say when the investigation would conclude

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

UK appoints 'threat commander' as more migrants cross Channel on boats

On Thursday, 235 people were brought ashore, a record number for a single day. More than 650 have arrived so far in August, including babies and unaccompanied children

Covid-19 impact: Planned layoffs at British companies surge in June

Businesses are required to inform the Insolvency Service if they plan to cut 20 or more jobs

Britain, European Union set new timetable of meetings for post-Brexit deal

The latest round of talks ended on July 23 when both sides said there is still some way to go to reach a future trading relationship

Hughes Network to invest $50 mn in UK govt, Bharti-led OneWeb consortium

Hughes has worked closely with the UK Government through its Hughes Europe division, which is headquartered outside of London, and sister company EchoStar Mobile Limited

UK's satellite tech firm bid with India's Bharti under Parliament scrutiny

As part of the deal, Sharma had confirmed that the UK will invest $500 million and take a "significant" equity share in London-based OneWeb, which had declared bankruptcy earlier this year

UK govt cannot set timeline for Vijay Mallya's extradition to India: Envoy

He said the extradition of Mallya is an ongoing legal case and that the UK government does not have anything new on it

UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong over new security law

As tensions grow with Beijing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had concerns about the new law and about alleged human rights abuses in China

Tata Steel plans to go 'green' in UK with electric arc furnaces: Report

Ministers have placed stringent conditions on Project Birch cash, including demanding that it helps achieve its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and that jobs are not lost

Covid-19 crisis: Indian banks operating in UK cautiously optimistic

Boris Johnson announced further relaxations in lockdown enforced due to Covid-19 pandemic

British retail sales rebound in May, public borrowing hits record high

Britain closed non-essential retailers to the public in late March and only a small number such as garden centres were able to reopen in May

Cost of UK response to coronavirus pandemic rises to $166.1 billion: OBR

The 9 billion-pound increase was caused by higher costs for the government from its two wage subsidy schemes

Infosys among UK firms accessing Rishi Sunak's Covid-19 job saving scheme

Under the provisions, the government covers 80 per cent of salaries of furloughed staff, up to the value of GBP 2,500 a month, in order to prevent companies having to resort to redundancies