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Answer to China's telecom dominance: India among 10 in proposed UK alliance

Britain is seeking to forge an alliance of 10 democracies to create alternative suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China

Tata Motors' JLR seeks Covid-19 support package from UK govt: Report

The UK's Treasury department plans to set up a bad bank or asset resolution fund to hold stakes in companies that it may end up part-owning

The bard & the plague

Globe Theatre in London could bring down the curtain if the UK government did not inject $7 million to make up for the losses it has suffered because of the coronavirus

UK economy contracts 2% amid Covid-19 crisis; lockdown norms relaxed

"The impacts of the coronavirus were seen right across the economy, with nearly all sub-sectors falling in the three months to March," the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.

UK to publish work plans once curbs are lifted as firms press for support

Firms will get advice on different types of workplace activity, including operating outdoors or inside someone else's home, according to two people with knowledge of the government's plans.

Covid-19: 271 UK nationals leave Amritsar on special flight amid lockdown

The UK nationals were happy with their government who took an initiative to evacuate their stranded citizens

Covid-19: Global tally reaches 2.8 million; US death toll surpasses 51,000

The US states of Georgia and Oklahoma have reopened with a green light from their Republican governors, who have eased their lockdown orders despite health experts' warnings

UK has not reached COVID-19 peak so lockdown will stay: Health minister

The death toll in British hospitals has reached almost 9,000, with 980 more deaths reported on Friday, a figure which exceeded the deadliest day so far in Italy, the country worst hit by the virus.

Britain may see 66,000 deaths due to Covid-19; highest in Europe: Study

More than 5,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Britain; death toll trajectory already steeper than other nations

Miracle cures to fake testing kits: UK clamps down on bogus Covid-19 drugs

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it was investigating 14 fake or unlicensed products to treat Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus, isolates himself in Scotland

A spokesperson said that the former heir to the throne remains in good health and is displaying mild symptoms

UK govt to pay 80% of wages of workers to protect jobs affected by Covid-19

To all those at home right now, anxious about the days ahead, I say this: you will not face this alone, Rishi Sunak said

Who gets the ventilator? UK doctors contemplate Covid19 care choices

While shortages of critical care equipment may be most alarming, the coronavirus has exposed how generally ill-equipped the health system is for a pandemic

Indian industry welcomes UK FM Rishi Sunak's coronavirus action plan

Sunak on Tuesday announced a whopping 330-billion pounds worth of rescue measures in the House of Commons

UK Cabinet member Rishi Sunak on being British, Indian & Hindu at same time

Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, is one of the three Indian-origin faces who are set to hold key posts in Britain's new PM Boris Johnson's Cabinet

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak named new finance minister of UK

Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy, will join Home secretary Priti Patel on the top government bench as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

UK govt starts setting up 'internet watchdog', to fine social media giants

Media minister Nicky Morgan told parliament she was "minded to appoint" the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in charge of online content oversight.

European Parliament votes in favour of Brexit deal sealing UK's exit

The vote at the parliament in Brussels, which came after an emotional debate, was passed by 621 to 49

Doctors fear Assange 'could die' in UK prison, say he needs hospital care

He also appeared confused whenever he was asked to talk at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.

UK stands to lose $16 bn on EU exports in case of no-deal Brexit: UN

The economists said "this is a conservative estimate," since it only takes into account the raising of tariffs from the current zero percent that Britain pays on exports within the EU