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UK to abolish PCR Test for vaccinated people returning to country: Reports

The United Kingdom will abolish mandatory COVID-19 tests for all fully vaccinated travelers returning to the country by the end of January, the Times reported on Sunday

'Partygate' pressure builds on UK PM Boris Johnson's leadership

The UK Opposition is leading the charge to pile pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday as a picture of a boozy culture at the heart of Downing Street emerges

Amid Johnson's 'partygate' troubles, is Sunak the British PM in waiting?

One name is doing the rounds as a frontrunner to take charge his Indian-origin Chancellor and Downing Street neighbour Rishi Sunak.

UK PM Boris Johnson faces fresh 'partygate' allegations at Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday faces mounting leadership pressure amid further allegations of parties held at his 10 Downing Street office-residence by staff

Ex-Boris Johnson aide says sorry for party on eve of royal funeral

Boris Johnson's former communications chief apologized unreservedly on Friday for a lockdown-breaching party in Downing Street last year

UK PM Johnson faces Parliament test over covid lockdown party claim

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a high-stakes showdown Wednesday in Parliament that could help defuse a crisis over lockdown claims

UK trade minister Trevelyan to launch FTA talks in Delhi next week

The Department for International Trade (DIT) said the schedule for the two-day visit to India will include bilateral talks between Trevelyan and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday

UK government rules out new Covid restrictions before Christmas

The UK Health Security Agency is due to publish new data on omicron later Thursday

UK's Omicron Covid variant cases nearly double in a day, tally at 817

The number of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Britain has nearly doubled in one day after a further 249 cases were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the UK total to 817. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said if the growth rate and doubling time continue at the rate seen in the last two weeks, they expect to see at least 50 per cent of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to be caused by Omicron variant in the next two to four weeks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had earlier said that the variant's doubling rate could be between two to three days as he announced tougher measures of expanded compulsory face masks in indoor settings, work from home guidance and COVID vaccine certification for entry into venues. "It is increasingly evident that Omicron is highly infectious and there is emerging laboratory and early clinical evidence to suggest that both vaccine-acquired and naturally acquired immunity against infection is reduced for this variant. It is therefore absolutely critic

Mandatory face masks in force as Omicron cases rise to 22 in UK

Face coverings are mandatory in shops and public transport from Tuesday as part of targeted measures" to slow the spread of the Omicron variant

UK's nationality Bill puts citizenship of Indian origin Britons at risk

Nationality and Borders Bill absolves a government from the need to give 'notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship'

UK to add booster doses to Covid-19 vaccine pass for travel

Booster or third doses will not be added to the domestic Covid Pass

UK to extend Covid-19 booster vaccine doses to over-40s

The authorities extended the rollout of the booster vaccine shots to all those aged 40 and over

In shift, UK to require Covid-19 vaccination for health workers

British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that 90% of staff in the state-funded National Health Service have already received two doses of a vaccine

UK min Rishi Sunak releases new Gandhi commemorative coin to mark Diwali

The UK Chancellor unveiled a new 5-pound commemorative coin

Glasgow COP26: 100 world leaders commit to end deforestation by 2030

India stays off UK-led deforestation declaration at COP26 climate change summit

India signs up to UK's Breakthrough Agenda on affordable, clean tech

Modi is among 40 leaders to sign up to the UK's Glasgow Breakthroughs

COP26: Uniting the world in the fight to overcome crisis of climate change

The UK will be hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow

Sitharaman meets UK, Singapore, Canada FMs; discusses collaboration

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday met her counterparts in Singapore and Canada and discussed various issues, including economy, health and opportunities for collaboration. Sitharaman met UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Singapore Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the sidelines of the G-20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers' meeting. "Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman had an engaging discussion with @cafreeland Dy. Prime Minister & Finance Minister of Canada on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome. The Ministers discussed various issues, including economic and health cooperation," a Finance Ministry tweet said. In another tweet, the ministry said: "Finance Minister @nsitharaman met @LawrenceWongST Finance Minister of Singapore on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome ahead of #G20RomeSummit. Noting strong #IndiaSingapore

India, UK democracies; can make world safer, prosperous: UK minister Truss

UK Foreign Minister Elizabeth Truss on Saturday said her country and India believed in freedom and democracy