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Nissan bets on UK 'renaissance' with battery plant and new vehicle

Facing the most profound technological shift in a century, the titans of the auto industry are racing to secure battery supply close to the factories where they will make the new cleaner electric vehi

UK reports highest daily rise of Covid-19 cases since late January

Britain has reported another 26,068 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since January 29, according to official figures released

UK watchdog investigates auditors of Greensill Capital, Wyelands Bank

Britain's accounting regulator said it has opened an investigation into how PwC audited the accounts of Wyelands, the bank owned by steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's metals-to-finance empire GFG Alliance

Sajid Javid appointed UK health minister after Matt Hancock resigns

Matt Hancock quit after he was caught embracing a senior aide in his office, in breach of the social distancing guidelines he helped to create

Classified UK defence ministry documents found at bus stop: Report

Classified documents from UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) containing secret information about a warship and British military was discovered at bus stop in south-eastern England, according to media report

UK reports 35,204 cases of Delta Covid -19 variant in last week, up by 46%

With 35,204 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant getting reported last week, the UK has seen a 46 per cent increase in the variant of concern, the Public Health England (PHE) said

Complaint registered in UK against Mehul Choksi's lawyer Michael Polak

Complaint against Michael Polak, lawyer of Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has been registered to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales

UK to ban junk food TV adverts before 9pm in child obesity campaign

The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of a wider campaign to combat childhood obesity.

Missing the deadline, EU citizens will get 28-day notice for UK residency

Around 5.6 million EU citizens have applied for residency rights in Britain before the June 30 deadline

UK High Court rejects Nirav Modi's extradition plea

The fugitive diamantaire has 5 days to appeal for oral hearing

UK denies Russian claim of shots fired at British warship off Black Sea

Russia has claimed it expelled another British warship in the area last year, an assertion London rejected.

To bolster security, Britain joins Indian Ocean monitoring hub in Gurgaon

The IFC-IOR, which was established in April 2019, has liaison officers from five countries - the US, France, Japan, Australia and now the UK

United Kingdom pushes on with talks to join Pacific trade partnership

The British government said negotiating teams will be working over the coming months to join the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

UK government borrowing falls as economic recovery boosts tax revenues

British public borrowing fell in May from sky-high levels of a year earlier when the government was ramping up a huge spending response to the coronavirus crisis

EU, UK slap new sanctions on Myanmar individuals, entities related to coup

The European Union and the United Kingdom slapped fresh sanctions on Myanmar state-owned entities and individuals related to the Feb 1 coup and the subsequent violent repression of peaceful protesters

UK reports another 10,633 Covid cases in past 24 hours, tally at 4,640,507

Britain reported 10,633 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,640,507, according to official figures released on Monday

With $21-bn R&D spend, Boris Johnson plans to make UK a science superpower

With $21-bn R&D spend, Boris Johnson plans to make UK a science superpower

UK watchdog raises alarm over live face recognition tech in public places

The chief data protection regulator in the UK has expressed grave concerns over the inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in public places

UK scientists warn of 'miserable winter' due to new respiratory viruses

British scientists on Sunday warned of "pretty miserable winter" ahead for the country due to likely emergence of new respiratory viruses, with further lockdowns a possibility

UK retail sales dip as Covid lockdown easing lifts socializing

Analysts said the monthly decline does not represent the start of a slowdown in the British recovery from its biggest economic contraction in more than 300 years.