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I was too fat like UK economy, says Boris Johnson in rousing party speech

British PM Boris Johnson likened his own health with that of the country's economy, which was superficially healthy but had some chronic underlying conditions which were exposed by Covid-19

Venezuela central bank wins appeal over gold reserves stored in UK

The Court of Appeal in London granted the bank's appeal for the UK courts to determine the dispersal of the bullion worth around 1.8 billion euros

Mallya can't be extradited till secret proceedings in UK resolved: Centre

The Centre said that it is not aware of the secret ongoing proceedings against Mallya in the United Kingdom, as the government of India is not party to the process

UK says it missed missed 15,841 Covid-19 cases due to tech glitch

A technical glitch has resulted in 15,841 positive cases of coronavirus not being counted in the official daily of Covid-19 log in the past week, England's health authority has admitted

UK, India joint operation targets computer software service fraud scams

On September 17, officers from the CBI conducted raids on 10 premises based on this information across six Indian cities.

Covid-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than 3 months in UK: Report

A mass roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine in Britain could be finished in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government scientists

Indian-origin brothers pull off coup, buy UK supermarket chain Asda

Pull off an acquisition bigger than the Tatas' Corus and JLR deals, will hold controlling stake while Amazon will own a minority share

Google to pay publishers in 5 nations $1 bn over 3 years for news content

The internet search giant said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia

NGOs are expected to adhere to our laws: MEA on action against Amnesty

"We also expect that other governments would not condone contravention of Indian laws by any entity," Srivastava added

UK mulled sending asylum-seekers to volcanic island in Atlantic ocean

The report said Patel later appeared to have dropped the plan

Wikileaks founder may end up in Colorado Supermax jail, UK court told

Assange's defense team says he is entitled to First Amendment protections for the publication of leaked documents that exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tougher fines for breach of Covid-19 quarantine come into force across UK

People across England will be required by law from Monday to self-isolate if they test positive for the coronavirus or face a 1,000-pound fine, which increases to 10,000 pounds for repeat offenders

Travellers from Dubai, UK mainly behind Covid importation into India: Study

According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Covid-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels

Ex-Cambridge Analytica chief banned from running companies for 7 years

UK-based Cambridge Analytica was accused of playing a key role in the 2014 breach of 87 million Facebook users' personal data

Indian-origin academic leads criticism of UK's Covid-19 lockdown approach

A prominent Indian-origin Oxford University academic leads a group of over 30 academics who have expressed their doubts over the UK government's localised and national lockdown approach

Covid-19: UK comes up with fine of $13,000 for breaking isolation rules

Penalties will start at £1,000 pounds for breaking the restrictions starting from September 28, the prime minister's office said in a statement

World Coronavirus Dispatch: World economy to shrink 4.5% this yr, says OECD

The better view reflects the strong economic pickup in recent months and the vast injection of public resources

Biden or Trump, no trade deal for Britain if Ireland peace pact violated

"We can't allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a casualty of Brexit," Biden wrote on Twitter

Covid-19: UK inflation eases to 0.2% on temporary steps to aid spending

The reading of 0.2% was slightly higher than the zero forecast by economists, although the drop from July's reading of 1% was still the biggest since 2008

UK to ration Covid-19 testing, prioritise health workers, care home staff

The British government plans to ration coronavirus testing, giving priority to health workers and care home staff after widespread reports that people around the country were unable to schedule tests