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Boris Johnson invites PM Modi to UK for G7 summit in June
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the G7 summit as he confirmed details on Sunday for the high-level meeting to be presided over…
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UK daily COVID death toll hits 1,041 as MPs vote on new lockdown
London: The UK recorded 1,041 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest since the peak of the pandemic in April last year, as Members of Parliament retrospectively voted on a…
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UK pledges USD 6.2 bn in grants to businesses after announcing COVID lockdown
London: The United Kingdom’s Treasury announced on Tuesday earmarking 4.6 billion pounds (USD 6.2 billion) in grants for businesses to cushion the blow from the new lockdown. On Monday, UK…
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British PM cancels India visit for Republic Day
London [UK]: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday cancelled his planned trip to India to be a chief guest on Republic Day, saying it was important for him to…
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UK PM Johnson warns COVID lockdown may get tougher
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned that the current tiered system of lockdown to arrest the spread of COVID-19 may have to be toughened further as the UK grapples…
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EU leaders sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK
Brussels: The European Union (EU) leaders formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain on Wednesday. EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission…
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UK Parliament to vote on ‘historic’ Brexit trade deal with EU
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recalled Parliament from its Christmas break on Wednesday to get the Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) struck with the European Union cleared through all parliamentary…
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Farmer unions write to UK MPs to not let Boris Johnson visit India until their demands are met
New Delhi: With the protests at Delhi’s borders showing no signs of slowing down, farmers’ unions on Sunday said they would write to members of UK Parliament to stop Prime…
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EU-UK leaders seek way out of Brexit trade impasse
Brussels: Leaders and negotiators from the European Union and the United Kingdom continued their struggle Tuesday to get a trade deal past the New Year’s Day finish line as EU nations…
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Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant
Berlin: The German government said on Sunday it was planning to restrict travel to and from Britain because of the new coronavirus variant. A government spokesman said Germany is working on…
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Boris Johnson calls emergency meeting after concerns of new coronavirus strain in UK
PM Boris Johnson called an emergency meeting of minsters after it was found that the new strain of the coronavirus is increasing infections in the country. The new strain was…
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Boris Johnson invites PM Modi to UK-led G-7 Summit
New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the UK-hosted G-7 summit next year, said UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. “I’m pleased that…
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Strong possibility of no-deal Brexit, warns Boris Johnson
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued the starkest warning yet that the UK could be out of the EU on January 1, 2021, without a trade agreement in place…
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Watch: Boris Johnson confuses farmers’ protest with India-Pakistan conflict
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, a member of parliament from the Labour party, asked the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about his views on the farmers’ protest in India. Instead of shedding his views…
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Reckless British Behaviour
By Asad Mirza For once maverick Boris Johnson seems to have taken a correct step, but he faced public and his partymen’s ire over the decision. To counter the Corona…
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Premier League welcomes Johnson’s announcement on return of fans into stadiums
London: Premier League on Tuesday welcomed the United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on the return of fans into the stadiums. “Fans have been greatly missed at Premier League…
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UK announces biggest military investment since Cold War
London: Britain is set to increase its defence budget by 16.5 billion pounds (USD 21.8 billion) in the next four years to deal with “perilous” international situation and “bolster its…
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UK plans to ban sale of new petrol, diesel cars by 2030
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has outlined his 10 climate pledges for a green industrial revolution for 2,50,000 jobs and ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and…
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EU, UK enter tension-filled week seeking post-Brexit deal
Brussels: European Union and British negotiators on Monday entered yet another tension-filled week as they sought a belated post-Brexit trade deal that needs to be vetted and get legislative approval…
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Boris Johnson self-isolating after coming into contact with infected person
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will self-isolate after coming into contact with a person infected with COVID-19, a Downing Street spokesperson told Sputnik. “The Prime Minister has today been…
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Boris Johnson urges Pakistan govt to guarantee fundamental rights
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a Parliament session on Wednesday, urged Pakistan to guarantee the fundamental rights of its citizens. The Prime Minister was responding to Member of…
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Boris Johnson pays tribute to British Indian Army of Second World War
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid a special tribute to the British Indian Army, the largest volunteer force in history that was put together to fight on the frontiers…
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UK heads for complete lockdown as COVID tally crosses 1M mark
London: The UK has crossed the grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus cases as it prepares for a second complete lockdown in an attempt to curb the rapid spread of infections.…
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Boris Johnson slams brakes on reopening as COVID cases surge
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has slammed the brakes on the country’s return to offices, saying people should work from home if possible, to help slow the spread of the…
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UK to see 50K COVID cases a day by Oct without action: Vallance
London: UK government’s chief scientific advisor Patrick Vallance said on Monday that the UK could see 50,000 Covid-19 cases per day by mid-October and about 200 deaths per day a month…
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Second wave of coronavirus coming to UK: Boris Johnson
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday warned that a second wave of Covid-19 in Britain is “coming in”, and his government may need to “intensify things to help…
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UK’s Boris Johnson faces rocky autumn as Parliament returns
London: British lawmakers returned to Parliament on Tuesday after a six-week summer break, with Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic setting the stage for a turbulent fall. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who…
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Johnson to reveal plan to ‘get the UK back to near-normal’
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Friday unveil a nine-month plan to get the country back to “near-normal” following the coronavirus pandemic, according to media reports. While addressing the…
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UK’s Johnson preps for new COVID wave but eyes more opening
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced 3 billion pounds ( 3.8 billion) in funding on Friday to help the country’s health service cope with a possible second wave of…
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UK PM to join nationwide clapping for NHS
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will join a nationwide round of clapping on Sunday to pay tribute to National Health Service (NHS) staff on its 72nd anniversary. The public are…
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