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- Technology
TikTok parent to shift HQ from Beijing to London: Report
London: Chinese unicorn ByteDance which owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok has received approval from the British government to move its headquarters from Beijing to London, The Sun newspaper reported.…
- World
Mass street brawl after London Eid party, police officer injured
LONDON: A police officer was injured while attempting to break up a street party of around 200 people in east London celebrating Eid, it was reported on Saturday. Officers were…
- World
Anti-face mask protesters gather in London
London: Around 100 people gathered in London’s Hyde Park to protest against face coverings becoming mandatory in shops from this week, according to media reports. The rules are already in place…
- Technology
TikTok halts talks on opening London headquarters
London: Beijing-based unicorn ByteDance, the parent company of short video-sharing app TikTok, has reportedly suspended talks about opening a global headquarters in London. After months of negotiations with the UK’s…
- Top Stories
British Indian woman in the net of 1 Million pounds fraud crackdown
London: More than 1 million pounds worth of assets have been recovered by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) following a civil recovery investigation into a Nigerian fraudster and his long-term…
- News
HK pro-democracy activist reveals he’s in London
Hong Kong: One of Hong Kong’s most prominent young pro-democracy activists said that he is in London after fleeing the city following the controversial security law imposed by China. “I boarded…
- Health
Bacteria in infants’ first stool may indicate their obesity risk
London: Researchers have revealed that bacteria in meconium — the earliest stool of an infant — may indicate their risk of obesity. Meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time…
- Top Stories
Dr. Farzana Hussain, British – Bangladeshi lauded across UK
London: The British High Commission in Dhaka published a post on its verified Facebook page praising Dr. Farzana Hussain for her efforts in quality improvement of United Kingdom’s health system.…
- News
London reopens mosques after three months
London: The London Muslim Mosque reopened after three months. As some of the restrictions are being eased out in the country. Mosques will be available to worshippers, however, they will…
- Top Stories
London: Pubs, bars reopen; social distancing is out the window
LONDON: People flock to pubs and restaurants as COVID-19 lockdown measures are eased in United Kingdom for the first time since it was implemented. Nearly 35,000 pubs and bars trading…
- Health
Staring at deep-red light may improve declining eyesight
London: Researchers have found that staring at a deep-red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight. Published in the Journals of Gerontology, the study could signal…
- India
Londoners to taste royal Bihar litchi as farmers go ‘global’
Patna: Famous for its sweet and succulent royal litchi, Muzaffarpur in Bihar is now on the gourmets charts in Europe. For the first time, a litchi farmer from Muzaffarpur has sold…
- India
Guj: Two flights from Kuwait, London bring back 349 Indians
Ahmedabad: As many as 349 people hailing from Gujarat were brought back here from Kuwait and London in two flights in the early hours of Thursday, an official said. The…
- Bangalore News
All Karnataka returnees from London COVID-19 free: Minister
BENGALURU: All the returnees to Karnataka from London on an Air India flight early on Monday were free from coronavirus, a minister said. “All 326 passengers who arrived in Bengaluru…
- Bangalore News
326 stranded people return from London, taken quarantine centres
Bengaluru: As many as 326 people stuck in London due to the COVID-19 lockdown arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport here in the early hours of Monday. After their arrival…
- World
London mayor calls for ethnicity record of COVID-19 deaths
London: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday called for ethnicity to be recorded on all death certificates to expose the disproportionate effect that COVID-19 and other illnesses are having on…
- World
Boris Johnson out of COVID-19 ICU
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday left intensive care after three days of treatment for COVID-19, his office said. “The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from…
- NRIs Corner
Respectable Indian origin heart surgeon dies in UK
LONDON: An “incredibly dedicated” Indian-origin surgeon has died in the UK after testing positive for COVID-19, a media report said on Tuesday. Jitendra Rathod was an associate specialist in cardio-thoracic…
- World
‘UK PM not on ventilator, but received oxygen support’
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been moved to intensive care in a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, was not “on a ventilator”, but has “received…
- Top Stories
UK’s youngest victim Ismail buried without family
LONDON: A 13-year-old boy who died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the UK’s youngest virus-related fatality, was laid to rest without the presence of his family members…
- World
Tougher decisions loom for Britain as COVID death toll rises
London: With the death toll and infections in the UK rising, England’s medical personnel have had some tough decisions to make regarding those afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. This includes giving…
- World
London hospitals facing ‘tsunami’ of virus patients: NHS
LONDON: London hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, the head of an organisation representing bosses in the state-run National Health Service said Thursday. The chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris…
- News
1,500,000 Britons asked not to leave house for 12 weeks
London: The UK’s National Health Services (NHS) have asked one and half million Britons, who were most at risk from the novel coronavirus, to stay at home “at all times”…
- World
COVID-19: UK nurses facing abuses, called ‘disease spreaders’
LONDON: Hard working nurses battling the UKs coronavirus outbreak were facing abuses on the streets, including some being spat at while others said that they were branded “disease spreaders” for…
- News
Woman plays violin while undergoing tumor removing surgery
London: A woman played violin while surgeons operated on her brain to remove a tumor at King’s College hospital in London. Dagmar Turner, 53, played the violin as doctors at…
- Automobile
Ola to arrive in London on 10 February
● Over 20,000 drivers already registered on the platform ● Drivers will retain 100% of their earnings for the first six weeks New Delhi: On Friday, Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms,…
- CAA-NRC
CAA-NRC: Shaheen Bagh’s slogans reached London
By M Ghazali Khan LONDON: Except that there was no Delhi police to harass and intimidate the protesters, the vicinity of Downing Street—where the official residence of British Prime Minister…
- Bollywood News
Sonam has ‘scariest experience’ with Uber driver in London
London: Actress Sonam Kapoor is “super shaken” after having the “scariest experience” with an Uber driver here. Sonam took to Twitter on Wednesday night to share her experience and warned…
- Pakistan
‘Justice for Musharraf’ protest held in London
London: Supporters of Pervez Musharraf have alleged that the former Pakistan President has been treated unfairly and that he doesn’t deserve the death sentence for the one-drawn high treason case.…
- World
Police shoot man on London Bridge after stabbing
London: Armed police shot a man on London Bridge after several people were stabbed on Friday, reviving memories of a terror attack two years ago that killed eight. Scotland Yard…
