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- World
Barbados becomes the latest republic; ends allegiance to Queen
San Juan: Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several leaders…
- World
UK detects 2 cases of new COVID-19 variant Omicron
London: The UK on Saturday detected two cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, according to health secretary Sajid Javid as he added four more African countries to Britain’s travel red list.…
- Education and Career
Want to study in UK? Attend British Council’s virtual fair
Hyderabad: The British Council, the UK’s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations is going to organize a virtual fair for those who are willing to study in the UK. During…
- Technology
Google to develop ‘Privacy Sandbox’ as per insights by UK watchdog
San Francisco: Google on Friday said it will ensure that the changes it makes in Chrome will apply in the same way to Google’s ad tech products as to any third party,…
- World
UK to cooperate with Pak to prevent rise in terrorism in Afghanistan: official
Islamabad: The UK will work together with Pakistan on matters of shared concern, including providing humanitarian support to the people of Afghanistan and preventing the war-torn country from becoming a place where…
- World
Conservative Party worried about Boris Johnson’s competence
New Delhi: UK Conservative MPs are increasingly worried about Boris Johnson’s competence and drive after he gave a rambling speech to business leaders and was accused of losing his grip over a…
- World
Bookings open for UK’s expanded COVID booster vaccines
London: The UK’s health service will open up for over-40s to book in their COVID-19 booster vaccine dose from Monday, as the UK government warned top-up doses were important to prevent an…
- India
UK records another 40,941 new coronavirus cases
London: Britain registered 40,941 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,806,034, according to official figures released. The country also reported a further 150 coronavirus-related…
- Technology
Apple, Google probed by UK over concerns of endangering children
San Francisco: Tech giants Apple and Google are among dozens of technology companies that are being investigated by the UK data protection regulator following allegations that they were endangering children online, according…
- Technology
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK
London: Due to high credit card transaction fees, tech giant Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK from 19th January. According to the BBC, it said the move was…
- Business
Christmas stretch: UK inflation highest in nearly a decade
London: Consumer prices in the United Kingdom surged at the fastest rate in nearly a decade in October amid soaring energy costs, official figures showed Wednesday, a development that has cemented market…
- Business
Nvidia’s $40 bn Arm acquisition undergoes deeper scrutiny in UK
London: Graphic chip giant Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of the British chip designer Arm is now facing a deeper scrutiny by the UK watchdog. In an updated notice, the UK’s Competition and…
- World
UK records another 37,243 new coronavirus cases
London: The UK registered 37,243 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,637,190, according to the latest official figures. The country also reported a further…
- Health
Gene common in South Asians may double risk of COVID-19 death: Study
London: Scientists at the University of Oxford have identified a gene that may double the risks of lung failure and death from COVID-19, and could explain why people of South Asian ancestry have…
- World
UK regulators approve world’s first pill to treat COVID-19
London: Britain’s health regulators on Thursday approved the world’s first pill to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19, dubbed a “gamechanger” for those most vulnerable to the deadly coronavirus. The Medicines and Healthcare…
- World
Gandhi to be commemorated on special UK collector’s coin
London: The life and legacy of Indian independence movement leader Mahatma Gandhi will be commemorated on a British special collectors’ coin for the first time, U.K. Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak announced Thursday.…
- Sports
BCCI president Ganguly quits position at ATK to avoid conflict of interest
Dubai: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has quit his position as a director in Indian Super League (ISL) club ATK Mohun Bagan on Wednesday. The ATK Mohun Bagan FC is owned by RPSG…
- Technology
EU opens probe into Nvidia’s $40 bn acquisition of chip maker Arm
London: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm by graphic chip giant Nvidia. The Nvidia deal to purchase the UK-based company…
- World
YouTube deletes left-wing channel Novara Media without explanation
Hyderabad: YouTube on Tuesday has reportedly deleted the account of the famous left-wing UK channel Novara Media without any reason or explanation. Reacting to it the media house hit out at YouTube…
- World
Sudan: 7 killed, 140 injured as military fires on anti-coup protesters
Khartoum: Thousands of people who joined the anti-coup protest were fired upon by the Sudanese military resulting in the death of at least seven people while injuring 140 people. Thousands took to…
- Technology
UK watchdog fines Facebook $70 mn over enforcement order breach
London: As Facebook gets prepared to rebrand itself for the ‘Metaverse’ future, the UK anti-trust regulator on Wednesday fined the social network nearly $70 million for deliberately withholding information related to ongoing…
- World
UK MP dies after being stabbed during constituency meeting
London: A 69-year-old Member of Parliament (MP) from the UK’s ruling Conservative Party died on Friday after he was stabbed while meeting his constituents in south-east England. Sir David Amess, who represented…
- World
Reports: UK lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents
London: British police say a man has been arrested after a stabbing in eastern England on Friday. Multiple media reports say the victim is a Conservative lawmaker attacked during a meeting with…
- World
UK GDP grows 0.4% in August as Covid curbs continue to ease
London: Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.4 per cent monthly in August as Covid-19 restrictions continued to ease, the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) said…
- World
UK police officers face hundreds of sexual assault allegations
London: At least 750 sexual misconduct accusations were made against serving police officers across the UK between the year 2016 and 2020, new data has revealed. According to figures obtained by PA…
- World
Modi, Boris Johnson connect to discuss vaccine certification, trade, climate
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi spoke over phone on Monday during which they took stock of India-UK trade and defence talks, opening up of international…
- India
UP woman duped of Rs 32 lakh by ‘Instagram friend from UK’
Raebareli: A Uttar Pradesh woman has allegedly been duped of over Rs 32 lakh by a person whom she befriended on Instagram and who identified himself as a resident of the United Kingdom,…
- Offbeat
Unable to burp for 20 years, UK man gets cure after Botox treatment
A 35-year-old UK based man has undergone a life-changing Botox treatment to relieve him of 30 years of social and physical distress as he was unable to burp. Phil Brown lived with…
- World
UK blames ”heavy-handed” EU for Brexit deal problems
Manchester: Britain’s Brexit minister threatened Monday to trigger a contentious break clause in the U.K.’s divorce deal with the European Union a move that would send the U.K.’s already chilly relations with…
- World
With army on standby, Johnson says UK fuel crisis improving
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to reassure the British public Tuesday that a fuel-supply crisis snarling the country was stabilising, though his government said it would be a while before the…
