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UK's Morrisons rejects $7.6 billion takeover proposal from CD&R

The board of Bradford, northern England-based Morrisons rejected the proposal on Thursday.

Delta jumps 33,630 in a week, making up nearly all Covid cases in UK

The number of Delta variant infections has jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953 in the UK, with the highly transmissible variant first identified in India

UK inflation up more than expected amid Covid pandemic fluctuations

British consumer prices rose by more than expected last month

UK PM Johnson expected to delay Covid lockdown end by 4 weeks to July 19

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a four-week delay to an end to all legal lockdown restrictions in the country

UK, EU seek to avert 'sausage war' in post-Brexit trade talks in Ireland

A senior European Union official expressed frustration Wednesday after talks with the UK broke up without resolving differences

United Kingdom lockdown end may be delayed beyond June 21: Report

The delay being considered is to enable all over-50s to be fully vaccinated with both doses of a vaccine

EU, UK launch antitrust probes into Facebook's use of advertising data

Investigations will focus on social media group's use of customer data

UK lawmakers seek to reverse government's contentious foreign aid cut

United Nations agencies and other international organisations say the reduction will hurt programs that help some of the world's poorest people.

UK could make COVID-19 jabs compulsory in healthcare, minister says

There is precedent for this; obviously surgeons get vaccinated for hepatitis B, said Zahawi

'Up to three quarters of the UK's new Covid cases are of B.1.617 strain'

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost half and possibly three-quarters of all new coronavirus cases in the country are of the B.1.617 variant

UK kick-starts preparations ahead of talks on trade deal with India

Launches 14-week consultation to seek views of the public and businesses

Covid-19: UK defends delay in adding India to the red list travel ban

UK government came under strong criticism for not adding India to the red list travel ban

UK's revised dosage interval based on their pandemic situation: V K Paul

Single dose of Covishield reduces infection risk by 60-85 %, shows real life data from UK, says the Niti Aayog member while justifying the interval of two Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks

UK PM Johnson announces public inquiry into his govt's pandemic handling

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced a "full and independent" public inquiry into his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, set to begin in the first half of 2022. In a statement to members of Parliament during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons, Johnson said the inquiry will be able to take oral evidence under oath and put the government's response to the crisis last year under the microscope. The move follows calls from the Opposition for such a probe, with demands for it to include consultation with families affected by the pandemic over the past year. According to Johns Hopkins university data, the deadly virus has so far infected 4,455,446 people and claimed 127,890 lives in the UK. I can confirm today that the government will establish an independent public inquiry on a statutory basis, with full powers under the Inquiries Act of 2005, including the ability to compel the production of all relevant materials

UK lowers coronavirus alert level as England prepares to ease curbs

UK health chiefs agreed to lower country's Covid-19 alert level from four to three, which indicates that virus transmissions are no longer rising exponentially but are instead in general circulation

French fishermen gather boats in post-Brexit license demonstrations

This is the first major conflict between France and Britain over fishing rights in the wake of Brexit.

Healthcare project akin UK's NHS starts in Ludhiana, 5000 clinics planned

Indo UK Clinics (IUCs), an integral part of one of the largest healthcare projects in the world encompassing 5000 clinics and 11 medicities pan-India using NHS expertise, equipment and suppliers gets started with first Indo UK Clinic becoming operational in Ludhiana, Punjab.The objective of setting up 5000 diagnostic centers and clinics is a part of inter-governmental discussions between India and the UK at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) level in 2018. In fact, the ground-breaking of the first Medicity at Nagpur (Maharashtra) is scheduled during Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson's visit to India later this year.The US-based Commonwealth Fund, a respected global health think-tank has ranked NHS, the British national health system, as the best amidst the healthcare systems in 11 of the most developed countries in the world.According to Dr Ajay Rajan Gupta, Managing Director and Group CEO, IUIH & IUCs, "During this pandemic, we want to enhance our ...

PM Modi to hold virtual summit with UK counterpart Boris Johnson today

The leaders will launch the Comprehensive Roadmap 2030, to further enhance bilateral ties

UK in last lap in fight against Covid-19, says Foreign Secy Dominic Raab

The UK is very close to turning the corner in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic and it is important to remain careful in the last lap of the process, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said

UK sharply cuts global aid due to coronavirus pandemic's economic impact

The United Kingdom is temporarily reducing its international aid from 14.5 billion pounds last year to 10 billion pounds this year