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United Kingdom sets out new laws to protect historic statues, monuments

UK unveiled new laws to protect England's cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments

UK closes travel corridors to block out new coronavirus strains

All travel corridors in place between the UK and some regions will be temporarily closed from Monday

Another recession looms for United Kingdom's economy as lockdowns bite

The British economy looks set to fall back into recession after official figures on Friday showed that it shrank by 2.6% month-on-month in November

UK Prime Minister Johnson announces new national coronavirus lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new version of the coronavirus

A divided United Kingdom exits EU's orbit, enters Brexit unknown

For supporters, Brexit is an escape from a doomed German-dominated project that had fallen far behind the world's leading powers of the United States and China

Indian-origin clothes manufacturer banned in UK for unpaid tax bill

An Indian-origin ladies clothing manufacturer has been banned from acting as a company director for 98,000 pound unpaid tax bill.

UK signs free trade agreement with Vietnam: Trade Secretary Truss

The United Kingdom and Vietnam signed an agreement on free trade, Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss said Tuesday

Covid-19 variants found in the UK, South Africa spread around the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is not enough information to determine whether the new variants could undermine vaccines

UK set to clear Astra shot; Novavax starts late-stage trial in US

Lockdowns in UK could ease in weeks with introduction of another vaccine

UK PM Boris Johnson sees major changes after Brexit deal, says report

The agreement on the UK's exit from the EU's single market and customs union will allow for tariff and quota-free trade in goods after December 31

UK variant of Covid-19 continues global spread, despite containment efforts

UK may roll out Oxford vaccine from January 4

From customs to fishing, the key terms of post-Brexit trade deal

New rules require the UK to self-certify the origin of its exports to the EU.

Brexit trade agreement sparks relief but UK market will bear scars

UK's trade deal with EU removes a 4-1/2-year old fear of crashing out of the bloc without trading arrangements, but it will take UK financial markets years to lose their Brexit-inflicted scars

How does Britain's parliament approve EU and UK's Brexit trade deal?

Britain's parliament only has days to scrutinise and pass the laws needed to implement the deal before a December 31 deadline

'We have taken back control' after UK-EU Brexit trade deal: UK PM Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Britain and the European Union have reached a deal on their post-Brexit trade relations, saying that "we have taken back control"

How does Britain's parliament approve the Brexit trade agreement?

There could be a core of pro-Brexit lawmakers in Johnson's party who vote against the deal on the grounds that it doesn't deliver the kind of clean break they wanted.

Brexit trade deal in sight, but haggle over fish in UK waters continues

While a last-minute deal would avoid the most acrimonious ending to the divorce on Jan. 1, the United Kingdom is set for a much more distant relationship with its biggest trade partner

European Union to implement new trade deal with UK from Jan 1: Report

British Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told Sky News that "at the moment there isn't sufficient progress" at the talks.

New coronavirus variant found in UK is not out of control yet: WHO

Pfizer and Moderna testing their vaccines against the new version of virus

What we know about the new coronavirus strain discovered in the UK

The new variant of the virus is capable of spreading faster and more easily.