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India, UK to deepen defence ties, seal free-trade agreement 'before Diwali'

In his comments, Modi said, 'good progress' is being made in the negotiations for the FTA and that both sides have decided to do their best to close the pact by the end of this year

India-UK collaboration a beacon in stormy seas: UK PM Johnson

The UK's partnership with India is a "beacon" in "stormy seas" at a time the world is facing growing threats from autocratic states which seek to undermine democracy, said PM Boris Johnson

Assange faces 175-year sentence in US as UK judge approves extradition

The case will now go to Britain's interior minister for a decision, and the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal

India visit will deepen strategic ties, British PM Johnson tells Parliament

This week, it is expected that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will feature prominently during the bilateral talks between the leaders when Johnson is in New Delhi on Friday

India to seek UK trade pact, easier worker visas during Johnson's visit

The British prime minister's trip comes just weeks after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss visited New Delhi in a bid to convince the Modi government to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

UK says one-way flights to Rwanda for asylum-seekers to start within weeks

Critics of the Conservative government accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of using the headline-grabbing policy to distract attention from his political troubles

UK PM Boris Johnson rejects calls to resign amid 'partygate' fine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government's pandemic lockdown rules

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak offers unreserved apology, pays 'partygate' fine

The Indian-origin finance minister offered the apology in a statement issued on Tuesday evening, after Johnson's own apology and confirmation that he too had paid up his fine

Rishi Sunak offers himself for independent review amid UK tax row

Last week, Sunak had vehemently defended the non-domicile status of his wife, the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy

Rishi Sunak's wife to pay UK taxes as pressure mounts on chancellor

The chancellor and his family are trying to repair the damage to his reputation after a series of stories about his wealthy lifestyle fed into the growing perception that he's out of touch with the st

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's star fades just as 10 Downing Street in reach

For the first time in his political career Sunak is under siege, unable to shrug off a perception that he doesn't understand the plight of ordinary Britons squeezed by surging fuel and food costs.

UK govt imposes new sanctions to cut off Russia's key industries

Johnson will also urge G7 allies and partners to double down on economic sanctions against the Kremlin

UK PM Boris Johnson says ferry firm's mass firings likely broke law

The British government said Wednesday that a Dubai government-owned ferry operator at the centre of a bitter UK labour dispute likely broke the law when it fired 786 crew members without notice to replace them with cheaper contract staff. Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the callous behaviour of P&O Ferries and said the company appeared to have broken British labor laws. We will be taking action, Johnson said, adding that the company could "face fines running into millions of pounds if it is found guilty. P&O Ferries claimed the move was legal because the staff worked on ships registered outside the U.K. The ferry operator acknowledged that the way the dismissals were carried out caused distress for workers and said it had offered generous compensation to those involved. But the company also said it couldn't have survived without fundamentally changed crewing arrangements and that it took the action to save 2,200 other jobs. The dismissed seafarers are being replaced by .

UK govt ends all Covid-19 related international travel restrictions

All remaining COVID-19 pandemic related international travel restrictions have been scrapped from Friday

UK media regulator Ofcom revokes RT's license to broadcast in country

The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) on Friday announced that it has revoked Russia Today's license to broadcast in the country "with immediate effect".

Wimbledon, British government in talks about Russian tennis players

Wimbledon organisers are having conversations with the British government about whether Russian tennis players such as No 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev should be allowed to compete

UK govt bans luxury exports to Russia, imposes high tariffs on vodka

The UK government on Tuesday announced a ban on exports to Russia of high-end luxury goods and imposed new import tariffs on key Russian products

UK sanctions 386 Russian parliamentarians over Ukraine crisis

The new sanctions will ban all those listed from travelling to the UK, accessing assets held within the UK and doing business in the country, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said

Chelsea owner Abramovich, Rosneft boss Sechin hit by UK sanctions

Chelsea's activities from selling new tickets to signing players were instantly restricted, but it was allowed to play

UK eases visa route for Ukrainian refugees stuck in France's Calais

Ukrainians arriving in France's English Channel port city of Calais with hopes of joining family in Britain can request visas at the local prefecture from Friday.