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UK reports 35,204 cases of Delta Covid -19 variant in last week, up by 46%

With 35,204 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant getting reported last week, the UK has seen a 46 per cent increase in the variant of concern, the Public Health England (PHE) said

Complaint registered in UK against Mehul Choksi's lawyer Michael Polak

Complaint against Michael Polak, lawyer of Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has been registered to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales

UK to ban junk food TV adverts before 9pm in child obesity campaign

The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of a wider campaign to combat childhood obesity.

Missing the deadline, EU citizens will get 28-day notice for UK residency

Around 5.6 million EU citizens have applied for residency rights in Britain before the June 30 deadline

UK High Court rejects Nirav Modi's extradition plea

The fugitive diamantaire has 5 days to appeal for oral hearing

UK denies Russian claim of shots fired at British warship off Black Sea

Russia has claimed it expelled another British warship in the area last year, an assertion London rejected.

To bolster security, Britain joins Indian Ocean monitoring hub in Gurgaon

The IFC-IOR, which was established in April 2019, has liaison officers from five countries - the US, France, Japan, Australia and now the UK

United Kingdom pushes on with talks to join Pacific trade partnership

The British government said negotiating teams will be working over the coming months to join the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

UK government borrowing falls as economic recovery boosts tax revenues

British public borrowing fell in May from sky-high levels of a year earlier when the government was ramping up a huge spending response to the coronavirus crisis

EU, UK slap new sanctions on Myanmar individuals, entities related to coup

The European Union and the United Kingdom slapped fresh sanctions on Myanmar state-owned entities and individuals related to the Feb 1 coup and the subsequent violent repression of peaceful protesters

UK reports another 10,633 Covid cases in past 24 hours, tally at 4,640,507

Britain reported 10,633 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,640,507, according to official figures released on Monday

With $21-bn R&D spend, Boris Johnson plans to make UK a science superpower

With $21-bn R&D spend, Boris Johnson plans to make UK a science superpower

UK watchdog raises alarm over live face recognition tech in public places

The chief data protection regulator in the UK has expressed grave concerns over the inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in public places

UK scientists warn of 'miserable winter' due to new respiratory viruses

British scientists on Sunday warned of "pretty miserable winter" ahead for the country due to likely emergence of new respiratory viruses, with further lockdowns a possibility

UK retail sales dip as Covid lockdown easing lifts socializing

Analysts said the monthly decline does not represent the start of a slowdown in the British recovery from its biggest economic contraction in more than 300 years.

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

Number of Delta variant infections has jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953 in the UK,making up 99 per cent of all Covid cases in the country, health officials said on Friday.

UK opens up Covid-19 vaccines to all adults in final push' for protection

The UK's health officials on Friday opened up the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme to all adults

Oil falls from multi-year highs on firmer dollar, hike in UK Covid cases

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Crude oil prices fell nearly 2% from their highest level in years on Thursday as the dollar strengthened after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it might raise interest rates as soon as 2023.

In trade row, UK asks EU to delay post Brexit 'sausage ban'

The EU said Thursday that Britain has asked for a three-month delay in bringing in some post-Brexit trade checks that are causing tension between the two sides, and instability in Northern Ireland

Indians' funds in Swiss banks rise to over Rs 20k cr: Swiss central bank

Funds held in Swiss banks by clients from UK, US decline; money from Bangladesh down too, but Pakistani funds double