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India, UK eye interim pact to help clinch major trade deal in a decade

An interim agreement is expected by the end of the year that would give British medical devices and agricultural products access to Indian markets, while widening the scope of employment in the U.K.

Classic Legends to develop electric version of BSA motorcycles in UK

The JV has got a grant from UK govt, which awarded BSA a £4.6-million grant to develop electric bikes

Britain PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony, says reports

According to reports by the Sun and Mail, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony in Westminster Cathedral.

Sandwich chain to tailor: Companies adapt again as workers return to office

Retailers like sandwich chain Pret a Manger Ltd can serve as a model for how to accommodate remote workers.

Stephen Hawking's archive, office acquired for London's Science Museum

London's Science Museum and the Cambridge University library said they have acquired a large collection of items belonging to late physicist Stephen Hawking

Vijay Mallya loses UK appeal for more funds to cover Indian legal fees

Vijay Mallya on Wednesday lost an appeal to gain further access to court-held funds to cover his costs for legal proceedings in India

World's first man to get Covid-19 vaccine dies of unrelated illness in UK

An 81-year-old pensioner in the UK who made history when he became the first man in the world to have the COVID-19 vaccination has died of an unrelated illness, the British media reported on Tuesday. William Shakespeare hit global headlines on December 8 last year when he became the first man to have the jab to fight against the coronavirus at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. Shakespeare received his first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the same hospital shortly after 91-year-old Margaret Keenan, who became the world's first person to get the jab. Coventry councillor Jayne Innes, a friend of Shakespeare, said he had died on Thursday (May 20) and added the "best tribute to Bill is to have the jab". Bill, as he was fondly known, passed away after a period of illness at the same hospital where he famously received his vaccine, CoventryLive reported. Shakespeare had worked at Rolls Royce and was a parish councillor. Shakespeare had served his local community in Allesley

UK regulator probes Air India's data leak impacting 4.5 mn passengers

EU and UK laws require airlines to incorporate data protection measures and report data breach to regulators within 72 hours. Non-compliance can invite steep fines

'UK considering all options for Liberty Steel, nationalisation unlikely'

Britain is considering all options for Liberty Steel after the collapse of its main lender Greensill Capital, but nationalisation was the least likely route

Covid impact: Foreign travellers visiting UK down 73% in 2020

A new study has revealed that foreign travellers made 11.1 million visits to the UK in 2020, a 73 per cent decline than in 2019 in the wave of the border restriction imposed due to the Covid-19

U.K. aims for free trade agreement with India in latest post-Brexit push

U.K. and India want to double trade between their two countries by 2030, up from about 23 billion pounds ($33 billion) in 2019.

Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel to sell UK plant in restructuring plan

Liberty Steel, the company led by British Indian businessman Sanjeev Gupta, on Monday announced very constructive and productive meetings as part of its ongoing restructuring plans, which will result in the sale of its Stocksbridge plant in south-east England to help pay back lender Credit Suisse. Gupta, who heads the wider Gupta Family Group (GFG) Alliance, and his newly-formed Restructuring and Transformation Committee held advanced discussions with Credit Suisse Asset Management (CS) in Dubai over the weekend to reach a formal standstill agreement on its Liberty Primary Metals Australia business while refinancing is completed that will repay Credit Suisse out in full. The investment bank has, meanwhile, agreed to pause court proceedings against Gupta's empire while the sale of Stocksbridge is conducted. Both parties also made significant progress in agreeing a framework to resolve GFG Alliance's remaining exposure with CS, Liberty Steel, the UK's third largest steel maker, ...

England on track to exit coronavirus lockdown, says UK Health Secretary

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is "increasingly confident" that England is "on track" for the government's roadmap to exit the coronavirus lockdown, local media reported

UK Covid-19 update: Britain records 2,235 fresh cases, 5 deaths

Another 2,235 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,462,538, according to official figures released on Sunday

Hyderabad based NGO receives first consignment of 170 oxygen concentrators

Sahayata Trust formally began the distribution of over 400 oxygen concentrators and Covid-relief apparatus as the first consignment of 170 devices arrived from UK

SoftBank-backed Ola strengthens UK Board with senior appointments

Names include luminaries such as S&P Global director Mike Rake who takes over as non-exec chairman and global transport expert Leon Daniels, an independent director

Prince Harry opens up about panic attacks, therapy, his mother's death

Says he has been in therapy for four years

Cases of Covid variant from India more than double in a week in UK

Public Health officials said that they have now detected 3,424 cases of the variant which is up from 1,313 last week, and 520 a week earlier.

UK launches plans for global pandemic radar to detect Covid-19 variants

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom will develop an advanced international pathogen surveillance network to identify Covid-19 variants and emerging diseases

Covid strain found in India can 'spread like wildfire', says UK Health Secy

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in India can "spread like wildfire" among those who haven't received a vaccine against the disease