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Covid-19 crisis: UK PM Johnson pushes back school reopening until March 8

Johnson hoped the vaccination programme would allow them to open their doors from March 8

UK crosses grim Covid death toll of 100k, PM says hard to compute sorrow

The total number of fatalities in the country has reached 100,162

British PM Boris Johnson says new variant may carry higher risk of death

Johnson said however that all the current evidence showed both vaccines remained effective against old and new variants

No fall in coronavirus infections in UK despite lockdown, finds study

The analysis, however, does not fully reflect the impact of the latest tough lockdown which came into force from January 5

UK, Belgium among nations seeking cheaper India-made coronavirus vaccines

Serum, the world's largest producer of vaccines by volume, can ship out the Astra vaccine priced between $5-10 per dose

10 new large-scale coronavirus vaccination centres to open up across UK

Ten new large-scale centres, including a rugby ground, racecourse, food court and a cathedral, will open up next week across Britain to join the seven already delivering Covid-19 vaccine

Delhi govt extends Covid-19 quarantine norms for UK passengers till Jan 31

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in its order had prescribed mandatory seven days institutional quarantine even for those UK passengers testing negative for coronavirus

UK Prime Minister Johnson extends greeting to Tamil diaspora on Pongal

On the occasion of Pongal, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson extended greetings to the Tamil diaspora in the country and around the world saying that there is much to celebrate and look forward to

Mallya receives fresh blow as plea to halt bankruptcy proceedings rejected

Mallya's lawful group has said that the banks are "made sure about loan bosses" and subsequently ought not bring liquidation procedures

UK High Court refuses to release money for liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya

Mallya has been denied access by a UK court to a significant chunk of his cash held by the UK court funds office as part of bankruptcy proceedings against him launched by a consortium of Indian banks

UK Prime Minister Johnson criticised over bike ride seven miles from home

Downing Street on Tuesday defended UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cycle ride in east London over the weekend, around seven miles away from his central London office-cum-residence, and insisted he had not breached the COVID-19 lockdown rules which allow for one daily form of exercise but require people to stay local. Scotland Yard Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick, backed up the journey as not being in breach of the rules even as she warned that her officers will be getting tougher on enforcing the rules as the UK continues to deal with a massive surge in coronavirus infection rates. The Prime Minister's spokesperson said any suggestion that Johnson had broken the rules after being spotted on his bike near the Olympic Park on Sunday was "wrong and the Met Police chief confirmed it was not against the law. "From your front door and come back to your front door That's my view of local," she told the BBC. Cressida Dick, Britain's senior-most police official, however agreed that a ...

UK court denies release of substantial funds for Vijay Mallya's legal fees

A UK court refused to sanction the release of substantial sums held with the Court Funds Office (CFO) as part of bankruptcy proceedings being pursued against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya

Russia confirms first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

Russia detected its first case of the new coronavirus strain, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom (UK) last month

UK coronavirus deaths surpass 80,000, highest in Europe, says report

Vaccine plan 'on course': Health Secy

UK expands asymptomatic Covid-19 testing as new vaccine centres open

The UK on Sunday announced a major expansion of Covid-19 tests being made available more widely to asymptomatic people as part of efforts to control the rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant

UK's competition watchdog to probe Google's ad changes in Chrome browser

UK to probe Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser

82 people have tested positive for new variant of Covid in India: Govt

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 has climbed to 82 in India, the health ministry said on Friday

Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks extension of ban on UK flights till Jan 31

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday requested the central government to extend the ban on UK flights till January 31

UK registers highest single-day coronavirus deaths since April at 1,041

The UK Department of Health reported a further 1,041 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily toll seen in the country since April.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied bail in British court

Assange has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States