Tag: UK
Audio of Government official caught for money laundering, fake – NCSC
An audio message circulating on social media as a news report from an international news outlet suggesting that a government official has been...
More UK cities face lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise
The British government announced Friday that more cities will go into local lockdown as part of its efforts to curb the sharp rise...
UK public borrowing surges to new record high in August
British public borrowing surged to 35.9 billion pounds (about 45.69 billion U.S. dollars) in August, representing a new record high since 1993, as...
UK police officer shot dead in south London, suspect detained
A British police officer was shot dead by a young man in south London early morning Friday, the city's Metropolitan Police has said.
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Hundreds of students self-isolating after major COVID-19 outbreaks in UK universities
Hundreds of students have been in self-isolation in several British universities as major coronavirus outbreaks were reported on campus just days into the new...
UK PM unveils new restrictions to curb rising coronavirus infections
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced new restrictive measures to tackle a sharp rise in the country's coronavirus cases.
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Second wave of coronavirus coming to UK, PM warns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday warned that a second wave of COVID-19 in Britain is "coming in", and his government may...
UK lawmakers vote to give Internal Market Bill 2nd reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cleared a major hurdle in the British House of Commons Monday when lawmakers rejected a challenge to his controversial...
UK government presses ahead with controversial market bill
British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove on Friday defended British government's moves to press ahead with a new internal market bill that ministers...
UK reaches first major post-Brexit free trade deal with Japan
Britain and Japan on Friday secured a free trade agreement, which is Britain's first major trade deal as an independent trading nation after...
UK economy continues recovery in July but remains below pre-pandemic levels
Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) recorded the third consecutive monthly rise in July 2020 but remained far below the pre-pandemic levels, the Office for...
UK publishes controversial Brexit bill amid growing anger from Brussels
The British government on Wednesday published a controversial bill which overrides elements of the Brexit deal with Brussels, despite a senior minister explicitly...
UK government unveils new bill, raising concerns of breaking international law
The British government outlined Wednesday details of a new bill which a senior minister has admitted will break international law in a "specific and...
UK PM tightens social distancing rules in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced a tightening of social distancing rules by banning social gatherings of more than six people in...
UK takes “major step” towards joining Trans-Pacific free trade group – government
Britain has taken "a major step" in the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the British government said...
Social gatherings of more than six to be banned in England: reports
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a ban on social gatherings of more than six people in England to curb the spread...
Boris Johnson sets deadline for trade deal with EU
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he wants a post-Brexit trade deal agreed with the European Union (EU) by an Oct. 15...
UK “likely to have coronavirus vaccine by early next year” – senior official
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Monday claimed a coronavirus vaccine is "most likely" to be ready in the first few months of 2021,...
Construction of UK’s high-speed rail link HS2 officially starts
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday formally launched the construction work on the long-anticipated major infrastructure project, the HS2 rail link.
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UK unveils new measures to support mass rollout of safe COVID-19 vaccines
A raft of measures to allow the safe future mass rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine have been outlined by the government, the British Department...
UK to remove another 3 countries from travel corridors list
The British government announced on Thursday that Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica will be removed from its list of travel corridors, meaning passengers...
UK car production drops 20.8 percent in July as uncertainty remains
British car production continued to drop in July as factories struggled to ramp up output and global demand recovered slowly, the Society of...
UK funds another coronavirus vaccine program
The University of Cambridge announced on Wednesday that a newly developed SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate has received funding support from the British government and could...
UK toughens fines ahead of bank holiday to crack down on illegal gatherings
Tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions will come into effect on Friday Aug. 28 ahead of the bank holiday...
France, Germany and UK do not support U.S. in seeking to reimpose sanctions on...
France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on Thursday saying that they cannot support the United States in seeking to reimpose...
UK investigates COVID-19 risks for black citizens
Various studies are being undertaken in the United Kingdom (UK) to find out why black and ethnic minorities in the country appear to be...
UK tourist site copes with social distancing measures as lockdown eases
When the nationwide coronavirus lockdown was announced in March, Georgia Butters and her staff at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, southwest England, were getting ready...
UK shuns EU’s COVID-19 vaccine program
The UK will not join the European Union (EU)'s COVID-19 vaccine program because it will have no say on negotiations with vaccine suppliers or...
UK announces new sanctions regime against rights violations
As the UK prepares to exit the European Union on December 31, the government has announced its own sanctions regime to deal with human...
Extremists using pandemic to sow seeds of division across UK
Extremists have used divisive, xenophobic and racist narratives during the COVID-19 pandemic to sow division and undermine the social fabric of Britain, an official...