UK to roll out new 90-minute Covid-19 test
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:03 pm
London: The UK government plans to facilitate hospitals, care homes and laboratories with quick testing kits able to detect the novel coronavirus disease within 90 minutes, to help the country deal with the pandemic better in the coming months.
Hong Kong Conflict: China suspends extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, Britain
Jul 30, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Hong Kong/Beijing: Amid growing conflict, China on Tuesday announced a decision to suspend extradition and judiciary assistance treaties between Hong Kong and Canada, Australia and Britain.
UK’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong all set to be suspended
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:54 pm
London/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to announce the suspension of the extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday, amid heightened tensions with Beijing, British media report.
UK explores Japanese firms as potential Huawei replacements to build 5G networks : Reports
Jul 19, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom has turned to Japan in search of replacements to China's Huawei in constructing 5G networks in the country, media reported.
UN independent expert welcomes UK court decision to allow Shamima Begum to fight for citizenship
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New York: Radicalized on British soil as a London schoolgirl, an independent UN expert welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling in the United Kingdom on Thursday, to allow 20-year-old Shamima Begum to return home from Syria to challenge the Government’s removal of her citizenship.
Shamima Begum can return to United Kingdom to fight for citizenship, Court of Appeal rules
Jul 17, 2020, at 02:33 pm
London/UNI: The British Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that Shamima Begum, one of three schoolgirls who left London to join the Islamic State group in Syria in 2015 should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship.
Jul 17, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Washington: In a bold move that may further escalate tension between Beijing and Washington, the US government on Wednesday announced it will impose sanctions on some Huawei employees.
US State Department welcomes UK's decision to prohibit Huawei from 5G networks
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Washington/UNI:: The US state department has welcomed United Kingdom's decision to ban Huawei from future 5G networks in the country saying that this decision was taken by the UK government for the sake of its national security.
UK plans to send aircraft carrier to Asia Pacific as tensions with China rising - Reports
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK military intends to send new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth to the Asia Pacific as tensions with Beijing continue to rise, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
Wearing Masks to Be Mandatory in England's Shops From July 24 - Downing Street Spokesman
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:01 pm
London/Sputnik: Face covering will become mandatory in shops across England starting from July 24, a Downing Street spokesman said.
Boris Johnson wants higher black representation in UK police in bid to fight injustice
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:35 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he wanted a higher percentage of black people to serve on the country's police force and more "success stories" of young black people to help rectify racial injustice.
British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:13 am
London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.
UK Police declare Reading attack 'terrorrist incident'
Jun 21, 2020, at 06:31 pm
London/UNI: Police on Sunday confirmed the stabbing attack in Reading, in which three people died a "terrorist incident".
UK set to let all shops reopen after three months of COVID-19 quarantine on Monday
Jun 15, 2020, at 09:49 am
London/Sputnik: Non-food stores in the United Kingdom are due to resume operations on Monday after almost three months of coronavirus-impelled closure along with a set of other measures marking the country's return to pre-pandemic life in line with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's order in the end of May.
US, three other allies target China over Hong Kong national security law
May 29, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Washington: China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong has earned criticisms from the United States and its three major allies.
COVID-19: Britain may take harder stance against China
May 14, 2020, at 08:29 pm
London: The British government's mollifying stance on China is likely to harden in the coming months once the immediate concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak are dealt with, media reports said.
UK reports 674 new COVID-19 deaths as total rises above 26,700: Prime Minister Johnson
May 01, 2020, at 11:30 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A further 674 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have died in the United Kingdom over the previous 24 hours, taking the total death toll above 26,700, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday.
British lawmakers to probe advisers who help China target British businesses
Apr 21, 2020, at 06:25 pm
London/IBNS: British lawmakers have called for a probe against the political figures and advisers who profit by helping the Chinese government to target British businesses.
COVID-19: UK MPs to summon China-owned firm's executives over security issues, reports BBC
Apr 15, 2020, at 06:03 pm
London/IBNS: British MPs might summon a leading UK-based firm, which has a Chinese connection, to answer questions related to security concerns, media reports said.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stable, remains in Intensive Care
Apr 08, 2020, at 09:46 am
London/Sputnik/UNI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stable and will stay in intensive care for a second night after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, his office said late on Tuesday.
UK confirms 38,168 COVID-19 cases, Britons urged to stick to social distancing
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:14 pm
London/Xinhua/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reached 38,168 as of Friday morning, an increase of 4,450 in 24 hours, according to the lastest figure from the Department of Health and Social Care.
UK to withdraw over 300 troops from Afghanistan following US-Taliban Peace Deal
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:44 pm
London/UNI: United Kingdom has decided to pull out more than 300 of its troops stationed in Afghanistan by the middle of July following the peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in UK rise to 319
Mar 09, 2020, at 08:50 pm
London/Xinhua: At least 319 people in Britain have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, up from 273 at the same point Sunday, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
UK Immigration Stats: Indian student visas up by 93 per cent
Feb 28, 2020, at 11:30 am
London/New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics which was published on Thursday show that over 37,500 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 – a 93 per cent increase from the previous year.
UN study projects $32 billion loss for UK post no-deal Brexit
Feb 27, 2020, at 02:10 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Kingdom (UK) risks losing up to 14 per cent of its exports to the European Union (EU) in a so-called “no-deal” Brexit, according to a new study by the UN Conference on Trade, Investment and Development (UNCTAD).
Over 3,000 UK children go to 'jihadi' schools in Pakistan each year, says govt report with concern
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:39 pm
London/IBNS: In an alarming finding, a secret government report in the UK has warned that over 3000 British children are being taken to Pakistan each year and enrolled in extremist summer schools, media reports said.
I am honoured: Narayan Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak after becoming UK Finance Minister
Feb 14, 2020, at 11:34 am
London/IBNS/UNI: After becoming the United Kingdom Finance Minister, Indian-origin British MP Rishi Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys co-founder and billionaire Narayan Murthy, said he was honoured to assume the new post in the Boris Johnson government.
Pompeo says UK can have close partnership with both US, EU
Jan 30, 2020, at 07:32 pm
London/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he thought the United Kingdom could stay close partners with both his country and the European Union (EU) after it left the bloc.
Queen agrees to let Prince Harry and Megan have independent lives
Jan 13, 2020, at 11:53 pm
London/IBNS: Queen Elizabeth II on Monday agreed to grant Prince Harry and his actress wife Megan an "independent live" and to move part-time to Canada after they expressed desires that their future roles in the Royal Family as full-time members may be concluded, media reports said.
UK foreign office advises against all travel to Iran amid escalation of tensions
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:27 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised on Friday to the country’s citizens to refrain from any kind of trips to Iran amid the escalated tensions in the Middle East.