Britain passes amendment to trade law which may block future trade deals with China
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:49 pm
London: An amendment to a British trade law that would potentially block future trade deals with China over alleged genocide in the Xinjiang region has cleared a key legislative hurdle, reports South China Morning Post.
UK expelled 3 Chinese spies falsely posed as journalists in 2020 – Reports
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Mosow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom expelled last year three Chinese spies, who were falsely posed as journalists and stayed in the country under the pretext of working for three different Chinese media agencies, UK media reported on Friday.
UK to host G7 summit in June to discuss COVID-19 recovery, climate change
Jan 17, 2021, at 03:19 pm
London/Sputnik: The leaders of the seven world's leading industrial nations (G7) will meet from June 11-13 2021 in the English coastal county of Cornwall to address shared challenges such as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and climate change, the UK government announced on Sunday.
UK fresh lockdown measures may last until March: UK Cabinet Minister
Jan 05, 2021, at 10:03 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday that people in England should have to wait until March to see some of the tough COVID-19 restrictions lifted and not until mid-February as Prime Minister Boris Johnson had predicted on Monday when he announced a fresh national lockdown.
UK: Octogenarian becomes first person to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Jan 04, 2021, at 11:20 pm
London/UNI: An 82-year-old retired maintenance manager became the first person in the world to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19
UK prime minister insists schools safe to reopen despite rocketing COVID-19 cases
Jan 04, 2021, at 01:07 am
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted on Sunday that parents should send their children to primary schools on Monday, despite the fact that the number of COVID-19 cases has been rising exponentially all over the United Kingdom in the last few days.
Canada detects 4 cases of mutant coronavirus strain
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:12 am
Ontario/IBNS: Four cases of the new strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the UK has been found in Canada's British Columbia and Ontario, provincial health officials said Sunday.
Reports reveals 'illicit fund' still transferred to UK from Pakistan
Dec 26, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Unveiling a dark chapter in the relationship between the two countries, a report released by the British government has unveiled that illegal money from Pakistan has continued to make its way into the UK and vice-versa.
'Deal is done,' announces Boris Johnson on finalising post-Brexit trade agreement
Dec 25, 2020, at 06:00 am
London/IBNS: Britain and the European Union on Thursday struck a post-Brexit trade deal having a free trade agreement based on zero tariffs and zero quotas.
UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus strain discovery
Dec 22, 2020, at 09:58 pm
London/Sputnik: The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the new strain of the coronavirus.
Saudi Arabia closes borders for one week over new coronavirus strain: Reports
Dec 21, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia is closing its land borders and suspending international flights for one week following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports citing an internal ministry source.
Countries suspend air traffic with UK over mutated coronavirus strain
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Countries in the European Union and beyond began suspending travel with the United Kingdom on Sunday due to risks associated with the discovery of a new coronavirus strain there.
Italy suspending UK-bound flights over new COVID-19 strain: Foreign Minister
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:05 am
Rome/Paris/Sputnik: Italy is set to suspend flights to the United Kingdom due to the new strain of the coronavirus that threatens to spread far more rapidly than its other variants, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
COVID-19: Rules tightened for Christmas for England, Scotland and Wales
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:11 am
London/UNI: The British government announced on Saturday that it has decided to scrap the planned relaxation of COVID rules for Christmas for large parts of south-east England and cut to just Christmas Day for the rest of England, Scotland and Wales.
UK PM Boris Johnson does not rule out new lockdown after holidays, stresses need to open schools
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he does not rule out another lockdown in England after Christmas as the rates of COVID-19 infections in the country continue their upward trend.
Leaked documents unveil mass infiltration of UK firms by Chinese Communist Party
Dec 14, 2020, at 06:29 am
London: Leaked file reports have revealed that loyal members of the Chinese Communist Party are working in British consulates, universities and for some of the UK's leading companies, media reports said on Sunday.
UK, EU agree to 'go an extra mile' to get a satisfactory Brexit deal
Dec 14, 2020, at 03:42 am
Brussels, Dec 13(UNI) The leaders of the UK and EU on Sunday agreed to carry on with post-Brexit trade talks after the latest round of talks failed to break the deadlock between the two sides.
UK to drop parts of Internal Market Bill after reaching 'agreement in principle' with EU
Dec 09, 2020, at 01:24 am
London,/Sputnik: The UK will withdraw three clauses of its Internal Market Bill that were threatening to overrule some parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
UK Prime Minister Boris Jonson says three-tiered system best way to avoid spike in COVID-19 cases
Nov 27, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The new COVID-19 alert level tier allocations, which will come into force in the UK once the country's nationwide lockdown expires on December 2, is the best way to prevent a spike in COVID-19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press briefing on Thursday.
UK pledges up to $207mln of development funding in 2021 to Afghanistan - Minister of State
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom is pledging up to 155 million pounds ($207 million) of development funding to Afghanistan for the next year, UK Minister of State for South Asia and Commonwealth Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said Tuesday.
UK increases terror threat level to 'severe' after attacks in France, Vienna
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:48 pm
London: The British government has upgraded the terrorism threat level of the country from "substantial" to "severe".
UK: Committee launches new inquiry into All Party Parliamentary Groups
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:39 pm
London: The Committee on Standards in the UK on Monday announced a new inquiry into All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).
UK records another 17,540 coronavirus cases with 77 deaths
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:20 pm
London/Xinhua: Another 17,540 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 561,815, according to official figures released Thursday.
Chinese students may face ban in UK amid rising security concerns: Report
Oct 04, 2020, at 07:51 pm
London: Chinese postgraduate students might soon find themselves in trouble as authorities in Britain are planning to ban them from studying sensitive subjects in the country's universities.
UK's Boris Johnson to address Parliament on COVID-19 as cases, deaths surge
Sep 22, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a statement on the coronavirus situation in the United Kingdom at the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, the parliament confirmed.
US sentences UK national to 5 years in prison for role in hacking group: Justice Dept
Sep 22, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Washington/Sputnik: A US federal judge has sentenced a United Kingdom national for his role in a hacking group that stole personal identifying information from companies and extorted them for ransoms.
UK Health Minister tells public to follow COVID-19 rules or face national lock down
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:34 am
London/Sputnik: UK Health Minister Matt Hancock urged people on Sunday to follow social distancing restrictions to avoid another national lockdown, as the United Kingdom is on the brink of a second wave of COVID-19.
UK Prime Minister congratulates Japan's Suga on election as Prime Minister
Sep 16, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday congratulated Yoshihide Suga on winning the race for the position of Japan's new prime minister and expressed hope to cooperate and further develop relations between Tokyo and London.
Multiple stabbings in UK's Birmingham, cops declare 'major incident'
Sep 06, 2020, at 05:41 pm
London/IBNS: The British Police on Sunday confirmed a "major incident" of multiple stabbings in the Birmingham city of England.
Trade agreement between UK, Japan postponed to September - Reports
Aug 28, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: A post-Brexit agreement on foreign trade between Japan and the United Kingdom, which was set to be reached by the end of August, has been postponed to September, Japan's Kyodo new agency reported on Friday.