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UK to close all travel corridors to prevent risk of new Covid strain

Anyone flying into the country from overseas will have to show proof of a negative Covid test before setting off

Old words with new meanings

One such is "woke", which Britain's political right denounces as a battering ram that will destroy the ramparts of social orthodoxy

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

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 PM Johnson warns of 'false complacency' amid coronavirus vaccine rollout

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned against "false complacency" as the country is seeking to speed up the coronavirus vaccine rollout

Johnson says UK in 'race against time' as it faces worst weeks of pandemic

A new, more transmissible variant of the disease is now surging through the population, with one in 20 people in parts of London now infected

British Hindus seek UK PM's intervention over Pak minority persecution

British Hindu umbrella organisations have issued a joint letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeking urgent action from Pakistan over the rampant persecution of Hindus in the country

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

Over 100 Britain MPs, Lords write to Boris Johnson on farmers' protest

Earlier, 36 UK MPs led by Dhesi, who has been a vocal supporter of the protesting farmers in India, wrote a letter to Commonwealth Secretary asking him to speak to the Indian govt

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.

Boris Johnson won't visit India on January 26 over UK Covid-19 crisis

"The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Modi this morning, to express his regret that he will be unable to visit India later this month as planned," a Downing Street spokesperson said

UK PM Johnson cancels India visit, citing need to oversee virus response

This comes amid a surge in cases in the UK due to the rapid spread of the mutant coronavirus strain

UK Prime Minister Johnson announces new national coronavirus lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new version of the coronavirus

UK registers nearly 55,000 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours: Govt data

The United Kingdom registered 54,990 COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, a drop from 57,725 the day before, according to government figures

Curbs in UK might get tougher after record increase in coronavirus cases

US distributes over 13 million doses of vaccines; 4.2 million administered

UK PM Johnson warns of tougher Covid-19 lockdown due to new strain

Prime Minister Johnson warned that the current tiered system of lockdown to arrest the spread of Covid-19 may have to be toughened further as the UK grapples with the new strain of the coronavirus

Brexit a new world that British businesses are still figuring out

It took just nine months to strike a trade deal with the EU. It will take more time to get to grips with the details

UK is free to do things differently, says PM Johnson post Brexit hours

UK PM Johnson said Britain would now be an "open, generous, outward-looking, internationalist and free trading" country that is "free to do things differently and if necessary better" than the EU

'Boris the betrayer' has swindled us over Brexit, England's fishermen say

For England's fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union boats continued access to Britain's rich inshore coastal waters

UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal with EU as both look to future

British lawmakers approved post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, as both sides looked to begin a new chapter of relations just days before their divorce becomes a reality