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UK govt holds breath as it awaits 'partygate' report on PM and his staff

Boris Johnson awaits the reports of an investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaching parties, a document that will either end weeks of scandal or bring his time in office to an abrupt close

UK PM Johnson forced to deny ex-aide's damaging 'partygate' attack

Dominic Cummings was a key official at 10 Downing Street in May 2020 at the time of a garden party for which Johnson apologised to the House of Commons last week

Boris Johnson dismisses visa link with Indian free trade deal

Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh asked Johnson if a relaxation of visa controls from India was in the works to secure a trade agreement

Covid-19: UK PM Boris Johnson hopes to 'ride out' Omicron wave

Johnson also announced plans for 100,000 critical workers to take daily tests from January 10

UK Opposition Leader Starmer tests positive for Covid for a second time

Starmer is not believed to have any symptoms of the virus

Omicron is plainly milder, new measures not needed: Boris Johnson

Despite a huge surge in infections, Johnson has so far mainly resisted imposing new restrictions in England

Covid-19: Party-goers urged not to travel across UK as Omicron surges

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resisted tightening restrictions in England despite the rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant

UK data suggest hospitalisation is less likely with Omicron variant

The U.K. Health Security Agency findings add to emerging evidence that omicron produces milder illness than other variants

UK PM rules out tougher lockdown, daily Covid-19 cases fall slightly

The announcement came as the UK recorded 90,629 new Covid cases

UK's Boris Johnson walks tightrope between politics, Covid surge

The threat to Johnson and his Conservative Party was on stark display last week as the prime minister reeled from one political crisis to another

Boris Johnson's Brexit chief quits in body blow to UK Leader

The exit of a pivotal figure in his inner sphere comes on the heels of a series of scandals and political blows that have eroded Johnson's authority

Pressure on Boris Johnson after Tories' poll defeat

The defeat was described as 'a kicking' for the Conservatives

UK ex-PMs Blair, Major call for boycott of Boris Johnson's Brexit bill plan

Amid growing discord over the issue within his own party, Johnson has sought the backing of his MPs for the new Bill saying the EU is threatening to impose a customs border in the Irish Sea

UK Covid-19 death toll could be 15% higher than projected earlier: Data

Unlike the daily data published by the government that show only deaths in hospitals, Tuesday's figures include deaths in the community, such as at nursing homes

Britain may see 66,000 deaths due to Covid-19; highest in Europe: Study

More than 5,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Britain; death toll trajectory already steeper than other nations

UK must expect 6 mnths lockdown to prevent second outbreak: Health chief

While speaking to the BBC, Harries said that the government did not want people to have to this for an unnecessarily long period of time

Britain opens trade talks with EU, threatens to leave if no progress made

At the heart of the conflict is Britain's demand for a trade deal along the lines of one between the EU and Canada

'Optimism and regret': UK papers rejoice, mourn as Britain leaves EU

Britain's partisan papers met Brexit with the same unbridled joy and tearful anguish that was felt across the streets and pubs of Britain on Friday night

Job cut, staff relocation: India Inc gears for Brexit as UK set to leave EU

Analysts said the lower utilisation of its UK plant due to Brexit would lead to higher production cost for each unit and squeezing its margins

Condemn Iran missile attack, urge them not to repeat reckless actions: UK

We urge Iran not to repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, and instead to pursue urgent de-escalation, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said