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Equinor warns of $1.8 bn impairment charge for Britain's Mariner oilfield

Total recoverable reserves from the field, which is operated by Equinor with a 65.1% stake, is now estimated to be about 180 million barrels of oil equivalent, sharply down from 275 million barrels

India, UK businesses hope for win-win deal with launch of FTA talks

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) believes that easier movement of professionals between the two countries will be an important aspect of the negotiations

Hinduja Group's £1.2 billion old war office project is making waves

OWO was once the heartbeat of UK's defence ministry & later an oft-featured building in Bond films

India hails statement by 5 world powers to stop nuclear weapons

The five key nuclear-armed nations on Monday said that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought

UK lifts pre-arrival Covid-19 test rule for overseas travelers

UK continues to record very high daily infections

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

85% of Omicron hospitalisations didn't have booster vax in England: Report

More than four-fifths of Omicron patients in England's hospitals have not had their booster doses, official figures have revealed.

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 plans Omicron 'surge hubs' in hospitals as cases remain high

The National Health Service (NHS) said temporary structures capable of housing around 100 patients will be erected in the grounds of eight hospitals across the country

West Bengal Covid update: Four UK returnees test coronavirus positive

At least four returnees from the United Kingdom on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

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 energy companies get billions to take clients of failed rivals

About 24 household suppliers have collapsed since early August as wholesale gas prices soared

UK economy, biz huffing and puffing in just a year of Brexit

The prime minister had hailed the signing of the trade accord as the moment when Britain took back control of its destiny

European Union-UK reach deal on quota for common fisheries stock

The agreement stood apart from the spat between France and Britain over licenses for French fishermen to operate off the UK's crown dependencies of Jersey and Guernsey

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 records 91,743 Covid cases, PM says data under constant review

Johnson told reporters that the government won't hesitate to introduce tougher lockdown measures

UK foreign secretary Liz Truss takes charge as post-Brexit Negotiator

Her central focus will be on finalising the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol, covering rules of trade between EU member-state Ireland and bordering UK territory Northern Ireland

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