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UK's Rishi Sunak considers sweeping tax hikes to plug Covid-19 hole

Tax hikes suggested by Treasury officials could raise an extra 20-30 billion pounds a year and some of them could be announced in an autumn budget statement by Sunak

UK treasury officials pushing for tax hikes to offset Covid impact: Report

Such hikes will enable the exchequer to raise at least 20 billion pounds ($26.70 billion) a year, and some could be introduced in the November budget, the Sunday Telegraph said

United Kingdom unveils measures for mass rollout of Covid-19 vaccines

It also includes expanding the trained workforce who can administer Covid-19 and flu vaccines

Number of UK visas granted to Indian students more than doubles in FY20

UK's new post-study work visa, or Graduate Route comes in force from 2020-21 academic year, it is expected to have a further positive impact on Indian student applications

Cambridge Univ aims for autumn trials of Covid vaccine after UK funding

The University of Cambridge is aiming to start clinical trials of its possible coronavirus vaccine in the autumn after it received 1.9 mn pounds in funding from the British government

After US, Facebook plans to launch news service in UK, India, Brazil

The social media giant's news service currently pays US publishers for content and has original reporting from more than 200 outlets, including thousands of local news organizations

UK looking to drop 'Facebook tax' in favour of post-Brexit deal: Report

Britain introduced the digital services tax in April after slow progress in global negotiations over how to tax tech giants, many of which are US companies

Illegal rave parties in times of Covid-19? Pay $13,000 as fine in UK

The measures will come into effect just before the long holiday weekend, the Home Office said in a statement Sunday

Bilateral trade pact with UK to focus on digital, F&B, health: UKIBC CEO

The first Indian to take charge as CEO of the influential council, Jayant Krishna tells Subhayan Chakraborty many UK firms are exploring India as a large incremental base for manufacturing and R&D

Britain govt extends ban on evictions by 1 month till September 20

The British government says the current ban on evictions would be extend by four weeks to September 20

Indian-origin physician wins special award for Covid-19 work in UK

An Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering President's Special Awards for Pandemic Service

UK does U-turn on board-level exam results after failed computer algorithm

The UK government on Monday did a U-turn and issued an apology over inconsistencies caused by computer algorithm-based A-Level exam results

Britain lines up more potential Covid-19 vaccines with J&J, Novavax deals

Britain and the United States are in the lead with six vaccine deals with drugmakers each, as companies and governments worldwide work overtime to find a vaccine against the pandemic disease

Indians can fly with visa to UK, US, Canada, UAE under air bubble agreement

Indian flyers holding any kind of valid visa under the 'Air Bubbles' agreement can travel to the UK, the US, Canada and UAE, said the DGCA

UK begins trials for new Covid-19 tracking app, includes Indian languages

The UK began trials of a new smartphone app on Thursday designed to track Covid-19 infections within the community, with versions also available in Indian languages

Indian parents plead for return of children from foster care in UK

The Indian couple won a major UK court appeal recently that prevented their children from losing their Indian citizenship

Covid-19 impact: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector jobs. It is due to close at the end of October

UK seeks French muscle to stop migrants from crossing English Channel

More than 650 migrants have reached Britain so far in August - including 235 who made the 33-kilometer (about 20-mile) crossing in a single day last week

Britain records more than 1,000 new infections, highest since June

The last time the number was over 1,000 was on June 26

UK govt steps up efforts to stop wave of migrants crossing channel

Almost 4,000 people have crossed the channel so far this year in more than 300 small boats, with a one-day record of at least 235 arrivals on August 6