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Londoners face second lockdown if they don't keep distance: Health secy

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that London residents could face another lockdown if they did not main social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Shapoorji Pallonji among 4 finalists for 535-acre theme park, UK's largest

EPC cost pegged at $1.8 billion; first phase to be launched in 2024

Human trial begins of Imperial College London's candidate Covid-19 vaccine

Imperial College London's vaccine candidate is being developed and trialled with the help of more than £41 million in funding from the UK government and a further £5 million in philanthropic donations

London to remove statues of imperialist icons as Floyd protests continue

Even before the new commission got underway, officials in east London removed a statue of 18th-century merchant and slave owner Robert Milligan from its place in the city's docklands

Air India opens bookings for special flights to US, London, Singapore

The home ministry has also made it mandatory for pilots and crew to undergo Covid-19 tests in order to operate evacuation flights

Covid-19: Boris Johnson shifted to intensive care unit as symptoms worsen

The Prime Minister has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is the First Secretary of State, to deputise for him where necessary," the spokesperson said

Coronavirus: Two more victims test positive in UK, total rises to 15

The patients are in hospitals in London and in Liverpool in northwest England

Royal exit: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to drop HRH titles by March-end

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will formally step down as senior royals from March 31," a spokesperson for the couple said

Royal Bank of Scotland to rebrand bank as NatWest Group later this year

The firm, which is still recovering from one of the costliest bailouts of the financial crisis, will incur costs of as much as 1 billion pounds

Ola takes on Uber with its safety pitch as it drives operations to London

Safety is high on its mind and Ola is bringing in an AI enabled safety feature, 'Guardian'

Softbank-backed Ola launches London operations, over 25,000 drivers sign-up

Ola will partner with DriveTech to use its driving risk assessment to improve the level of driving skills and knowledge of all drivers on the Ola platform in London

London attack terrorist's accomplice arrested; bridge opened to public

Both Khan and Hussain were planning to travel to PoK in 2011 but were arrested by security forces in coordinated raids in December 2010 as their nine-member gang was busted

London Bridge killer was released from jail early; conditions under review

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday there were probably about 74 people with terror convictions who had been released on licence

London knife attack suspect served prison term for terrorism charge in 2012

Police identified the man, who was shot dead by officers after the Friday attack, as 28-year-old Usman Khan, saying they were not actively seeking any other suspects in relation to the incident

Man shot by UK police at London Bridge; incident treated as terror-related

London Ambulance Service had earlier declared it a major incident

Londoners opt to live in canal boats as housing properties costs skyrocket

Even with Brexit holding down price increases, London homes averaged more than 609,000 pounds in November, about 20 times the cost of a secondhand 60-foot narrowboat.

Number of Indian homebuyers in London rose 11% in FY19 on discounted prices

The consultant further highlighted that the profile of wealthy Indian buyers are becoming younger.

39 bodies found in a truck container near London: British police

A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder

5 new standout hotels in London

In the city's current hotel-opening boom times, here are five standouts

13-year-old Indian boy forced to eat cheese, dies after allergic reaction

Karanbir Cheema was taken to a west London hospital after becoming unwell during a school break