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Britons asked to avoid non-essential travel as UK faces hottest day ever

People in the UK are being advised to stay indoors and avoid non-essential travel as the country faces its hottest day on Monday, with temperatures set to edge towards the 40-degree Celsius mark

Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman on shortlist of eight in UK PM race

The others to make it include Foreign Secy Liz Truss, new Chancellor Zahawi, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, former Cabinet ministers Kemi Badenoch and Jeremy Hunt and Tory backbencher Tom Tugendha

Former FM Rishi Sunak hits threshold for UK PM race as nominations open

Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak emerged as one of the early candidates to hit the threshold of 20 supporting Conservative Party members of Parliament for his British prime minister nomination

UK's new PM to be announced on September 5 after Boris Johnson resigns

The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also close for nominations on Tuesday

Race for UK PM widens with 9 candidates in fray, Sunak maintains lead

British Indian former Cabinet minister Rishi Sunak maintained his lead as the race to replace Boris Johnson as the next PM

Candidates jostle to replace UK PM Boris Johnson in packed race

Nine candidates have launched campaigns to be next PM; new leader should be in place by Sept. 5, party officer says

Boris Johnson's downfall: The inside story of how his government collapsed

That morning Gove had urged Johnson to accept that a slew of resignations prompted by yet another scandal meant he had to step down

With Johnson quitting as UK PM, who could replace him: Here are a few names

Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak, Ben Wallace are among the few probables who could replace Johnson for the top job in UK govt

UK govt in crisis as cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid quit

'I recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning,' Sunak said on Twitter

UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip Pincher resigns

Britain's government is facing another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post following a drunken incident this week, with PM Boris Johnson facing calls to expel him

BT Group asks UK's government for more time to remove Huawei core

The core is the most sensitive part of a broadband network, akin to a sorting office for mail

UK reports 104 more cases of monkeypox, mostly in gay or bisexual men

British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease.

UK to bring new law unilaterally changing post-Brexit trade rules

Britain's government is expected to introduce legislation Monday that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland amid opposition from lawmakers

UK's Prime Minister Johnson slammed for taking plane, not train

Johnson flew to the Group of Seven summit meeting in Cornwall

UK PM Boris Johnson wins confidence vote but suffers big rebellion

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins confidence vote with 59% share

UK PM Boris Johnson forced to explain actions in fresh partygate row

"I did not consider that the circumstances in which I received a fixed-penalty notice were contrary to the regulations," Johnson said in a letter of explanation to Geidt, which has been made public

When it comes to making the Budget, India needs to learn from the UK

The setting up of an OBR-like fiscal council has been thwarted by bureaucrats scared of losing turf and being accountable to the evidence

UK 'partygate' report slams 'failures of leadership' at Johnson's office

Senior civil servant Sue Gray's long-awaited report was published Wednesday.

UK advises against travel to Sri Lanka amid political instability

The UK has advised its citizens against traveling to Sri Lanka amid the ongoing political and economic instability."The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to #Sri_Lanka, due to ongoing political and economic instability. This advice does not apply to airside transit through Sri Lanka's international airport," the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement."If you are in Sri Lanka at this time, or considering travel, you should avoid all protests and follow the advice of local authorities," it added.This comes as the State of Emergency has been declared and an island-wide curfew is in place. Several incidents took place on May 9 involving violence against protesters, including in the Galle Face area in Colombo, that resulted in the death of several people."There have been a number of protests since 31 March 2022. Further protests are likely to take place across the island. The Government of Sri Lanka may impose local restrictions at short .

UK says new sanctions hit Putin's network including ex-wife and cousins

"We are exposing and targeting the shady network propping up Putin's luxury lifestyle and tightening the vice on his inner circle," foreign minister Liz Truss said in a statement.