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UK PM Boris Johnson signals early end to Covid isolation rules

Laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate will be lifted within weeks, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions

UK PM Boris Johnson reboots office in bid to move past ''partygate''

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has brought in new senior staffers as he tries to restore his flagging authority

Downing Street exodus: PM Johnson's 5th aide quits amid partygate scandal

Another aide of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit on Friday, taking the total number of resignations at Downing Street to five

'50/50' chance Boris Johnson will be forced out, say Cabinet ministers

Boris Johnson has been rocked by another Downing Street resignation after a fifth aide quit as Cabinet Ministers said they believe there is a "50/50" chance that Johnson will be forced out of office

UK PM Boris Johnson 'welcomes' police probe as partygate report due

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he welcomes the Scotland Yard investigation into the so-called partygate scandal

UK PM Johnson hit with new row as Scotland Yard opens 'partygate' probe

Britain's embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Tuesday facing fresh allegations in the ongoing partygate scandal as details emerged of a surprise 56th birthday cake party

Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition in UK Supreme Court

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange was on Monday granted permission from the Supreme Court to appeal against his extradition order to the US.

UK High Court to rule on Julian Assange bid to prevent US extradition

Britain's High Court is set to rule Monday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can take his fight against US extradition to the UK Supreme Court. The decision is the latest step in Assange's long battle to avoid being sent to the United States to face espionage charges over WikiLeaks' publication of classified documents more than a decade ago. Just over a year ago, a district court judge in London rejected a US extradition request on the grounds that Assange was likely to kill himself if held under harsh US prison conditions. US authorities later provided assurances that the WikiLeaks founder would not face the severely restrictive conditions that his lawyers said would put his physical and mental health at risk. Last month the High Court overturned the lower court's decision. High Court justices Ian Burnett and Timothy Holroyd said the American promises were enough to guarantee Assange would be treated humanely. They said the US promises were solemn undertakings, offered

Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel seen as not on same page on Boris Johnson

The two senior cabinet ministers of Indian origin in the British government, Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel - do not appear to be on the same page as far as support to PM Johnson is concerned.

UK PM Boris Johnson defies calls to quit as ouster bid gathers pace

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament

UK govt cracks down on misleading cryptocurrency ads to protect consumers

The UK government on Tuesday joined a slew of nations in cracking down on misleading cryptocurrency ads to protect consumers.

UK to abolish PCR Test for vaccinated people returning to country: Reports

The United Kingdom will abolish mandatory COVID-19 tests for all fully vaccinated travelers returning to the country by the end of January, the Times reported on Sunday

'Partygate' pressure builds on UK PM Boris Johnson's leadership

The UK Opposition is leading the charge to pile pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday as a picture of a boozy culture at the heart of Downing Street emerges

Amid Johnson's 'partygate' troubles, is Sunak the British PM in waiting?

One name is doing the rounds as a frontrunner to take charge his Indian-origin Chancellor and Downing Street neighbour Rishi Sunak.

UK PM Boris Johnson faces fresh 'partygate' allegations at Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday faces mounting leadership pressure amid further allegations of parties held at his 10 Downing Street office-residence by staff

Ex-Boris Johnson aide says sorry for party on eve of royal funeral

Boris Johnson's former communications chief apologized unreservedly on Friday for a lockdown-breaching party in Downing Street last year

UK PM Johnson faces Parliament test over covid lockdown party claim

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a high-stakes showdown Wednesday in Parliament that could help defuse a crisis over lockdown claims

UK trade minister Trevelyan to launch FTA talks in Delhi next week

The Department for International Trade (DIT) said the schedule for the two-day visit to India will include bilateral talks between Trevelyan and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday

UK government rules out new Covid restrictions before Christmas

The UK Health Security Agency is due to publish new data on omicron later Thursday

UK's Omicron Covid variant cases nearly double in a day, tally at 817

The number of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Britain has nearly doubled in one day after a further 249 cases were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the UK total to 817. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said if the growth rate and doubling time continue at the rate seen in the last two weeks, they expect to see at least 50 per cent of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to be caused by Omicron variant in the next two to four weeks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had earlier said that the variant's doubling rate could be between two to three days as he announced tougher measures of expanded compulsory face masks in indoor settings, work from home guidance and COVID vaccine certification for entry into venues. "It is increasingly evident that Omicron is highly infectious and there is emerging laboratory and early clinical evidence to suggest that both vaccine-acquired and naturally acquired immunity against infection is reduced for this variant. It is therefore absolutely critic