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Rishi Sunak, wife Akshata make UK's 'Sunday Times Rich List' debut

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty made their debut in the annual Sunday Times Rich List' on Friday, ranked 222 with their combined fortune estimated at GBP 730 mn

Russian troops likely to be redeployed from Ukraine's Mariupol: UK minister

With the number of defenders left holed up in a Mariupol steel factory dwindling, Russian commanders will be coming under increasing pressure to reallocate troops, Britain's Defense Ministry said

RIL to submit bid for British medical retail chain Boots by month-end

In final bids for Boots, billionaires, and owner of UK's retail ASDA Group, Issa Brothers, are in the race with TDR Capital, a British private equity firm, and will be the front-runners.

WHO issues warning as more monkeypox virus cases reported in Britain

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an warning that more cases of the monkeypox virus could be reported in Britain.

Monkeypox found in US and UK: What is it and should you be worried?

The case, the first in the US so far this year, follows reports of scattered cases in Europe, including seven in the UK and others in Portugal and Spain.

UK inflation hits 9%, highest since 1982 as food and energy prices soar

Sterling fell after the data and was down by 0.4% against the US dollar.

UK confirms plan to change N Ireland Protocol amid tensions with EU

The UK announced its plan to introduce legislation to make changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol amid mounting tensions with the European Union (EU) over post-Brexit arrangements.

Petrol in India cheaper than UK, Germany but costlier than US, China, Pak

Petrol in India is cheaper than in countries like Hong Kong, Germany and the UK but costlier than in China, Brazil, Japan, the US, Russia, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, a BOB Economics Research report showed

Four strange Covid -19 symptoms you might not have heard about: Study

During an infection, including that of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19), our bodies naturally try to express that they're under an unusual amount of stress.

Blinken discusses Ukraine, Iran deal with German, French, UK counterparts

'Discussed with my counterparts from Germany, the UK, and France today our plans to continue supporting Ukraine while holding Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin) and his enablers accountable'

Russia advises against travel to UK because of 'unfriendly' visa stance

Tensions between Moscow and London have ratcheted up in recent weeks, with Britain announcing fresh sanctions on Putin's financial network on Friday over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

UK pledges extra 1.3 bn pound military funds for Ukraine to counter Russia

The UK government pledged an additional 1.3 billion pounds in military support to Ukraine during this financial year to help the country counter Russian forces in the ongoing conflict,

What's next for Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein records historic win?

Britain's decision in 2016 to leave the European Union and its borderless free-trade zone has complicated Northern Ireland's position.

Sinn Fein wins legislative election in Northern Ireland for first time

Sinn Fein has won 27 seats in the 90-seat Assembly, pushing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) with 24 seats into the second place

Google, Facebook face tough tech rules from UK's new digital watchdog

Digital watchdog will protect small businesses and consumers; can impose fines on tech firms

UK health service rolls out arthritis drug Baricitinib to treat Covid

The UK's state-funded NHS said that from Thursday it is rolling out the use of arthritis drug Baricitinib after it has proven to save lives when given to the most seriously ill Covid patients

Essar sets up Vertex Hydrogen to help drive energy transition in UK

The UK's first low carbon hydrogen facility at Essar Stanlow will sit at the heart of the HyNet low carbon cluster, to produce a total of 1GW per year of hydrogen, across two units, from 2026

Musk invited to UK Parliament to discuss $44 billion Twitter buyout

Recently, Twitter announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Musk for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at nearly $44 billion.

UK accounting watchdog probes audits of Sanjeev Gupta-owned metal firms

The FRC said it made the decision to investigate the audits in February, but gave no further information

UK PM Johnson addresses Ukraine Parliament, pledges more military support

UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday became the first world leader to address the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, when he hailed the country's finest hour in the conflict with Russia.