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UK's foreign secretary Truss becomes chief negotiator in post-Brexit talks

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will become lead negotiator with the European Union (EU) on the Northern Ireland Protocol

Omicron: Germany tightens travel restrictions on visitors from UK

Germany is tightening travel restrictions for people coming from Britain in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant there.

Covid-19: UK records biggest daily jump of Omicron variant cases

Another 12,133 Omicron cases have been recorded in the UK, the biggest daily increase since the Covid-19 variant was detected in the country

UK reports 10,000 jump in Omicron cases, deaths rise to 7

Confirmed Omicron-variant Covid-19 cases in UK hit 24,968 as of 1800 GMT on Dec. 17

Covid-19: More than 10,000 new Omicron variant cases confirmed in UK

The UK has reported more than 10,000 new Omicron coronavirus variant cases as the new variant-related death toll rose to seven.

Major blow to Johnson as minority party snatches 'safe' Conservative seat

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major blow in his premiership when his ruling Conservative Party lost a "safe" seat in a by-election.

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify as her defense team rests case

After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell

Russia bans 7 British citizens from entry in tit-for-tat regarding Navalny

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that seven British citizens have been barred from entering Russia in tit-for-tat retaliation regarding Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

AUKUS reaffirms pathway for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

AUKUS agreed on the next steps to define the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and also committed to significantly enhance interoperability to strengthen security

UK records 93,045 Covid-19 cases as Omicron dominant in London

Omicron is thought to be much more transmissible than Delta and new research suggests the new variant largely evades immunity from past coronavirus infection or two vaccine doses

UK signs trade agreement with Australia to shape post-Brexit relations

The UK has signed a trade agreement with Australia that will shape the post-Brexit economic relations between London and Canberra, the UK Department for International Trade said."The UK has signed a historic trade agreement with Australia, our first from scratch since leaving the EU, setting new global standards in digital and services and creating new work and travel opportunities for Brits and Aussies," the department said in a statement on late Thursday.The prime ministers of the two countries reached an agreement on the deal in June, and all the chapters of the document have been already finalised."The final deal was signed in a virtual ceremony by International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan on Thursday night, and will now be laid in Parliament for a period of scrutiny," the statement reads.The new agreement is expected to increase the UK-Australian trade by some 10.4 billion pounds (USD 13.8 billion) as well as will fully eliminate tariffs on the UK exports.The UK ...

UK reports new daily record for Covid cases, logs 88,376 infections

Britain's government says it recorded another record daily number of Covid-19 cases

UK sees record highest daily Covid cases at 78,610 amid Omicron spread

The UK on Wednesday recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 new cases

UK inflation hits decade high ahead of central bank meeting

An interest rate increase which would increase many loans and mortgages, however, modest, is the last thing households will want before Christmas

UK court begins hearing Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition to India

Earlier this August, Nirav Modi was granted permission to appeal against his extradition from the UK to India to face fraud charges on the grounds that a return to India would harm his mental health

Wife of US Intelligence official to face UK court over death of teenager

A US woman accused of killing a British teenager in England and fled Britain, will face criminal proceedings in the UK in January 2022, the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said

India, UK hold space consultations, exchange info for bilateral partnership

India and the UK on Monday held space consultations and both exchanged information for bilateral collaboration and deliberations in international forums in the outer space domain

Omicron could cause up to 75,000 deaths in UK by April end, study warns

The Omicron variant of coronavirus could cause between 25,000 and 75,000 COVID-19 related deaths in the UK by April next year, if additional control measures were not taken, according to a modelling study. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study suggests that Omicron has the potential to cause a wave of transmission in England that could lead to higher levels of cases and hospitalisations than those seen during January 2021. The researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in the UK used the latest experimental data on the antibody-evading characteristics of Omicron to explore plausible scenarios for the immune escape of the variant. Under the most optimistic scenario, a wave of infection is projected which could lead to a peak of over 2,000 daily hospital admissions, with 175,000 hospitalisations and 24,700 deaths between December 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022, if no additional control measures are implemented. The optimistic scenario assumes a low immune ...

UK raises Covid alert level to 4 over increased Omicron transmission

The UK government raised the country's coronavirus alert level from three to four due to the rapid increase of the Omicron variant

UK plans to allocate $99.5 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The UK is planning to allocate 99.5 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss plans to allocate another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, in the amount of 75 million pounds, the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office informs, reported Sputnik.The foreign office specified on Saturday that out of the total aid package, 34 million pounds will go to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).Truss welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers on Saturday in Liverpool, where they discussed global conflicts and regional crises, including Afghanistan, reported Sputnik.The UK foreign secretary called for the broadening of international cooperation in order to prevent humanitarian catastrophes and avoid high risks of migration.To avert a humanitarian crisis, the UK has doubled its aid to Afghanistan and the region to roughly USD 380 million (286 million pounds) this year, reported Sputnik.In September, the UK sent 30 million pounds in assistance ..