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China accuses MI6 chief of pushing 'fake news' after its 'debt trap' remark

The Chinese embassy in the UK accused Richard Moore of "peddling fake news" after the MI6 chief claimed Beijing targets poor countries with "debt" and "data" traps

India says it's working with UK on prototype for landslide warning system

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collaboration with the British Geological Survey (BGS) has developed a prototype regional Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) for India, the government said

UK approves new Covid treatment, may work against Omicron variant

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said Xevudy or sotrovimab is for people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe disease

US, Australia, UK sign agreement for delivery of nuclear-powered submarines

The US, Australia and the United Kingdom have engaged in an 18-month consultation period to seek an optimal pathway for delivery of nuclear-powered submarines, United States President Joe Biden said

UK watchdog directs Facebook to sell online GIF platform Giphy

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday ordered Facebook's parent company Meta to sell online database and search engine Giphy

Scotland detects 6 Omicron Covid-19 variant cases, UK total at 9

Six cases of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland on Monday, taking the UK's total to nine following three cases detected in England earlier. The Scottish government said four cases have been found in Lanarkshire and two in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. While all three of England's previously detected cases had a travel link with southern Africa, some of the people identified in Scotland have no travel history and may have caught the potentially highly transmissible variant in the community. "In some of the cases, we are aware that there is no travel history involved. So what that tells us is that there must be a degree of community transmission of this particular strain of the virus," Scotland Deputy First Minister John Swinney told the BBC in reference to the cases detected in Scotland. But the minister reiterated that it is too early to say whether even tougher social distancing norms may be required against what is feared to be a potentially ..

Outgoing UK Chief of Defense Staff describes Russia as most acute threat

Outgoing UK Chief of Defense Staff Gen Nick Carter said that from his point of view Russia poses the most acute threat to the UK national security

UK temporarily ban flights from Africa over Covid-19 variant worries

Singapore on Friday also moved to restrict travel from South Africa and nearby nations, following Israel, which acted late Thursday after the U.K. announced its measures

As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal

Not for the first time in the pandemic, Britain is out of step with many of its neighbours

UK government says no plans for ministers to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the UK Leader of the House of Commons on Thursday confirmed that "no tickets have been booked" for UK government ministers to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.The announcement was made in response to a question from Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, co-chair of the cross-party Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), on whether the UK government would announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.Jacob Rees-Mogg answered: "...It is up to the British Olympics Committee to decide whether or not athletes go. As regards Government Ministers, whether they would wish to go to the People's Republic of China, I can tell the honourable gentleman that no tickets have been booked."The announcement follows growing international momentum behind a diplomatic boycott of the Games, with the Biden Administration reportedly set to announce that no US government officials will be attending the Games, IPAC said in a statement.The move comes amidst global concern for ...

UK suspends flights with 6 nations as new Covid variant emerges in Africa

UK announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID variant is spreading in South Africa.

UK demands China give more evidence of tennis player Peng Shuai's safety

The United Kingdom is concerned for the safety of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who temporarily disappeared after accusing a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault

UK raises terror threat level to 'severe' after 2 violent incidents

The United Kingdom has raised its level of threat from Islamist terrorism to "severe" after two violent incidents in Liverpool and Essex in the last one month

British drivers to face tough new laws for using cellphones in vehicles

Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles

UK inflation surges to highest rate in nearly a decade as energy costs rise

UK inflation surged to the highest level in nearly a decade in October as energy costs soared and prices rebounded after sharp declines during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic

UK coronavirus update: Records another 36,517 new Covid cases, 63 deaths

The UK has registered 36,517 new Covid-19 infections and 63 coronavirus related deaths, bringing the total loss of lives to 142,898, according to the latest official figures.

UK Supreme Court blocks $4.3 bn Google class action over iPhone tracking

The UK Supreme Court has blocked a planned 3.2 billion pound ($4.3 billion) British class action against Google over allegations the internet giant unlawfully tracked the personal information

UK to add India's Covaxin to approved vaccine list for inbound travellers

UK government said India's Covaxin will be added to its list of approved COVID-19 vaccines for international travellers from November 22

Bank of England defies markets by keeping interest rates on hold

Policy makers also updated forecasts for the economy, cutting the outlook for growth and increasing it for inflation

Mahatma Gandhi's legacy to be commemorated on special UK collector's coin

The life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi will be commemorated on a British special collectors' coin for the first time, UK Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak announced.