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UK regulator probes Air India's data leak impacting 4.5 mn passengers

EU and UK laws require airlines to incorporate data protection measures and report data breach to regulators within 72 hours. Non-compliance can invite steep fines

'UK considering all options for Liberty Steel, nationalisation unlikely'

Britain is considering all options for Liberty Steel after the collapse of its main lender Greensill Capital, but nationalisation was the least likely route

Covid impact: Foreign travellers visiting UK down 73% in 2020

A new study has revealed that foreign travellers made 11.1 million visits to the UK in 2020, a 73 per cent decline than in 2019 in the wave of the border restriction imposed due to the Covid-19

U.K. aims for free trade agreement with India in latest post-Brexit push

U.K. and India want to double trade between their two countries by 2030, up from about 23 billion pounds ($33 billion) in 2019.

Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel to sell UK plant in restructuring plan

Liberty Steel, the company led by British Indian businessman Sanjeev Gupta, on Monday announced very constructive and productive meetings as part of its ongoing restructuring plans, which will result in the sale of its Stocksbridge plant in south-east England to help pay back lender Credit Suisse. Gupta, who heads the wider Gupta Family Group (GFG) Alliance, and his newly-formed Restructuring and Transformation Committee held advanced discussions with Credit Suisse Asset Management (CS) in Dubai over the weekend to reach a formal standstill agreement on its Liberty Primary Metals Australia business while refinancing is completed that will repay Credit Suisse out in full. The investment bank has, meanwhile, agreed to pause court proceedings against Gupta's empire while the sale of Stocksbridge is conducted. Both parties also made significant progress in agreeing a framework to resolve GFG Alliance's remaining exposure with CS, Liberty Steel, the UK's third largest steel maker, ...

England on track to exit coronavirus lockdown, says UK Health Secretary

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is "increasingly confident" that England is "on track" for the government's roadmap to exit the coronavirus lockdown, local media reported

UK Covid-19 update: Britain records 2,235 fresh cases, 5 deaths

Another 2,235 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,462,538, according to official figures released on Sunday

Hyderabad based NGO receives first consignment of 170 oxygen concentrators

Sahayata Trust formally began the distribution of over 400 oxygen concentrators and Covid-relief apparatus as the first consignment of 170 devices arrived from UK

SoftBank-backed Ola strengthens UK Board with senior appointments

Names include luminaries such as S&P Global director Mike Rake who takes over as non-exec chairman and global transport expert Leon Daniels, an independent director

Prince Harry opens up about panic attacks, therapy, his mother's death

Says he has been in therapy for four years

Cases of Covid variant from India more than double in a week in UK

Public Health officials said that they have now detected 3,424 cases of the variant which is up from 1,313 last week, and 520 a week earlier.

UK launches plans for global pandemic radar to detect Covid-19 variants

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom will develop an advanced international pathogen surveillance network to identify Covid-19 variants and emerging diseases

Covid strain found in India can 'spread like wildfire', says UK Health Secy

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in India can "spread like wildfire" among those who haven't received a vaccine against the disease

Route Mobile appoints Owen as chief executive officer for Europe, Americas

He will be based in the UK (London) office

UK to speed up Covid vaccination amid concerns over India variant

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the country is planning to accelerate its coronavirus vaccination program for priority groups amid concerns over the spread of the Indian variant

Covid variant, first detected in India, likely to dominate in UK: Top Medic

The B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, is likely to take over and dominate in the United Kingdom, said England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty on Friday

UK Covid update: Britain records another 2,193 coronavirus cases, 17 deaths

Another 2,193 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,446,824, according to official figures released on Friday

Britain anxious about spread of Covid strain first found in India: Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his country is "anxious" about the coronavirus variant detected in India and the government is "ruling nothing out" to tackle its spread

British Airways owner IAG boosts liquidity with $1 bn convertible bond

IAG said it would raise 825 million euros ($1 billion) from a convertible bond, the group's latest move to strengthen its balance sheet as travel remains at very low levels during the pandemic.

IT giant Infosys to hire 1,000 workers in UK over the next 3 years

The firm said this is part of efforts to support the country's economic recovery and growth.