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Coronavirus: UK, India’s Wockhardt sign deal to boost COVID-19 vaccine production
The UK said on Monday it had partnered with Indian drugmaker Wockhardt to boost COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and hopes the firm's could start work ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK to roll out millions of 90-minute COVID-19, flu tests
Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost ... Coronavirus -
UK will boost capabilities to handle space threats from Russia, China: Defense Min
Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign, security and defense policy review being ... World News -
China says UK will ‘bear consequences’ after Hong Kong extradition treaty suspended
China will resolutely respond to acts of interference in its internal affairs, a spokesman for the country's embassy to the United Kingdom said on ... World News -
Coronavirus: UK possible COVID-19 vaccine prompts immune response, researchers say
Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Britain secures 90 million doses of possible COVID-19 vaccines
Britain has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of two possible COVID-19 vaccines from an alliance of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, and French group ... Coronavirus -
Russian attempts to hack UK coronavirus vaccine data ‘unacceptable’: Minister
Attempts by Russian-backed hackers to steal COVID-19 vaccine research from Britain are “completely unacceptable” but have not done any damage, ... Coronavirus -
China threatens ‘consequences’ for the UK if it sees Beijing as ‘hostile’: Ambassador
Britain will have to bear the consequences if it treats China as a hostile country when deciding whether to allow Huawei to be involved in the ... World News -
UK ‘recognized’ Juan Guiado as Venezuela president, rules High Court in gold dispute
Britain has “recognized” Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s president, the UK High Court has ruled, in case over who controls ... World News -
Coronavirus: Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, UK stars urge govt to save music industry
Some 1,500 acts including Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones urged the British government Thursday to save the country’s live music ... Coronavirus -
Sheffield United fans voice support for Bramall Lane deal, Saudi Prince Abdullah
Fans of British football club Sheffield United took to social media to express support and happiness at the news Wednesday that the club would be ... Sports -
Coronavirus: UK approves Hydroxychloroquine trial to prevent COVID-19 in medics
A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK may impose lockdown on Leicester due to rising COVID-19 cases
The English Midlands city of Leicester could face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel said Sunday ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK plans to relax quarantine requirements for travelers
Britain is working on a plan to relax its quarantine for international travelers with some countries where there is a lower risk of contracting the ... World News -
UK police declare Reading stabbing as terrorism incident: BBC
British police on Sunday said that a deadly stabbing spree in a park in the southern English town of Reading is now being treated as a terrorism ... World News -
Coronavirus: UK says China, Russia, Iran exploiting COVID-19 crisis
The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak, amid suggestions ... Coronavirus -
Pilot from downed US jet off UK coast found dead: Statement
The pilot of a US fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea off the coast of northeast England on Monday has been found dead, the US air force ... World News -
British airlines take legal action against government for quarantine policy
British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair said on Friday they have begun legal action against the British government's quarantine policy in a bid to ... Coronavirus -
Second coronavirus wave may be prevented with face masks: Study
Population-wide facemask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics and could prevent further waves of ... Coronavirus -
UK slave trader’s statue in Bristol toppled in anti-racism protest
Protesters tore down the statue of a notorious British slave trader on Sunday and dumped it in a harbor on the second day of demonstrations against ... Features -
Coronavirus: Millions of jobs could be lost if planes stay grounded in Heathrow
Hundreds of thousands of jobs, if not millions, could be lost in Britain if aviation is not able to resume quickly, the chief executive of London’s ... Coronavirus -
UK Black Lives Matter protests increase risk of COVID-19 spread: Health Minister
Anti-racism protests attended by thousands of people in London and other major British cities “undoubtedly” risk causing an increase in the number of ... Coronavirus -
UK says expects US to protect media freedoms following George Floyd protests
Britain expects the United States to continue its tradition of protecting media freedoms, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday when asked ... World News -
UK police arrest driver after vehicle strikes two pedestrians
British police arrested a man for driving offices on Wednesday after a car collided with two people near Sloane Square in central London.“Cordons were ... World News -
UK will not ‘turn blind eye’ to Hong Kong, will offer visa rights, says FM Raab
Britain will not look away from is responsibilities to Hong Kong, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, repeating London’s offer of extended ... World News -
Coronavirus: Britain says ‘move on’ to outrage over PM adviser ‘trip’ during lockdown
The British government said on Wednesday that it was time to move on after Prime Minister BorisJohnson’s senior adviser provoked outrage and ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Britain revises deaths up by almost ten thousand to 46,000
Britain’s number of deaths “involving” the coronavirus has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far ... Coronavirus -
UK govt. minister quits in protest over senior aide trip amid coronavirus lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government suffered its first resignation over the controversy surrounding senior aide Dominic Cummings’ trip ... Coronavirus -
UK to reopen thousands of shops as coronavirus lockdown eases, says Johnson
Britain will reopen thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centers next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, ... Coronavirus -
UK PM backs aide Cummings despite calls to resign over coronavirus lockdown travel
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for ... Coronavirus