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  Britain’s inflation rate rises to new 40-year high of 10.1% in July

  World | August 17, 2022 15:39 IST

  Most economists believe worse is to come. The Bank of England says soaring natural gas prices are likely to drive consumer price inflation to 13.3% in October.

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  Britain: Several parts of nation officially declared as drought-hit amid heatwave

  World | August 12, 2022 22:48 IST

  Britain news: Many parts of the UK are sweltering under record high temperatures for the time of the year and very little rainfall, with an amber extreme heat warning in place until Tuesday.

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  Britain wakes up from warmest-ever night, but no relief in day too

  World | July 19, 2022 19:38 IST

  Britain heatwave: Climate experts warn that global warming has increased the frequency of extreme weather events, with studies showing that the likelihood of temperatures in the U.K. reaching 40 C (104 F) is now 10 times higher than in the pre-industrial era.

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  UK PM Race: Indian-origin Rishi Sunak wins first round with maximum votes; 2 candidates knocked out

  World | July 14, 2022 6:57 IST

  UK Prime Minister Race: Rishi Sunak, Indian origin former UK finance minister receives maximum votes in the first round, to replace Boris Johnson as the next British Prime Minister. Two candidates were eliminated.

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  Pakistan accountable for terrorist footprints in Britain: Report

  World | July 11, 2022 9:53 IST

  Masood Azhar, an ISI operative and UN-listed terrorist, toured Britain in 1993, fundraising and recruiting for the Kashmir jihad. He then created local networks to continue the job.

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  Who is Rishi Sunak, top contender for UK PM after Boris Johnson resigns

  World | July 07, 2022 18:12 IST

  Boris Johnson resigns as UK PM: Rishi Sunak was, until recently, widely regarded as the party’s brightest rising star, the best-known of potential leadership contenders — and the bookies’ favorite to succeed Johnson.

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  Boris Johnson's rollercoaster journey to top and bottom

  World | July 07, 2022 16:23 IST

  Boris Johnson resignation: UK PM Boris Johnson agreed to resign Thursday after the chorus of disapproval from within his own party became too much for him to withstand.

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  Britain may face biggest rail strikes for decades as last-ditch talks fail

  World | June 20, 2022 22:11 IST

  The strike is expected to shut down most of the rail network across the country, with London Underground subway services also hit by a walkout on Tuesday.

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  All Covid legal restrictions come to an end in England

  World | February 24, 2022 16:44 IST

  Taxpayer-backed support payments for people who would have previously self-isolated with COVID will end and businesses will no longer be legally required to tell staff to self-isolate if they have Covid. 

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  Britain witnesses massive surge in Omicron cases, reports 1 Lakh cases everyday

  News | December 23, 2021 7:24 IST

  Britain seems to be on the verge of becoming the country worst affected by the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. The nation has been reporting around 1 lakh cases on a daily basis, which seems to have invited fear globally.

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  Omicron variant community spread has started, says Britain's Health Minister Sajid Javid

  World | December 07, 2021 20:24 IST

  UK Minister Javid confirmed it in the Parliament that the spread of the new form of coronavirus has started at the community level in some areas.

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  All adults in Britain eligible to get third Covid dose amid Omicron scare

  World | November 29, 2021 23:06 IST

  A government body in Britain said they are extending the booster shots to adults aged 18 to 39 years old.

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  UK: At least 1 dead in car explosion outside Liverpool women hospital

  World | November 14, 2021 23:37 IST

  Police confirmed that the incident occurred at around 11 am Liverpool Women’s Hospital, a number of streets were closed. Authorities are assessing the situation.

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  UK fuel crisis: Government readies soldiers to help ease shortages at pumps

  World | September 30, 2021 8:46 IST

  The British government put dozens of soldiers on standby Monday to help easy fuel supply problems caused by a shortage of truck drivers, a situation that has spurred panic buying of gasoline across the country.  

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  UK cabinet reshuffle: Priti Patel, Rishi Sunak retain top jobs as PM Boris Johnson rejig team

  World | September 16, 2021 0:38 IST

  Rishi Sunak will remain next door to Johnson at Downing Street as his Chancellor of the Exchequer and Priti Patel, who had been at the centre of some speculation of being moved, remains in her post as Home Secretary.

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  Chinese ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang barred from Parliament

  World | September 15, 2021 10:37 IST

  The move came shortly after Britain, the U.S., Canada and the European Union sanctioned Chinese officials over Xinjiang.

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  Britain ends quarantine for vaccinated visitors from US, EU

  World | July 29, 2021 8:38 IST

  Only people who have been vaccinated in Britain can currently skip 10 days of quarantine when arriving from most of Europe or North America.

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  UK reports highest daily rise of COVID cases since late January

  World | July 01, 2021 7:55 IST

  The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 4,800,907. It was the third consecutive day that Britain has reported more than 20,000 daily cases. 

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  UK Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine For Children Between 12 To 15-Year-Olds

  News | June 05, 2021 8:20 IST

  In a significant step amid the ongoing battle against Covid-19, the Britain's medicines regulator has appoved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for for adolescents aged 12 to 15 after a "rigorous review".

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  William Shakespeare, world's first man to get Covid vaccine, dies of unrelated illness in UK

  India | May 25, 2021 23:30 IST

  An 81-year-old pensioner in the UK who made history when he became the first man in the world to have the COVID-19 vaccination has died of an unrelated illness, the British media reported on Tuesday.