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  UK to send ventilators and other devices to help India manage Covid-19 crisis

  News | April 27, 2021 8:35 IST

  London will ship more than 600 pieces of equipment to New Delhi to support its fight against the virus, following a request from India

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  Super 100 | India on UK's Covid-19 travel red list

  News | April 20, 2021 11:44 IST

  The United Kingdom added India to its Covid-19 travel ‘red list’ on Monday. From April 23 onwards, UK residents arriving from India will have to quarantine in a hotel for 11 nights. Others from India will not be able to travel to the UK at all.

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  Exposed! How Pakistan is funnelling 'dirty money' to UK

  World | December 24, 2020 20:23 IST

  Criminals continue to purchase high value assets, such as real estate, precious gems and jewellery to launder illicit funds, which are transferred from Pakistan to the UK and vice versa.

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  UK reports another new 'more contagious' Covid variant, govt goes for tighter restrictions

  World | December 24, 2020 9:17 IST

  UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock told journalists that the two cases of the new variant were "contacts of cases who have travelled" from the nation "over the past few weeks."

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  London could be under lockdown for months: UK Health Secy

  World | December 21, 2020 9:47 IST

  On December 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively cancelled Christmas for more than 16 million people in London, south-eastern and eastern England as the region went into a new two-week lockdown on Sunday midnight.

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  EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?

  World | December 21, 2020 8:20 IST

  On Saturday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions because of the new strain. Several European Union countries and Canada were banning or limiting some flights from the U.K. to try to limit any spread.

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  What is Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for covid, its efficacy, dosage and more

  World | December 02, 2020 20:42 IST

  Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for coronavirus on Wednesday was approved by UK, becoming the first country to approve it against COVID-19, paving the way for mass vaccinations against the deadly novel coronavirus from as early as next week. The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe for roll-out.

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  UK tycoon Philip Green's Arcadia Group, which owns Topshop, on brink of collapse

  World | November 27, 2020 20:41 IST

  The retail empire of tycoon Philip Green, which owns well-known British fashion chains like Topshop, appears to be on the brink of collapse following the economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Lockdown in Britain to stay till June 1: Boris Johnson

  World | May 11, 2020 6:45 IST

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the lockdown in the country will remain imposed at least till June 1 and it will be after that the easing phase of the shutdown will commence.

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  UK plans 14-day compulsory quarantine for all airport arrival

  World | May 09, 2020 17:20 IST

  The UK is planning to bring in compulsory 14-day quarantine for all travellers arriving in the country from any part of the world, except the Republic of Ireland, as part of measures to track the spread of coronavirus, according to UK media reports.

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  UK’s COVID-19 death toll rises by 315 to reach 28,446

  World | May 03, 2020 22:07 IST

  The death toll from the novel coronavirus in UK hospitals, care homes and the wider community rose by 315 to hit 28,446 on Sunday, the latest government figures revealed. 

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  Britain’s death toll more than 18,000 from virus

  World | April 22, 2020 21:08 IST

  The British government says 759 more people with the coronavirus have died in U.K. hospitals, taking the total to 18,100.

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  More coronavirus deaths in Britain on Saturday than a day ago

  World | April 18, 2020 19:53 IST

  British authorities on Saturday reported 888 more coronavirus deaths. The total number of deaths in the UK has come to 15,464. The daily death toll is 41 higher than that recorded on the previous day. Britain posted a record high daily death toll of 980 a week ago.

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  Queen Elizabeth II cancels birthday gun salute in COVID-19 lockdown

  World | April 18, 2020 16:48 IST

  Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled all traditional celebratory plans for her 94th birthday on April 21 amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.

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  Britain’s coronavirus death toll reaches 14,500

  World | April 17, 2020 20:36 IST

  The United Kingdom on Friday recorded 847 coronavirus deaths in hospitals, raising the overall COVID-19 death toll to 14,576 in the country. The increase is slightly down on the 861 released on Thursday. 

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  UK government extends coronavirus lockdown by at least 3 weeks

  World | April 16, 2020 22:09 IST

  The British government announced Thursday that a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus will remain in place for at least three more weeks, as health officials said the U.K.’s coronavirus outbreak — one of Europe’s worst — was nearing its peak.

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  Coronavirus in UK: COVID-19 death toll jumps to 9,875 in Britain; total 78,991 confirmed cases

  World | April 12, 2020 7:43 IST

  The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 9,875 as of Friday afternoon, marking a daily increase of 917, the Department of Health and Social Care said.

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  Coronavirus: Darkest day for Britain as death toll attains 24-hour high of 854

  World | April 07, 2020 21:06 IST

  On Monday, the number of deaths in 24 hours was nearly half at 437. The UK is 7th in the list of top 10 countries most affected by coronavirus pandemic.

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  EXPLAINED: UK's points-based visa system and how it will benefit Indian nationals

  Fyi | February 20, 2020 12:55 IST

  A new points-based visa system has been unveiled in the UK. It aims to attract the "brightest and the best" from the world, including India, and to reduce the number of cheap and low-skilled workers coming to the country. Here's an explainer on UK's points-based visa system.

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  Who is Rishi Sunak

  World | February 13, 2020 18:42 IST

  Britain has got its new finance minister -- Rishi Sunak. The 39-year-old son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy was appointed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday. The post of the Chancellor of the Exchequer comes effectively as a promotion for Sunak, who had been holding the post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury.