British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects an easing of Britain's COVID-19 lockdown to go ahead on May 17, his spokesman said, after concerns were raised over the spread of a coronavirus variant first detected in India.
"We've announced the (...)
A study in the United Kingdom suggests that delaying the second dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech mRNA vaccine could boost antibody responses after the second inoculation more than threefold in those older than 80.
It is the first direct study of how such (...)
The United Kingdom recorded 2,193 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 17 deaths.
In a statement, the British Ministry of Health indicated that the total number of virus infections reached 4,446,824 cases, while the death (...)
The United Kingdom recorded 2,027 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 7 deaths.
The British Ministry of Health stated in a statement today that the total number of infections reached 4,448,851, while the death toll was (...)
Global stocks edged higher and the dollar dipped on Friday, Reuters reported.
The MSCI World Index, a broad gauge of equity markets globally, was up 0.3% in early European trading, adding to Thursday's 0.4% gains after a loss of more than 4% since (...)
The United Kingdom recorded 2,657 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 11 deaths.
British Ministry of Health indicated in a statement that the total number of infections reached 4,444,631, while the death toll was (...)
The UEFA has confirmed that the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will be held in Porto with 12,000 fans allowed to attend.
The all-English final was moved from Istanbul to the 50,000-capacity Estádio do Dragão for the May (...)
The price of the world market benchmark Brent crude, decreased by 1.96 percent or $1.36, to end trading at $67.96 a barrel, in the futures dealings.
The US intermediate West Texas crude also ended the trading losing 2.10 percent or $1.39, to end (...)
LONDON — The United Kingdom has accused the Iranian-backed Houthi militia of blocking of the peace process in Yemen and of forcing children into battle.
In a statement on Wednesday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: "We continue to (...)
Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadzic will serve the rest of his life sentence for genocide in UK prison, the British government revealed on Wednesday.
Karadžić, 75, was sentenced to 40 years in 2016 for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre (...)
The United Kingdom has accused the Houthis of blocking of peace process in Yemen and of forcing children into battle.
In a statement, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that "We continue to witness harrowing stories of Yemeni children being (...)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, a member of Britain's Labour Party, secured a second term in office on Saturday.
Khan received 55.2% of the vote once second preference votes were counted, beating his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey who got 44.8%. His (...)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the UK's devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland's pro-independence parties secured a majority in a parliamentary election.
Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the (...)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being investigated over a luxury holiday he took in the Caribbean in 2019 following his election victory.
The United Kingdom Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards named Johnson on a list of allegations (...)
LONDON — The world's largest cargo plane left Belfast on Friday, carrying three 18-ton oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators as part of the United Kingdom's latest response to India's COVID-19 crisis.
Airport staff worked through the night to load (...)
Scotland's pro-independence parties are forecast to retain a majority of seats in the country's regional parliament, setting the ground for a debate on the future of the United Kingdom.
Broadcasters in the UK predicted the Scottish National Party (...)
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made a virtual call with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
During the telephone conversation, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance (...)
LONDON — The British Army will receive a fleet of 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks as part of an £800 million ($1.12 billion) contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Friday in a press (...)
LONDON — The United Kingdom has added Turkey to its travel "red list" over fears of new coronavirus variants, the UK government said in a press release on Friday.
According to the updated list, which will come into force on May 12 (Wednesday) at 4 (...)
LONDON — Two-thirds of adults in the United Kingdom have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the UK government announced on Friday in a press statement.
According to the statement, health services across the UK have now administered a (...)
British Conservatives won a Westminster seat in the Labour stronghold of Hartlepool, strengthening Prime Minister Boris Johnson's grip on power, official results showed on Friday.
Conservative candidate Jill Mortimer won 15,529 votes, almost double (...)
Polls have opened for local, regional and mayoral elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
It is the biggest set of votes since the 2019 general election with polls taking place for the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Senedd, and 143 councils and 13 (...)
LONDON — European powers have asked Israel to stop its settlement expansion policy across occupied Palestinian territories.
In a joint statement on Thursday, the governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom called the Israeli (...)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in London today with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong.
During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest, and ways to enhance the (...)
