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UK considers scrapping visa fees to attract top global talentBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering eliminating visa fees for top scientists, academics, and digital experts to boost econom...
UK eyes more high skilled Indian professionals through Global Talent visaThe UK is strengthening its ties with India by inviting skilled professionals through the Global Talent visa scheme, as announced by Britis...
India emerging as major science and tech force, says UK minister at London innovation forumBritain aims to strengthen science and technology ties with India. Lord Patrick Vallance emphasized collaboration and talent mobility. The ...
Another pandemic to happen soon? Here is what former UK chief scientific adviser saidFormer UK government chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance warns that another pandemic is inevitable, urging the British government...
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to defend his record in high-stakes grilling at COVID inquiryBoris Johnson will be grilled under oath by lawyers for the judge-led inquiry about his initial reluctance to impose a national lockdown in...
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, COVID-19 inquiry toldFormer UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's struggles with pandemic science were highlighted in Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance's te...
UK PM Rishi Sunak reportedly said 'just let people die', COVID inquiry hearsDuring the COVID-19 inquiry, a diary note by Patrick Vallance revealed a meeting where Rishi Sunak allegedly suggested "just let people die...
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, COVID-19 inquiry toldIn keenly awaited testimony to the country's public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Vallance said he and others faced repeated ...
British Indian among experts to develop future tech in UKAn AI council member, Priya Lakhani OBE, has been appointed to support work to harness new digital technology, such as artificial intellige...
UK PM expected to delay COVID lockdown end by 4 weeks to July 19The last and fourth stage of the lockdown roadmap is now expected around July 19 instead amid a worrying spike in cases of the Delta varian...
UK lockdown end may be delayed beyond June 21: ReportThe delay being considered is to enable all over-50s to be fully vaccinated with both doses of a vaccine, found to be most effective agains...
UK failed 'disastrously' in COVID-19 crisis, PM Boris Johnson's ex-chief adviser saysWith almost 128,000 deaths, the United Kingdom has the world's fifth worst official COVID toll, and Johnson was slow to appreciate the sign...
UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work"As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance," England's C...
UK PM Johnson offers new 'support bubbles' out of COVID-19 lockdownUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that, from Saturday, single adults can spend the night at another house in a so-called "support bu...
UK overtakes Italy with Europe's highest official coronavirus death tollWeekly figures from Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales, raising the total for...
Britain nears grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus hospital deathsBritain has the fifth highest official coronavirus death toll in the world, after the United States, Italy, Spain and France. Scientists ha...
UK rolls out plans to ramp up coronavirus tests as death toll hits 18,738UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that though the daily rise in the toll was lower than previous days, it was important not to forget a...
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready in six monthsSarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, told The Times on Saturday that she is “80% confident” the vaccine would work...
Boris Johnson under pressure to speed up coronavirus testingA week ago a national shut-down was ordered by PM Boris Johnson — who himself has contracted the illness and is in isolation. On Monday, th...
GlaxoSmithKline says heart drug darapladib fails in second late-stage trialDarapladib had already failed in a late-stage trial for patients with well-treated heart disease.