Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow after local election lossesBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure after his Labour Party's poor local election results. Dozens of lawmakers are calling fo...
11 May, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
April 12 in world history: From the introduction of Union Jack to opening of DisneylandApril 12th marks pivotal moments, including the 1204 sacking of Constantinople, the 1606 decree of the Union Flag, and the 1861 start of th...
12 Apr, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Who was Christina McKelvie? Scottish minister and advocate for social justice dies at 57After struggling with secondary breast cancer, Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie has died aged 57. Serving as an MSP for 17 y...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
UK weather: Schools close as Arctic blast brings heavy snowfall, lower temperaturesThe Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice in Scotland, much of northern England, and north Wales throughout Tuesday. Addit...
16 Jan, 2024, 07.08 PM IST
Who is Humza Yousaf? Know about the top candidate to take SNP leadership after Nicola SturgeonHumza Yousaf, Scottish Health Secretary may become the first Scottish First Minister with an ethnic-minority background.
21 Feb, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
Strep A infection kills 2 children in Scotland as total death toll rises to 7Out of the seven patients who have died of Strep A, two are children under the age of 10. Public Health Scotland has taken cognizance of th...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote planThe judgment is a setback for the Scottish government's campaign to break away from the United Kingdom. The top court ruled that the Scotti...
24 Nov, 2022, 12.57 AM IST
NHS nurses union’s first UK-wide strike to impact major hospitals, check full list hereThe union's general secretary called the historic strike a "once in a lifetime chance to raise your income and overcome workforce shortages...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
One in 20 people suffer long-term effects of COVID-19: StudyOne in 20 people suffer long-term effects after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to one of the largest ...
13 Oct, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
Scotland's Indian-origin COVID adviser reveals face mask threatDevi Sridhar, professor of global public health at Edinburgh University who is on the Scottish government's coronavirus advisory board, tol...
17 Apr, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Scotland detects 6 Omicron COVID variant cases, UK total at 9Britain earlier announced three cases of the variant, which the World Health Organization said on Monday was likely to spread international...
29 Nov, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Covishield may offer over 90% protection against death from Delta variant: Study"With the Delta variant now the dominant strain in many places worldwide and posing a higher risk of hospitalisation than previous variants...
21 Oct, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet studyResearchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered better protection...
15 Jun, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
UK Covid-19 daily reported cases pass 60,000 for the first timeThe news is another reminder of the severity of the crisis as England and Scotland started a new COVID-19 lockdown, with citizens under ord...
05 Jan, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
UK starts mass coronavirus vaccination programmeThe first patients in line on what has been dubbed "V-Day" -- the over-80s, care home workers and at-risk frontline health and social care ...
08 Dec, 2020, 11.28 AM IST
Royals breathe a sigh of relief as Prince Charles recovers from Covid-19The 71-year-old heir to the British throne had been self-isolating on the Queen's Balmoral estate in Scotland.
30 Mar, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
Suspected Ebola case in Britain tests negative: HospitalA woman in a British hospital suspected of having Ebola has tested negative for the disease, a hospital spokeswoman said on Thursday.
15 Jan, 2015, 09.56 PM IST