Britain hits most daily virus deaths in 4 monthsGovernment figures Tuesday showed 96 new virus-related deaths, the highest since March 24. The UK also recorded 46,558 confirmed cases. The...
21 Jul, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
B.1.617 COVID-19 variant can cause big problem in easing of UK's lockdown process: ExpertProf Tim Gowers, who is with the Mathematics department of Cambridge University, told The Guardian on Saturday that the UK's fight against ...
30 May, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14The last of four stages of releasing lockdown restrictions is currently scheduled for June 21, but that date is in some doubt due to the sp...
16 May, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
UK hits Covid-19 vaccine target; PM Boris Johnson warns of more virus deathsDays before its self-imposed April 15 deadline, the government said everyone in its top priority groups - over 50s, health care workers and...
13 Apr, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Children return to school in England after virus lockdownPM Boris Johnson has outlined plans to lift stay-at-home curbs in England, hoping a cautious approach will not spark a renewed surge in cas...
08 Mar, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
UK economy shrank in November as new lockdown hitBritain's economy shrank by 2.6% in November, the first monthly fall in output since the country was under its initial COVID lockdown last ...
15 Jan, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
More UK companies shuttered by COVID clampdown last monthThe Office for National Statistics said 71% of businesses were operating, down from 84% in the first half of the month and the lowest propo...
14 Jan, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
UK's Rishi Sunak warns economy will get worse before it gets betterSunak has previously announced emergency help for the economy worth 280 billion pounds, including a massive job protection scheme that will...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is expected to delay tax rises: The TimesSunak has also rejected calls to extend a temporary cut to taxes on property purchases, known as stamp duty, that is due to expire at the e...
09 Jan, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
Stricter lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Boris JohnsonCases of COVID-19 in Britain are at record levels and increasing, fuelled by a new and more transmissible variant of the virus. That has al...
03 Jan, 2021, 06.46 PM IST
Tougher UK coronavirus curbs may last some time, health minister suggestsMatt Hancock suggested the tougher measures - which require about a third of the population of England to stay at home except for essential...
20 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
UK GDP growth slows to six-month low as COVID hit hospitalityGross domestic product rose 0.4% on the month after expanding 1.1% in September, the Office for National Statistics said, the weakest growt...
10 Dec, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
UK heading for double-dip recession this winter: PMIThe restrictions are less wide-ranging than in March and April, but some economists have predicted output in November will fall by as much ...
04 Nov, 2020, 03.16 PM IST
UK GDP collapsed nearly 20% in Q2 in historic Covid hitGross domestic product shrank by 19.8% in the three months to June compared with the first quarter, slightly less than the initial 20.4% es...
30 Sep, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
UK postal operator Royal Mail cuts 2,000 jobsBritain's postal operator Royal Mail, whose workers have helped the nation cope with the coronavirus lockdown, said Thursday it will axe 2,...
25 Jun, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
UK car sales crash to 1946 low on virus lockdownNew registrations for all cars collapsed by a "precipitous" 97 percent last month on a yearly basis to just 4,321 vehicles, the Society of ...
05 May, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
Britain unlikely to lift coronavirus lockdown until end of May: government expertThe government has put Britain into a widespread shutdown, closing pubs, restaurants and nearly all shops, while ordering people to stay ho...
04 Apr, 2020, 03.51 PM IST