British PM Boris Johnson has reverses the plan to ease curbs over Christmas because of rising COVID cases fuelled by this new variant of COVID 19. Johnson has announced a stay at home order for London and south east England

UK confirmed cases of a new mutation of the virus

Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed an effective lockdown on over 16 million people in England and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas, saying Britain was dealing with a new coronavirus strain up to 70% more transmissible than the original.

UK PM Johnson reverses Christmas plans for millions

The UK government is set to bring in a new higher tier of COVID-19 restrictions and put London and southeast England into those measures. PM Boris Johnson announces relaxation rules for Christmas.

News Alert: England to be under world's most stringent restrictions

The number of COVID-19 cases in London has increased significantly over the past two weeks and we continue to experience the highest case rates of anywhere in the country.

WION Dispatch: England to be under world's most stringent COVID restrictions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said that Britain and Eurpean Union were closer to sealing Brexit trade deal but she added that it was still unclear whether talks would succeed.

Closer to Brexit trade deal but success unclear, says EU chief in European Parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday suggested that no-deal Brexit is looking like the only way out of deadlock with trade talks with the European Union.

Britain says no deal with European Union the most likely scenario

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called India an "indispensable partner" ahead of his Delhi visit next month as the chief guest at the Republic day parade.

UK PM Boris Johnson calls India 'indispensable partner' ahead of Delhi visit next month

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives for his official visit to India. India-UK partnership is poised for greater synergy in a post-COVID, post-Brexit context.

WION Dispatch: 'UK, India committed to build strong defence-security ties', says Dominic Raab

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on 4-day India visit, hold talks with S Jaishankar

In a joint statement, European Commission President von der Leyen and UK PM Boris Johnson said they had a useful phone call in which they discussed the major unresolved topics of the talks about the future relationship

WION Dispatch: What will happen in case of a no deal brexit?

UK and EU have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders earlier on Sunday. In a joint statement, Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said both sides had asked their negotiators to continue and see whether deal could be struck.

Brexit Trade Talks: UK PM, EU Chief agree to continue talks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said scientific advances can be used to battle climate change, a challenge which he described as being "far worse, far more destructive than coronavirus".

UK PM urges using scientific advances to battle climate change

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen layer has delivered some heartening news for those who feared Brexit trade deal talks between EU and UK were failing.

Brexit deal talks to continue, says EU chief on day of the deadline

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold another -- and probably, the last -- crisis call on Sunday to decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks.

UK PM Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to decide fate of Brexit deal

Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready from January 1 to help Britain protect its fishing waters in case of a no-deal Brexit. This option is being considered as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was likely to complete its EU exit in three weeks without a trade deal.

Royal Navy to help UK in case of no-deal Brexit

UK on Saturday said it was concerned as Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was charged under national security law and produced in court on Saturday. Jimmy Lai, owner of Hong Kong's best-selling Apple Daily, is a high-profile pro-democracy figure who criticises Beijing.

Deeply concerned, says UK after Hong Kong media tycoon produced in court

The Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union appears to be hanging in the balance after gloomy assessments from leaders on both sides of the Channel.

Brexit deal hangs in balance; Johnson says failure 'very likely'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday (December 10) there was "a strong possibility" Britain and the EU would fail to safeguard free trade past the end of the year, a prospect that has weighed on the pound as markets see increasing risk of economic rupture.

UK PM Johnson says no deal Brexit now strong possibility

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that there was "a strong possibility" that Britain and European Union (EU) would not be able to strike a trade deal before Britain leaves the bloc at the end of this year.

Strong possibility of no-deal Brexit: UK PM Boris Johnson

The United Kingdom said on Friday that it is 'deeply concerned' after Hong Kong's media mogul Jimmy Lai charged by China under the city's national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security.

UK says 'deeply concerned' after Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai charged

The Bank of England on Friday said that financial service faced 'some disruption' when the transition period for Brexit ends at the end of this month. Although the Bank of England said that banks in UK were resilient to the risk of Brexit and coronavirus, the warning given by the bank is likely to be noted in the financial world.

Brexit: Bank of England talks of 'disruption' in financial services in new year

The United Kingdom government has clarified the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioning India-Pakistan while responding to a question on Farmers protest in India.

Boris Johnson confuses farmers' protest with India-Pakistan dispute, UK spokesperson clarifies

The pair will hold talks over dinner, after negotiations between officials ended in deadlock.

UK PM Boris Johnson to meet Ursula von der Leyen for trade deal talks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to head to Brussels on Wednesday for a dinner with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a last ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous no-trade deal Brexit.

Johnson heads for dinner with EU Commission chief. Will it be the last supper?

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