UK: 'Out of touch' House of Lords guzzled champagne worth $113,000 in 2023

European Parliament's Vice-President Eva Kaili has been arrested on charges of corruption and money-laundering. Kaili is accused of accepting money and gifts from Qatar in exchange of influencing European policy in Doha's favour. @MollyGambhir tells you.

European Parliament corruption: Vice President Eva Kaili arrested for accepting money from Qatar

The move could see China General Nuclear (CGN) excluded from several projects, including a consortium planning to build a nuclear plant on the Suffolk coast in eastern England.

UK mulls banning CGN from projects in UK

It was the first nation to begin a mass vaccination campaign, in December, but surging case numbers forced a return to lockdown in early January after an easing of curbs over Christmas.

UK PM Boris Johnson eyes end to lockdown

More than 15 million people in Britain most vulnerable to coronavirus have received a first vaccination dose, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday, hailing the "significant milestone".

UK hits target to vaccinate 15 million most at risk from coronavirus

The WHO has also been monitoring two additional coronavirus strains that are actively spreading in UK's Bristol and Liverpool.

2 new Covid variants detected in UK's Liverpool and Bristol

British car output fell to its lowest level since 1984 last year after the #COVID19 pandemic shut factories and hurt demand.

UK car output slumps to lowest level since 1984

Last week, the UK government said that a new variant of the virus was detected in that country. Prime Minister Boris Johnson also made an appeal for a subdued festive season in light of the new potent variant.

UK mutant variant coronavirus cases increase to 20

India reported its first six cases of the mutant coronavirus which was first spotted in the UK on Tuesday.

India reports 6 cases of new covid-19 strain as UK returnees test positive

Small shops, local markets, restaurants and catering firms that source from wholesalers, who supply 40% of the fruit and vegetables we eat, are likely to be affected within days.

Britain rushes to supermarkets amid supply shortage fear

Britain gave emergency use approval for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech last week.

Your Story: UK has ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that a strengthened three-tiered system will be introduced in the country on Monday to curb the spread of coronavirus after the lockdown ends on December 2.

WION Dispatch: Coronavirus | UK to move into tougher regional COVID-19 restrictions

UK government might have plans to impose the stricter 'red alert' lockdowns under the proposed ‘three-tier system’ that seeks to ban all outdoor social gatherings

UK planning strict 'three-tier' lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread

Residents in these areas should not socialise with people outside their households from midnight on Thursday. This includes meeting people indoors, outdoors, or in social venues such as restaurants, bars and pubs

COVID-19: UK announces lockdown in parts of North-east

Britain’s unemployment rate rose for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, prompting fresh calls for finance minister Rishi Sunak to extend a job subsidy programme which is due to expire next month.

Dramatic increase in UK's unemployment could worsen

Finance minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the figures but added that people were rightly worried about the coming months.

UK economy grew 6.6% in July as lockdowns eased

One man was killed and two people critically injured during multiple stabbing attacks in Britain's Birmingham. Incident reported outside the night club in city centre. Police is investigation the incident.

1 man killed, 2 critically injured in stabbings in Birmingham

UK police arrested 72 members of the Extinction Rebellion group after climate change protesters blocked the printing presses of several newspapers which resulted in disrupting their distribution.

Climate change protesters arrested after blocking British Newspaper Presses

The transport secretary acknowledged people's frustrations, as Scotland and Wales asked arrivals from Portugal and parts of Greece to isolate, but England and Northern Ireland held off. Travel firms asked government for more clarity over this.

Travellers confused due to varying quarantine rules across UK

Finance minister Rishi Sunak has rejected calls to extend his huge Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme beyond Oct. 31.

UK services firms report heavy job cuts

They are some of hundreds of people who have attempted the crossing in recent days

Thousands of migrants risking their lives to reach UK

Britain’s lockdown has been slowly lifting since May, with the last major change on July 4 when hotels, pubs and restaurants were allowed to reopen.

Two thirds of UK firms fully operational after COVID, says Survey

The report on Russian influence in politics, published by political website Guido Fawkes, said there was credible open source commentary suggesting that Russia undertook influence campaigns in relation to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.

WION Dispatch: Kremlin rejects accusations of meddling in UK election

UK Holds Russia responsible for meddling in elections | UK Report on Russian Meddling

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