BRITAIN

UK extends wage support scheme until March amid new lockdown

10:34 pm November 5, 2020

LONDON (AP): The British government and the Bank of England joined forces Thursday to provide further support to an economy that is set for a difficult winter following the imposition of new coronavirus lockdown measures. Hours after the central bank increased its monetary stimulus by a bigger than anticipated 150 billion pounds ($195 billion), Treasury […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

UK minister warns of tough fines as England enters second lockdown

6:38 pm November 5, 2020

London: The UK government on Thursday reminded people about the tough fines in place over severe breaches as England entered its second stay-at-home lockdown in order to try and control the rapid spread of COVID-19 infections, expected to last at least until December 2. UK Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said that while the police forces of the […]

Parliament votes to back England’s lockdown No. 2

11:52 pm November 4, 2020

London: England will enter a second stay-at-home lockdown from Thursday until at least December 2 as members of Parliament approved the new shutdown, announced last week by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an attempt to curb the spike in coronavirus infections in the country. In a House of Commons vote on Wednesday, the parliamentarians supported the […]

UK raises terror threat level to ‘severe’ after attacks in Austria, France

11:30 pm November 3, 2020

London: The UK’s terror threat level was raised from “substantial” to “severe” on Tuesday, the second-highest alert level which means an attack is now judged to be “highly likely”. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel described the action as a “precautionary measure” following terror attacks in France last week and in Austria this week. “The British public should be alert […]

No alternative, British PM tells Parliament as he is grilled over lockdown No. 2

11:02 pm November 2, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that there is “no alternative” but to impose a second England-wide lockdown as he tabled his proposals to curb the surge in coronavirus cases before members of Parliament. He rejected Opposition allegations that the government has been “slow” to act and said “no one wants to impose measures […]