BRITAIN

UK at ‘tipping point:’ England braces for more restrictions

Northern England mayors slam UK government’s support package

10:15 pm October 10, 2020

London: Mayors representing big cities in northern England have slammed the British government’s latest wage support package for employees in businesses that may be ordered to close as part of efforts to suppress local coronavirus outbreaks. In a virtual press briefing Saturday, the opposition Labour leaders of the metropolitan areas around Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield sounded […]

Prince William and Kate welcome Ukraine president at palace

9:23 pm October 7, 2020

London: London’s Buckingham Palace held its first royal event in more than six months on Wednesday as Prince William and his wife Kate welcomed Ukraine’s president and his wife. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge greeted Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena in a brief meeting at the palace’s Throne Room on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. The two couples did not wear […]

Current job hard enough: Rishi Sunak dismisses UK PM role speculation

10:31 pm October 5, 2020

London: UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Monday dismissed speculation around him taking over as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister, as he stressed that his job as the finance minister of the country was hard enough. With his handling of a Covid-hit economy scoring high, there has been growing media speculation in recent weeks around Sunak, dubbed “Dishy […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UK says tech glitch missed 15,841 COVID-19 cases

7:55 pm October 5, 2020

London: A technical glitch has resulted in 15,841 positive cases of coronavirus not being counted in the official daily of COVID-19 log in the past week, England’s health authority has admitted. Public Health England (PHE) said the issue had been identified overnight on Friday, and a rapid investigation calculated the list of cases that had […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Depression and anxiety tripled during lockdown: Study

2:32 pm October 3, 2020

London: There was a three-fold increase in the number of people reporting significant depression and anxiety problems during the lockdown, according to a new study. The study conducted by an international team of experts from universities in three countries — UK, Austria, and Belgium — also highlighted regional variations in psychological wellbeing which show that […]