BRITAIN

UK police cordons off London Bridge after an ‘incident’

8:35 pm November 29, 2019

London: UK police on Friday cordoned off the iconic London Bridge following what is being described as an incident. The details remain unclear but some reports indicate that shots were heard being fired in the area. We are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at London Bridge, the Scotland Yard said in […]

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

2:26 pm November 29, 2019

London/Islamabad: Pakistan’s ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif underwent a range of tests, including PET and CT scan, at a hospital in the UK to know the exact cause of his low platelet count, media reports in Islamabad quoted his personal physician as saying. Sharif, 69, left for London on November 19 in an air […]

Boris Johnson launches ‘Get Brexit Done’ manifesto for UK poll

10:02 pm November 24, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday launched the Conservative Party manifesto for the December 12 General Election with a central pledge to “get Brexit done” and make the UK Corbyn-neutral by Christmas. At a Telford rally in Shropshire in the West Midlands region of England, the Conservative Party leader promised not to raise […]

Labour leader Corbyn would be ‘neutral’ in another Brexit vote

8:38 pm November 23, 2019

London: British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed for the first time that he will remain neutral in the second Brexit referendum that he has vowed to hold if he becomes prime minister next month. “I will adopt a neutral stance so I can credibly carry out the result,” he told a special edition of […]

Business chief concerned about UK parties’ economic policies

10:31 pm November 17, 2019

London: A senior British business leader has raised concerns about the economic policies of the two main parties in next month’s election, describing 2020 as the most important year in a generation due to uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union. Confederation of British Industry Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn told Sky News on Sunday that Labour’s plans […]