BRITAIN

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

Premature Indian-origin baby saved by machine lungs in UK

11:07 pm November 2, 2019

London: An Indian-origin baby, who was born prematurely at 30 weeks and was close to death with a respiratory infection, celebrated her first birthday recently thanks to a pioneering technique by doctors at a UK hospital that helped her breathe. Reva Malvankar weighed less than three pounds at birth last year and was close to […]

Farage tells Johnson: Drop Brexit deal and I’ll help you win

7:27 pm November 1, 2019

London: British euroskeptic politician Nigel Farage tried to ramp up pressure on Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, saying his Brexit Party would run against the Conservatives across the country unless Johnson abandons his divorce deal with the European Union. Farage’s party was founded earlier this year to push for a hard Brexit and […]

UK’s Brexit deal estimated to cost almost USD 100 billion

8:50 pm October 30, 2019

London: A respected British think tank slammed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal on Wednesday, concluding that the economy would be 3.5 per cent smaller compared with staying in the European Union. The study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research says the agreement would deliver a 70 billion-pound (USD 90 billion) blow […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit

UK PM Johnson to push again in fourth bid for Dec 12 snap poll

7:03 pm October 29, 2019

London : Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make a fourth bid to force an early general election on December 12 by tabling another bill in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after a similar attempt was rejected by MPs following the European Union’s further extension to the Brexit deadline until January 31. […]

UK train firm searches for missing rare violin

11:10 pm October 28, 2019

London: A British railway company said on Monday it was helping a renowned violinist track down a 310-year-old violin he accidentally left on a train. Southeastern, which runs commuter services to London, is working with police to try to locate the instrument, worth a reported USD 321,000. Renowned musician Stephen Morris accidentally left the violin, […]