BRITAIN

New book uncovers Indian mystery probed by Sherlock Holmes author

10:44 am February 28, 2021

London: Arthur Conan Doyle, the British creator of the world-famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, was drawn to investigate just one real-life crime during his lifetime and it involved a British Indian man wrongly accused of a series of mysterious crimes in an English village in the early 20th century. ASTRO ACCENT – For Birth Chart […]

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

11:46 pm February 20, 2021

London: Prince Charles went to a London hospital on Saturday to visit his father, Prince Philip, who was admitted earlier his week for “observation and rest” after falling ill. Charles arrived at the private King Edward VII’s Hospital by car in the afternoon and stayed for about half an hour. The hospital’s website says visits are only allowed in “exceptional […]

Survey says new infections across UK falling

8:23 pm February 19, 2021

London: A closely monitored survey has found that new coronavirus infections across the UK have fallen sharply, just days before Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a roadmap as to how lockdown restrictions in England can be eased in the weeks and months to come. The Office for National Statistics said in its weekly infection survey […]

Royal funeral offers chance for William, Harry to reconcile

Prince Harry and Meghan will not return to royal duties: Buckingham Palace

7:29 pm February 19, 2021

London: Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will not be returning as working members of Britain’s royal family, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday. In a statement on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Harry’s grandmother, the palace said that the Duke and Duchess had informed the monarch of their decision as a one-year so-called cooling off period since their initial […]

UK study shows COVID-19 infections ‘fallen significantly’ in England

7:05 pm February 18, 2021

London: The interim findings of a new UK government-backed study released on Thursday shows that COVID-19 infections in England have ”fallen significantly” since January, reflecting the impact of the strict lockdown measures. The Imperial College London led Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT-1) research swab tested over 85,400 volunteers in England between February 4 and 13 to examine the levels of infection […]