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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 […]

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

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 […]

Iconic James Bond star Sean Connery dies aged 90

7:26 pm October 31, 2020

London: Legendary British star Sean Connery, who epitomised author Ian Fleming’s suave 007 agent in seven James Bond movies, has died. He was 90 The news of the actor’s death was shared by BBC. In a career, spanning several decades, the British star featured in many critically-acclaimed and commercial blockbusters such as “The Hunt for Red October” , “Indiana Jones and the Last […]

Ship captain arrested after collision with Greek warship

11:23 pm October 28, 2020

Athens: Greek authorities on Wednesday arrested the captain of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship that collided with a Greek navy minehunter outside the country’s main port of Piraeus. The coast guard said the captain of the Maersk Launceston container vessel was arrested for alleged violations of the Greek penal code and of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions […]