England

Millions more in tough post-Christmas lockdown in UK

6:22 pm December 26, 2020

London: Millions more people across different parts of the UK entered tougher lockdown restrictions from December 26, the day after Christmas marked annually as Boxing Day, as part of plans announced earlier this week to contain the rapid spread of a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus. Around six million people in east and south-east England […]

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UK cancels ‘Christmas bubble’ as new coronavirus variant accelerates

11:25 pm December 19, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday backtracked on a proposed five-day “Christmas bubble” of relaxed rules and instead imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions amid a new accelerating variant of coronavirus that is spreading fast in parts of the country. Johnson said Saturday that the capital and other areas in southern England currently under Tier 3, […]

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

11:16 pm October 11, 2020

London: Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government’s leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a crucial juncture in the second wave of the coronavirus. England’s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said […]

COVID-19 deaths rise for second week as tougher curbs imposed in UK

8:20 pm September 29, 2020

London: The number of fatalities as a result of COVID-19 have registered a rise for the second consecutive week across England and Wales, from 99 to 139, according to official statistics released on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that with the northern parts of England reported the biggest rise in deaths from the deadly virus, just as the region […]

Sensational Tewatia hits five sixes in an over to take RR to incredible win over KXIP

11:59 pm September 27, 2020

Sharjah: Rahul Tewatia struck five sixes in an over at the fag end of the match as Rajasthan Royals recorded the highest runchase in IPL history, beating Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in a high-scoring encounter here on Sunday. Chasing a stiff 224 for a win, the Royals needed 51 runs from the last […]