England

UK university students furious over virus restrictions

11:41 pm September 27, 2020

London: As authorities sought to contain COVID-19 outbreaks at British universities Sunday, some students complained they were being “imprisoned” in their dormitories and politicians debated whether young people should be allowed to go home for Christmas. Students at universities in Glasgow, Manchester and Edinburgh — who have returned to campus in the past few weeks — are being asked to self-isolate in […]

Buttler to miss Royals’ opening game due to quarantine requirement

7:32 pm September 20, 2020

Dubai: England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler will miss Rajasthan Royals’ opening IPL game against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday as he is in the middle of his mandatory quarantine period, having arrived here with his family “I’m unfortunately going to miss the first match for Rajasthan because I’m going to be doing my quarantine period […]

Navalny daughter accepts human rights award on his behalf

Russia says West trying to victimise Moscow over Navalny

7:36 pm September 10, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat on Thursday accused the West of leveling accusations of poisoning top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny without providing evidence, staunchly denying any official involvement. Navalny, the most visible opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on August 20 on a domestic flight in Russia. German chemical weapons experts have determined that […]

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

UK PM plans law banning large gatherings as COVID-19 cases rise

6:30 pm September 9, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning tougher new restrictions on social gatherings of more than six people in England starting next Monday, following a significant rise in the coronavirus cases. A law change to be introduced will ban larger groups of friends and family meeting anywhere socially indoors or outdoors, to be enforced […]

Environment activists blockade UK newspaper printing plants

7:12 pm September 5, 2020

London: Police arrested more than 70 environmental activists who blockaded two British printing plants, disrupting the distribution of several national newspapers on Saturday. The group Extinction Rebellion said it targeted printworks at Broxbourne, north of London, and Knowsley in northwest England, that are owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Dozens of protesters locked themselves to trucks and bamboo scaffolding to block the road outside […]