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Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after violent unrest

5:29 pm April 4, 2021

London: Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after officers were attacked and cars were set on fire during a second night of unrest. Three cars were hijacked and set on fire Saturday night in Newtownabbey, an area on the outskirts of Belfast. The BBC reported that police officers were targeted with Molotov cocktails and […]

UK COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to over-60s in latest phase

11:21 am February 28, 2021

London: The UK’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 enters a new phase on Sunday as the National Health Service (NHS) will begin contacting all over-60s to book their jabs at the nearest vaccination centre or with a general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy. Almost 2 million people aged 60 to 63 will be invited after over 64s had been […]

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 […]

Transgender's plea for passport: HC seeks Centre stand

UK to return medals to vets discharged because of sexuality

7:40 pm February 16, 2021

London: The British military will allow former service personnel who were stripped of medals because of their sexuality to apply to have them restored after a Royal Navy veteran’s 27-year battle to have his decorations returned. The Ministry of Defence announced the new policy on Tuesday, more than two decades after Britain lifted its ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service personnel in 2000. […]

Border checks stopped at N Ireland ports after threats

7:41 pm February 2, 2021

London : Politicians in Britain, Northern Ireland and the European Union on Tuesday condemned threats against border staff that prompted authorities to suspend post-Brexit checks on animal products. The Northern Ireland government said it had stopped inspections at Belfast and Larne ports “in the interests of the wellbeing of staff.” Mark McEwan, Assistant Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said the force had increased patrols “in order to reassure staff […]

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