PM Imran Khan’s UK visit rescheduled that had planned for next month. It has been postponed owing to internal security, political, and regional issues, according to sources. The premier was due to travel to the United Kingdom in the first week of July, at the request of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to reports, the prime […]
US President Joe Biden will tell PM Boris Johnson in G7 summit not to let the row over post-Brexit trading in Northern Ireland affect the peace process. The two leaders are having their first face-to-face talks in Cornwall on the eve of the G7 summit. Mr Biden will stress the need to “stand behind” the […]
Nissan will invest more than 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion); in building new electric-vehicle battery plants in the U.K. and Japan, according to a report. The Japanese automobile giant and a Chinese-owned battery maker aim to start delivering batteries. Also, to power 700,000 electric vehicles a year from two plants as early as 2024, the […]
Uber will classify around 70,000 drivers in the UK as workers and give them some benefits after losing an appeal at the Supreme Court level in February, following a years-long legal battle over their employment status. Drivers will still not be considered full-time employees, but they will receive a minimum wage, holiday time, and will […]
Britain’s Prince Philip returned to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, following a month in the hospital during which he was treated for an infection and underwent a heart procedure. The 99-year-old, who had heart surgery earlier this month, is in “good spirits” after being discharged Tuesday. He has now returned to Windsor Castle, according to a […]
The United Kingdom’s highest court has ruled Shamima Begum, a woman who was stripped of her citizenship after fleeing to Syria to join ISIL (ISIS), should not be allowed to return to the country to challenge the decision, because she poses a security risk. Begum left London in 2015 when she was 15 and traveled […]
The United Kingdom and Canada have imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling generals for toppling the civilian-led government, while Japan has said it agrees with the United States, India, and Australia that democracy must be restored there quickly. Western countries have condemned the February 1 overthrow and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi; which […]
Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, has been taken to a London hospital after feeling unwell; according to a Buckingham Palace press release. The palace said that Prince Phillip was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening. “His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the King […]
London: UK government scientific advisers say the Covid-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70 percent more deadly than previous variants, underscoring concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the disease. The findings from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group; published Friday on the government’s website, […]
Uk is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain said it was adding the UAE, Burundi, and Rwanda to its coronavirus travel ban list; because of worries over the spread of a more contagious and […]
