UK approves single shot Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine
Britain on Friday approved the use of a fourth Covid vaccine, hoping to boost a countrywide inoculation drive to allow its economy to reopen fully despite concerns about a new variant.…
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France becomes latest EU country to introduce restrictions on UK tourists
The number of Indian Variant cases in the United Kingdom rose to 7,000 yesterday and France became the third European Country to impose a travel ban on the arrival from the United Kingdom.…
Britain is investigating variant originating in India
British health officials are investigating a COVID-19 variant originating in India but as yet they do not have enough evidence to classify it is as a variant of concern, Susan Hopkins of…
British variant of COVID-19 not as severe as feared: study
A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain does not cause more severe disease in hospitalised patients, according to a new study published in the medical journal The…
Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
The Duke of…
UK PM Johnson concerned at footage of police breaking up vigil
REUTERS: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed concern on Monday over a footage of British police beating up and dragging away women at a vigil held to honour a dead woman.
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More than 49 million people worldwide watched Harry and Meghan interview, CBS says
More than 49.1 million people around the world have watched Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview with Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, via television or streaming, U.S. network…
UK TV host Piers Morgan steps down amid Meghan controversies
British television host Piers Morgan on Tuesday left his role presenting ITV breakfast show "Good Morning Britain", shortly after sparking 41,000 complaints and storming off the set in a row…
UK eyes next vaccine phase after hitting 15-million jabs target
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday called Britain hitting a target of inoculating 15 million of the most vulnerable people with a first coronavirus jab "a significant milestone", as the…
UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says
LONDON: The United Kingdom is racing to be among the first major countries to vaccinate its population - seen as the best way to exit the pandemic and get the economy going again.
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Three UK returnees test positive for new virus strain in Pakistan
KARACHI: The first case of a new coronavirus variant has been reported in Sindh, it emerged on Tuesday.
According to a Sindh Health Department statement, the health authorities took 12…
Pakistan places temporary restrictions on travelers from UK
Pakistan on Monday joined a slew of countries to close their borders to Britain over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, heightening global panic and causing travel chaos.…
India suspends flight from UK until December 31
India said Monday it was joining other countries in temporarily suspending all flights from Britain after the emergence of a new and more infectious strain of coronavirus there.…
Britain says new virus strain ‘out of control’
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out…
Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content
Facebook, Twitter and TikTok face fines of up to 10% of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content under laws proposed by Britain on Tuesday.
Tech platforms…