Tag: UK
UK’s Truss offers ‘100%’ support for embattled PM Johnson
UK foreign secretary Liz Truss offered her "100 percent" support for embattled Conservative Prime Minister...
UK economy faces another recession on virus curbs: survey
Britain's private sector activity shrank in January due to another coronavirus lockdown and the Brexit...
EU eases bans over UK virus strain as WHO eyes response
Europe on Wednesday began easing travel bans on Britain put in place to contain a...
The pitfalls of UK’s citizenship offer for Hong Kong
Britain's proposed pathway to citizenship for residents of Hong Kong faces a huge stumbling block...
UK virus death toll climbs to over 19,000
The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus outbreak neared 20,000 on Friday as the...
UK COVID-19 cases rise to 87 after biggest daily jump
Britain has confirmed 36 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country's total number...
Prolific UK rapist sparks shock, disgust in native Indonesia
The father of an Indonesian student described as Britain's most prolific rapist said his son's...
UK honours for ex-top prosecutor and politician spark backlash
Britain's traditional New Years Honours faced criticism yesterday after they included two prominent but controversial...
Man tells of using narwhal tusk to disrupt UK terror attack
A man who used a narwhal tusk to tackle a knife-wielding attacker in London last...
UK’s Blair blames ‘revolutionary socialism’ for Labour defeat
Former British prime minister Tony Blair urged his Labour party today to abandon "quasi-revolutionary socialism"...
China state TV axes interview with UK ambassador
The British embassy voiced disappointment today after the English-language branch of Chinese state television decided...
Fresh faces: UK parliament’s class of 2019 arrive
The British parliament reconvened yesterday with many new faces, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives...
Smaller parties could hold keys to power at UK election
If British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails to win an absolute majority in parliament today,...
Labour accuses UK PM of plot to ‘sell’ NHS to Trump
Britain's main opposition Labour party today accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of plotting a "toxic"...
UK Conservatives’ election platform at a glance
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives published their general election manifesto yesterday, promising to deliver Brexit...
UK police probing election fraud allegations
British police said yesterday specialist officers are assessing allegations of electoral fraud ahead of next...
In election pledge, UK Labour promises free broadband for all
Britain's main opposition Labour party today promised free, fast broadband internet for everyone, in the...
UK unemployment rate dips to new 45-year low
British unemployment has hit a fresh 45-year low, official data showed today in a mixed...
Vietnam collects DNA samples from relatives of UK missing
Vietnamese officials collected DNA samples yesterday from relatives of those feared among 39 people found...
Stop holding UK ‘hostage’, government says as it steps up pressure on parliament
Boris Johnson's government stepped up pressure on lawmakers today to back the prime minister's bid...
