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UK to roll out COVID-19 antiviral drug trial this month

Britain will start to roll out Merck's molnupiravir Covid-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial… Read More

UK govt makes U-turn on corruption rule change

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government made an embarrassing U-turn on Thursday on plans to… Read More

COP 26: UK pledges over £55m to help Pakistan fight climate change

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced over £55 million to help Pakistan tackle climate change… Read More

Train collision in Britain injures several people

Two passenger trains crashed in southwest England on Sunday, injuring several people. Police confirmed there… Read More

Wounded Afghan toddler reunited with family in UK

An Afghan toddler wounded in a suicide bombing near Kabul airport during chaotic international evacuations… Read More

UK cuts last countries from Covid travel ‘red list’

The UK government is to remove all remaining countries from its travel "red list", scrapping… Read More

UK reports more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases

LONDON: Britain reported 52,009 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily amount since July… Read More

UK faces energy ‘massacre’

UK energy market faces an absolute massacre that could force at least 20 suppliers into… Read More

Sarah Everard murder: Cops approaching a woman will need to verify ID

British police officers approaching a woman alone in London will need to verify their identity… Read More

Britain fines Facebook $70 mln

Britain's competition regulator has fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.6 million) for breaching an order… Read More

UK monitoring ‘subvariant’ of coronavirus Delta strain

Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which… Read More

UK eases foreign trucker rules to tackle supply chain crisis

Britain on Friday announced it was easing rules on how many deliveries foreign truckers can… Read More

British lawmaker David Amess stabbed to death

British Conservative MP David Amess has died after being stabbed at an event in his… Read More

Lab suspended after false negative COVID tests

A COVID-19 testing laboratory in central England has been suspended over concern that it has… Read More

Food price inflation will hit double digits in Britain

Britain's 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end and food price inflation… Read More

More pain for British consumers as grocery prices rise

British grocery prices increased 1.7% in the four weeks to Oct. 3 year-on-year, market researcher… Read More

PIA to expand chartered flights operation to UK

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday has decided to expand its flights' operation to… Read More

UK ends quarantine for vaccinated Pakistanis

LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) in its revised travel advisory has said that passengers arriving… Read More

British wholesale gas exceeds 3 pounds/therm for first time

British wholesale gas for day-ahead delivery breached 3 pounds/therm for the first time on Wednesday… Read More

Many British gas stations still dry

Many British gas stations were still dry on Friday after a chaotic week that saw… Read More