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In a win, UK census 2021 will allow people to enter their gender identity
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 05:08 PM IST
The census, which will be held on March 21 in all regions except Scotland, will include the question after asking for people's legal sex, Professor Sir Ian Diamond told BBC radio.
UK, EU in spat over diplomatic status of bloc's ambassador
AP, London
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 11:22 PM IST
Joao Vale de Almeida is the 27-nation EU’s envoy to the U.K., which left the bloc last year. The EU says he should be given the same status as a national ambassador, like the rest of the bloc's 143 envoys around the world.
UK strain infects 145 people in India; situation under careful watch, says govt
Written by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:44 PM IST
The B.1.1.7 variant genome, which is much more infectious, has prompted comprehensive contact tracing for co-travellers, family members and others of those who have travelled to the UK in the last two months.
9 million people borrowed money to get through pandemic: UK govt data
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 07:01 PM IST
The government data also showed self-employed workers were more likely to report reduced hours and income.
British PM Johnson says he's looking forward to working with Biden
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 06:31 PM IST
Johnson said that he looks forward to strengthening the partnership between the two countries and working on their shared priorities like tackling climate action and Transatlantic security.
UK death toll 'horrendous' says minister as it nears grim 100,000 mark
Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 02:26 PM IST
The United Kingdom's official Covid-19 death toll is 91,470 - Europe's worst death figure and the world's fifth worst after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico.
UK watchdog says Covid-19 vaccine reactions normal amid Norway concern
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 09:28 PM IST
Norway’s authorities said that 33 elderly people living in nursing homes died shortly after being inoculated.
UK lawmakers debate 'genocide' clause to China trade deals
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 09:05 PM IST
The amendment to the government’s post-Brexit trade bill, which already passed by a majority in Parliament’s House of Lords, is largely designed to force international action in addressing China’s alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur minority.
UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, says minister
Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 02:18 PM IST
Latest figures show the United Kingdom has vaccinated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second dose.
UK says vaccine manufacturing lumpy, supply not as good as hoped
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 02:11 PM IST
Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that the United Kingdom was hoping for 2 million vaccines a week from AstraZeneca.
UK steps up mass vaccination program as travel corridors close
Bloomberg, United Kingdom
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 12:12 PM IST
The U.K. will step up its mass coronavirus vaccination program this week, offering shots to millions more people, as the country shuts its borders to anyone who hasn’t tested negative.
1 Covid-19 patient getting admitted to hospital every 30 seconds: NHS chief
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 07:15 PM IST
The United Kingdom has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases following the emergence of highly transmissible variants of Sars-CoV-2.
UK doesn’t rule out quarantine hotels, GPS to fight virus
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 06:13 PM IST
The U.K. government will “consider all possibilities” to enforce Covid-19 rules for travelers, and won’t rule out setting up quarantine hotels and using GPS trackers to fight the spread of the coronavirus
Prince William worried about strain on UK emergency workers
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 10:03 PM IST
William told emergency workers on a video call that they must not be afraid to ask for help despite their inclination to help others first.
UK closes travel corridors to block out new Covid-19 strains
PTI, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 07:02 PM IST
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday evening that passengers coming to the UK from anywhere must now have proof of a mandatory pre-departure Covid-19 test taken at least 72 hours earlier and self-isolate for at least 10 days on arrival.
England not listening to Johnson’s lockdown orders any more
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:23 PM IST
Government officials worry too many are flouting the rules as Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges the public to try harder to avoid spreading coronavirus.
UK, South Africa, Brazil, US: Variants of SARS-Cov-2 virus found so far
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 08:03 AM IST
A new variant has been detected in four persons who travelled from Brazil to Japan. Among these four, two are children, which makes it apparently clear that this variant can infect children as well.
UK to ban flights from Portugal and South America over new coronavirus strain
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 08:03 AM IST
A new strain of coronavirus has emerged in Brazil and in order to contain its spread, the United Kingdom has banned flights coming in from South America, Panama, Portugal and Cape Verde.
UK PM’s 7-mile bike ride defended as action on lockdown breaches toughens
By Harshit Sabarwal | PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 12, 2021 06:37 PM IST
The Prime Minister’s spokesperson said any suggestion that Johnson had broken the rules after being spotted on his bike near the Olympic Park on Sunday was "wrong” and the Met Police chief confirmed it was not against the law.
UK ramps up Covid-19 vaccinations as it faces 'worst weeks' of pandemic
Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 02:21 PM IST
Deaths from the virus have now exceeded 81,000 in the United Kingdom with more than 3 million people testing positive.
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband terminals gets approval in UK
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 06:52 PM IST
The approval paves the way for Elon Musk’s venture to enter the British broadband market where it could compete with terrestrial UK Internet providers like BT Group Plc and traditional satellite firms like Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. and OneWeb, and India’s telecoms conglomerate Bharti Global.
UK's Rishi Sunak looking to delay tax rises
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 06:06 PM IST
Sunak has also rejected calls to extend a temporary cut to taxes on property purchases, known as stamp duty, that is due to expire at the end of March.
Producer Punit Balan unveils his new movie poster of ‘Jaggu Aani Juliet’ after massive success of ‘Mulshi Pattern’
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 05:06 PM IST
Written by Mahesh Limaye, Ganesh Pandit and Amber Hadap, the movie is directed by Mahesh Limaye himself, leading Cinematographer of Marathi and Hindi movies.
‘To protect Delhiites’: Delhi govt announces rules for UK returnees
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 03:08 PM IST
“All those arriving from UK, who test positive will be isolated in an isolation facility. Negative ones will be taken to a quarantine facility for 7 days followed by 7 days home quarantine,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
Flights from UK resume today amid scare about new coronavirus strain
By Asian News International | Posted by Arpan Rai | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 02:32 PM IST
The ban on flights to the UK was lifted on January 6. 30 flights will operate each week - 15 each by Indian and UK carriers. This schedule will continue till January 23, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had informed earlier.
Extend ban on flights from UK: Kejriwal
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 02:18 AM IST
Calling the Covid-19 situation in the UK “extremely serious”, Kejriwal demanded that the ban on India-UK flights be extended till January 31.
Nearly 20k second doses of Pfizer vaccine given in England before rule change
By Reuters| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | London
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 06:35 PM IST
The figures showed that 19,981 second vaccinations were given between the Dec. 29 and Jan. 3, out of 1.1 million total administered in England. Across the whole of the United Kingdom, 1.3 million doses have been deployed.
Lok Nayak hospital OPDs reopened, rapid tests must for all patients
By Anonna Dutt | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 05:48 AM IST
The 2,000-bed hospital had been converted into a dedicated hospital for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in March last year.
UK Covid deaths, cases hit records as England starts third lockdown
By Prasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 11:20 PM IST
Official figures showed 1,041 people died in the last 24 hours and 62,322 new cases were recorded, with 30,451 patients in hospital, 2,645 of them on ventilators.
India crosses 150,000 Covid-19 deaths: Here’s where other worst-hit countries stand
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:01 PM IST
With 150,114 deaths thus far due to the disease, India is only the third country, after the United States and Brazil, to cross the 150,000 mark.