United Kingdom

July 19, 2021

UK PM pleads for caution as 'Freedom Day' arrives in England

On what local media have dubbed "Freedom Day", Johnson's decision to lift regulations in favour of restarting an economy damaged by a series of on-off lockdowns since March 2020 marks a new chapter in the global response to the coronavirus.

June 27, 2021
UK health minister Hancock quits after breaking COVID rules by kissing aide, to be replaced by Sajid Javid

In the latest scandal to rock a government that has overseen one of the highest official death tolls from the pandemic, Hancock wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, saying he had let people down.
May 30, 2021
UK PM Johnson marries fiancee Carrie Symonds in surprise ceremony

Johnson, 56, and Symonds, 33, have been living together in Downing Street since Johnson became prime minister in 2019.
May 28, 2021
Sheeja confided about husband's cruelty to friend before suicide, police launches probe in England

Sheeja had reportedly sent a voice message to her friends and relatives, alleging that her husband Baiju was physically assaulting her and that she had no other option but suicide.
May 07, 2021
New COVID-19 variants highly infectious, detected in 90% patients in Kerala

As majority of elderly citizens are vaccinated, more youngsters are succumbing to the pandemic. But only a few of these deaths are included in the government's official figures.
May 01, 2021
UK suspends recruitment of Indian nurses as COVID-19 surge

The UK’s decision would be in force till further orders may be issued when the COVID-19 situation improves in India and the directives in this regard have been communicated by NHS England to various trusts and recruiting agencies.
April 29, 2021
Travel ban to UAE from India extended

The ban came into effect on April 24.

United Kingdom

UK PM pleads for caution as 'Freedom Day' arrives in England

UK health minister Hancock quits after breaking COVID rules by kissing aide, to be replaced by Sajid Javid

UK PM Johnson marries fiancee Carrie Symonds in surprise ceremony

Sheeja confided about husband's cruelty to friend before suicide, police launches probe in England

New COVID-19 variants highly infectious, detected in 90% patients in Kerala

UK suspends recruitment of Indian nurses as COVID-19 surge

Travel ban to UAE from India extended

Air India to resume flights to the UK from May 1

Prince Charles charity joins UK aid efforts to India

Mutant variants of coronavirus likely spread in Kerala by early April