Saturday, 7 August 2021 (YJC)_ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not need to self isolate even though a member of his staff on a recent trip to Scotland tested positive for the coronavirus, his Downing Street office said.
Tuesday ,3 August 2021 (YJC)_The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson hit back at the UK foreign secretary and US secretary of state for making groundless accusations that Tehran has been involved in a recent attack on a petroleum products tanker managed by an Israeli-owned company off the Omani coasts.
Thursday, 13 May 2021_The UK’s economy shrank by 1.5 percent between January and March as nationwide lockdown measures continued to weigh on activity, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Thursday, 29 April 2021 _The impact of Brexit on British banks has not been felt yet, the UK’s finance ministry said Wednesday hours after the European Parliament announced it had ratified the EU trade deal with the United Kingdom.
Friday, 02 April 2021_A long awaited report on racism has been published here in the UK. It was commissioned last year after the murder of George Floyd in the US but was postponed by the pandemic. It seems it has only served to further damage the relationship between ethnic minorities and the British government though, by downplaying their struggle.
Friday, 02 April 2021_British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events after the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, 25 more than the agency previously reported.
Thursday, 01 April 2021_Gwent Police remain firmly under the spotlight following the death of Black man Moyeid Bashir who died on February 17, following restraint by officers.
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 _Bristol, southwest England on the weekend…A peaceful march against government-proposed legislation that gives the police sweeping powers descended into violence. Some clashed with the police, others vented their anger and frustration in other ways.
Friday, 19 February 2021_The onslaught of the pandemic and the ensuing national lock-downs has lifted the lid off an ugly truth about the UK: 14 million Britons, a third of them children, now live below the breadline: a poverty crisis that is tarnishing the image of one of the most powerful economies on the planet.
British inflation edged up in January as consumers hunkered down with new sofas and duvets and spent more on food, video games and other home entertainment as they went into a third national coronavirus lockdown.
The United Kingdom has launched an immigration visa scheme that will offer millions of qualifying Hong Kong citizens a path to British citizenship, with Beijing underlining that it would not recognize the immigration program, which comes in response to China’s new security laws in the former colony.
Monday, 04 January 2021_British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for tighter restrictions in some areas of the country to contain the rapid spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.
Sunday, 03 January 2021_China has sent a stern warning to the United Kingdom against plans to deploy warships to the disputed South China Sea, threatening that such a "hostile" move would provoke retaliation from Beijing.
Friday, 25 December 2020_The UK and the European Union have finally secured an agreement over their future ties, setting the seal on the Britain's referendum decision to leave the bloc.
Friday, 25 December 2020_British Charity, the Trussell Trust, says that during the first six months of the coronavirus pandemic it distributed more than a million food packages across the UK. While the government is busy elsewhere, it seems that the number of those in need is on the rise.
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 _The United Kingdom is grappling with a new variant of the Covid-19 virus, and the international response to it. Dozens of countries have suspended all arrivals from Britain even as officials warn the new travel bans could wreak havoc on the supply chains of food and goods days before Christmas. Meanwhile people across the country are trying to come to terms with their plans having been cancelled at the last minute.
Monday, 21 December 2020_The news was delivered Saturday that the south-east and east of England, including the capital London, were descending into Tier four COVID-19 restrictions. This was sparked by the discovery of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus that is up to 70-percent more transmittable.
Sunday, 13 December 2020_Against all expectations Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, have agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the previously agreed Sunday (December 13) deadline.
Friday, 27 November 2020 (YJC) _ Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second independence referendum to be held as soon as next year, in a major challenge to the United Kingdom (UK), which is is still struggling with difficulties of Brexit.
Saturday, 22 August 2020_For the first time since the 1960-61 financial year, public debt in the UK has topped 100 percent of the GDP, meaning the country now owes more than it produces in an entire year.