UK Consumer Spending Reaches Pre-Pandemic Level
Sunny weather and the reopening of non-essential shops across most of the UK has fuelled an increase in consumer spending close to pre-pandemic levels.
Johnson Not Able to Make Lucrative Trade Deals
Boris Johnson’s promise of lucrative post-Brexit trade deals as the UK “takes back control” of its rules is on course to fail, a study warned.
UK Seizes $1bln of Gold from Venezuela, Russia Says
The United Kingdom has de facto seized $1 billion of gold stored in its bank from Venezuela at a time when the Latin American nation is grappling with the pandemic.
Poll Reveals Half of UK Would Get A Vaccine
Just over half of the UK would definitely get a coronavirus vaccine, with "damaging misperceptions" affecting potential uptake, a poll has revealed.
Mexico Third Country for COVID-19 Deaths
Mexico has overtaken Britain to become the country with the third-most deaths due to COVID-19, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday night.
Second Coronavirus Wave in Europe Worries UK
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday he was worried about the second wave of coronavirus infections in Europe.
UK Embassy in Tehran Resumes Visa Issuing Visa
The UK Embassy in Tehran in its Twitter account announced that it has resumed issuing visas for Iranians after some years of the shutdown of the visa office.
Boris Johnson Says No Plan for Full Lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson played down the prospect of a second national coronavirus lockdown as he compared enforcing the measures to using Britain's nuclear deterrent.
Statue of Black Protester Replaced UK Slave Trader
An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol once occupied by the toppled statue of a slave trader.
Huawei Calls 5G ban in UK As Disappointing, Politicized
Huawei on Tuesday called on the UK government to reconsider a ban on the purchase of its 5G equipment.