Tag: Britain
Britain boosts military aid to Ukraine
Britain has sent Ukraine more than 5,000 anti-tank missiles and five air defence systems as well as other munitions and…
Britain rushing heavier, more lethal weapons to Ukraine
Among the kit expected to be sent is the biggest of the vehicles from the Army’s ‘Protected Patrol’ fleet –…
Britain offers sanctuary to sick Ukrainian children
Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that these children and their immediate family members arrived from Poland on Sunday evening.
Britain imposes sanctions on 386 Russians
The announcement said the sanctions targeted those who had voted to recognise the independence of Ukraine's largely Russian-speaking breakaway regions…
Britain could be first to emerge free from pandemic: Scientist
Prof David Heymann, who helped to defeat a 1970s Ebola outbreak in Africa, said the UK has effectively been coping…
Britain breaks COVID-19 chart again
British government data showed 122,186 new cases, up from 119,789 on Thursday and marking a third day of cases in…
Britain logs 568 cases of Omicron , Johnson slams new COVID restrictions
British government imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and…
Britain logs 86000 COVID cases in 2 days, 181 deaths
Britain's health security agency also said it had identified 86 new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, taking the total…
Boris Johnson unveils new measures to contain Omicron
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said arrivals from all countries would have to self-isolate until receiving a negative result from a…
South Africa slams Britain for rushed travel ban
Britain on Thursday temporarily banned flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini from Friday after its detection…
Britain bans flights from South Africa, Botswana, 4 others
Under new rules, returning British travellers from those destinations would also have to quarantine.
Britain OKs COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir, first in the world
The drug was jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, to boost the fight against the pandemic.
France releases seized British fishing vessel
Britain also welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to postpone slapping trade sanctions over the fishing row.
Britain now epicentre of online bank scams
A British record of 754 million pounds ($1 billion) was stolen in the first six months of this year, up…
More than 2000 British petrol stations still dry
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), which represents 65 per cent of Britain’s 8,380 forecourts, said members reported on Thursday that…