Britain to continue trade talks with India despite Canada’s allegations

Britain would continue to have trade talks with India, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said on Tuesday

In Pictures: Life of late Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland on the afternoon of Sept 8, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.

India becomes world’s fifth largest economy

India surpassed Britain today to become the world’s fifth largest economy. According to GDP figures from the International Monetary Fund, the UK’s economy dropped behind India in its first quarter. A decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was 5th. The change in the rankings comes at a time when […]

UK PM urges people to get vaccinated as Christmas gift amid Omicron threat

Britain reported another day of record Covid-19 cases, with new estimates showing swathes of London’s population carrying the virus, underlining the relentless advance of the Omicron variant. Omicron’s rapid spread has driven a surge in cases over the last seven days, especially in London. Around 1 in 20 Londoners likely had Covid-19 on December 16 […]

Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, dies aged 99

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. The Duke was recently spent four weeks in hospital and underwent a successful heart procedure. The Palace said in a statement: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her […]

COVID-19 pandemic: Coronavirus death toll in Britain surpasses 10,000 mark

The total tally of COVID-19 deaths in Britain mounted to 10,600 this weekend, health officials said. The death toll from the virus in English hospitals rose by 657 to 9,594, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Easter Sunday, according to The New York Times. Citing local media reports, British Finance Minister Rishi […]