In a major development, Britain has planned to make vaccine certificates mandatory to enter nightclubs and other large crowded venues in the country. The move has drawn warnings from hospitality businesses saying that it will put thousands of jobs at risk.
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Boris Johnson urges caution as Britain further eases curbs
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced further relaxations of the Covid-induced restrictions, even as he urged the citizens to remain cautious.
UK PM re-ignites Modi leaflet row during Question hour in Parliament
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson pulled out a Labour Party leaflet from the last by-election in Batley and Spen constituency to make a point about racism during Question Hour in Parliament this week.
UK needs at least 50k nurses until 2024: Labour Department
The United Kingdom (UK) needs at least 50,000 nurses until 2024 as it opens its labour market for more job opportunities for Filipino professionals, according to the Department of Labour and Employment (DoLE).
UK PM says most troops have left Afghanistan
Most British troops have left Afghanistan, almost 20 years after the United Kingdom and other Western countries sent troops into the country to engage in what they described as a “war on terror”, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
UK’s new graduate immigration route to benefit Indian students
The United Kingdom (UK) last week opened a new graduate immigration route that will benefit Indian students, allowing them to stay longer in Britain after they have finished their studies to look for jobs.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak highlights financial services, trade with Singapore, India
News: The United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pledged yesterday to “sharpen” the competitive advantage of the UK financial services sector and seek new economic alliances as he set out his vision for the nation and London’s post-Brexit future.
UK court dismisses Indian fugitive Nirav Modi’s extradition appeal
Indian diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India has been dismissed by a United Kingdom high court.
21-year-old British-Indian is youngest member on Queen’s Birthday Honours’ List
21-year-old British-Indian Amika George has been picked as the youngest recipient of the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year for pushing the UK government to provide free period products in schools and colleges.
Should English cricketer Ollie Robinson be rehabilitated or punished for discriminatory tweets he put out as a teenager?
England fast bowler Ollie Robinson has become the latest subject of the campaign against discrimination that has been sweeping across the world in recent years.
