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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat in an election on the outskirts of London on Friday when his governing Conservative Party lost a previously safe parliamentary seat to the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives had comfortably held the leafy, affluent Chesham and Amersham constituency in southern England since …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay lifting the remaining coronavirus restrictions in England as data show a further rise in cases of the rapidly spreading Delta variant, British media reported. Johnson is due to announce on Monday whether the planned lifting of restrictions, which would see an …

A serving British police officer has admitted the rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard whose killing sparked anger and soul-searching about what police, government, and society can do to stop male violence against women, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Wayne Couzens, 48, a London officer whose role it was to …

A new study says both the vaccines are highly effective against the B1617.2 strain – first identified in India – after the second dose. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been found to be highly effective against the coronavirus variant that was first identified in India, according to a study …

The British government was criticised by lawmakers in its own party on Sunday after a mounting row over English exam grades awarded during the pandemic intensified, in the latest hit to its reputation. With a nationwide lockdown forcing exams to be cancelled, the government used an algorithm to assess grade …

A Saudi Arabian-backed consortium has withdrawn its bid to buy the English Premier League side Newcastle United. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) had been part of a three-party deal fronted by PCP Capital Partners, a venture capital and private equity company founded and run by British businesswoman Amanda Staveley, …

The British government unveiled on Friday a list of 59 countries, where people in England can travel to and from without quarantining for two weeks. The countries include most EU countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and Germany, as well as countries like Japan, Jamaica, New Zealand, and South Korea. The …

Liverpool are the new champions of England. This long-awaited victory marks their first title in 30 years, and 19th overall, with this their first in the Premier League era. It is manager Jurgen Klopp’s third league title to go with the two won in Germany with Borussia Dortmund. The Premier …

A 25-year-old Libyan man, Khairi Saadallah, was named as the suspect in a stabbing spree that left three people dead in the UK, local media reported. The crime is being investigated as a terrorist attack. Saadallah is reportedly being questioned by the police. According to the media, security forces are …

Three people have been killed and three others seriously injured after a man went on a stabbing rampage in a park in the southern English city of Reading. Thames Valley Police said they had launched a murder investigation and were not treating Saturday’s incident as terror-related after making one arrest …

A review into the 2m social distancing rule in England will conclude “within the coming days”, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has said. It comes amid warnings many businesses will not survive under the current guidance as the government prepares to ease more restrictions on 4 July. Pubs, restaurants and hotels …

The biggest domestic football league in the world, the English Premier League, has been given the green light to return by the UK government with matches played behind closed doors. The Premier League has been in lengthy discussions and debates with its member clubs over “Project Restart” which will form …

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. The central bank said Thursday that the British economy could shrink by 14% this year. That would be the biggest annual …

Armed police were scrambled after a gunman opened fire at a funeral in Manchester, England, attended by hundreds of mourners despite COVID-19 social distancing orders. The attacker was reportedly stabbed by some of the crowd. The shocking incident took place at Gorton Cemetery on Thursday, where family and friends were …

Boris Johnson is set to chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee following widespread flooding in northern England. The Prime Minister has come under pressure to do more to address the severe flooding, which three days ago claimed the life of the former High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Annie Hall. …

Fifteen men found in the back of a truck in southwest England were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of entering the country illegally. The driver, an Irish man in his 50s, has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting the men, local Wiltshire Police said in a statement. The men …

A week after his failed first attempt, French inventor Franky Zapata has successfully crossed the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard. On Sunday morning, Zapata, 40, flew for 20 minutes along 35.4 kilometers (22 miles) from the French town of Sangatte, to Saint Margaret’s Bay, near Dover, with one-stop halfway …

At present, anyone in the UK can set up a parlor and offer procedures without proper training, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health says. But with one in five adults now having a tattoo, more should be done, it says, to protect the public. NHS England said …

Widowed and divorced men are at higher risk of dying from serious heart conditions than women in the same situation, according to new research. Experts found that men whose wives had died were 11 percent more likely to die from a heart attack than women who had lost their husbands. …

Christmas has numerous traditions, of which perhaps none is more popular than a decorated tree. Whether real or artificial, Christmas trees are synonymous with the holiday. But how did trees become part of Christmas? Trees have been used in rituals and as decorations since ancient times, thus making the source …