Britain

Huawei 5G Kit Installation Banned in Britain from September 2021

Reuters | Monday November 30, 2020

Britain has ordered telecom firms to not install any new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021. They were already banned from buying new Huawei 5G kit after year’s end.

UK Secures Additional 2 Million Doses Of Moderna Covid Vaccine

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 29, 2020

Britain has secured an additional two million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the government said in a statement on Sunday.

UK, France Sign New Deal To Stop Illegal Migration Across English Channel

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 29, 2020

Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants to try to reach the UK on small boats.

UK Testing Error Wrongly Tells 1,300 People They Have Coronavirus

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 28, 2020

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday.

Facebook, Google to Face Tougher Competition Rules in UK From New Antitrust Body

Reuters | Friday November 27, 2020

Britain will impose a new competition regime next year to prevent Google and Facebook using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers.

Britain Telecom Firms Could Face Heavy Fines if They Use Suppliers Deemed High-Risk Like Huawei

Wednesday November 25, 2020

Telecom companies based in Britain can face heavy fines if they use Huawei or other suppliers deemed as ‘high risk’ in the proposed Telecommunications (Security) Bill.

An Outpouring Of Love For Meghan After She Opens Up About Miscarriage

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July this year. "I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," she wrote in a powerful piece titled "The Losses We Share" for the New York Times.

Meghan Markle Says She Had Miscarriage: "I Knew... I Was Losing My Second"

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she had a miscarriage, an extraordinarily personal disclosure coming from a high-profile British royal.

Google Faces UK Scrutiny Over New Advertising Data Revamp

Associated Press | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after an industry lobbying group complained to the competition watchdog that the changes would cement the US tech giant's online dominance.

Hair-Raising Video Shows Jogger Nearly Getting Hit By Train

Offbeat | Tuesday November 24, 2020

A hair-raising video shows a jogger narrowly avoiding getting hit by a train in the UK. The Network Rail - which owns most of Britain's rail infrastructure - shared a video of the earphone-wearing jogger's escape as a warning to all commuters.

"No Return To Austerity In New Spending Plan": UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak

World News | Reuters | Monday November 23, 2020

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity in a spending plan he will announce on Wednesday, even as the coronavirus crisis pushes Britain's further above 2 trillion pounds ($2.7 trillion).

UK's Prince Harry Welcomes BBC Probe Into Princess Diana Interview

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 22, 2020

Britain's Prince Harry has joined his brother William in welcoming a new investigation into how the BBC secured a famous and controversial 1995 interview with their mother Princess Diana, with a source describing it as a "drive for truth".

Hoping For Brexit Deal But "Not At Any Price": UK Minister Rishi Sunak

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 22, 2020

British finance minister Rishi Sunak has said there is genuine progress in Brexit talks with the European Union, but that it would be better to walk away from a bad trade deal than tie Britain's hands in the future.

Nissan's Britain Business Tough To Sustain Without Brexit Trade Deal - COO Ashwani Gupta

Reuters | Thursday November 19, 2020

Any final exit by Britain from the European Union that worsens business conditions through increased tariffs would threaten the sustainability of Nissan Motor Co's UK operations, the Japanese car maker's chief operating officer cautioned.

Amazon Prime Air Drone Project Sacks Dozens of Staff, Taps New Manufacturers: Report

Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From Reuters | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Amazon has laid off dozens of R&D and manufacturing staff from its delivery drone project, Amazon Prime Air. The company has reached tentative deals with two external manufacturers to build component parts of its long-awaited drone.