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Cash For Covid? UK Says No Decision On Reported Plan For Positive Tests

World News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

Britain's environment minister said on Friday no decision had been taken on plans to give everyone who tested positive for COVID-19 a payment after newspapers reported people could be given 500 pounds ($683.75) to incentivise them to take tests.

UK Blocks Export Of Robert Clive's Indian Silver Durbar Set

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021

The UK government has placed a temporary export bar on an "incredibly rare" Indian silver Durbar set, made up of rosewater sprinklers, paan caskets and huqqa bases worth around 730,000 pounds, to offer a gallery or institution in Britain an opportunity to acquire it for public display.

UK Unveils New Laws To Protect Historic Statues, Monuments

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2021

The UK government on Monday unveiled new laws to protect England's cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments to ensure they are not removed "at a whim".

It's For India, Pakistan To Find Lasting Resolution In Kashmir, Says UK

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 14, 2021

The UK government on Wednesday reiterated its unchanged stance that the situation in Kashmir remains an issue for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution to the issue.

UK Rolls Out "Act Like You've Got It" Drive Amid "Alarming" Covid Spike

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 9, 2021

The UK government on Saturday began rolling out a series of stark advertisements as part of a new awareness drive that warns people to "Act like you've got it" because anyone can spread coronavirus, especially the new highly transmissible variant that has seen hospitals being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

UK Announces $6.3 Billion Package To Help Covid-Hit Businesses

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 5, 2021

The UK government on Tuesday launched an extra GBP 4.6-billion package for virus-battered businesses as England began a fresh lockdown set to last weeks.

Health Ministry Meet Today After Mutant Coronavirus Spreads Rapidly In UK

India News | Monday December 21, 2020

The Health Ministry has called a meeting todayof its joint monitoring group on COVID-19 to discuss a mutant coronavirus that has spread rapidly in the UK, government sources have said. Several European nations have banned flights to and from Britain.

UK Pets Will Need Certificate To Enter EU After Brexit

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 17, 2020

British pet owners will need a new document to enter the European Union with their animals after the Brexit transition period ends on 1 January next year, the government said on Wednesday.

New Variant Of Coronavirus Found In UK, May Be Spreading Faster: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 15, 2020

The British capital faces tougher Covid-19 measures within days, the UK government said on Monday, with a new coronavirus variant emerging as a possible cause for rapidly rising infection rates.

UK To Expand COVID-19 Tests To School Students As Cases Rise In London

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 11, 2020

The UK government is expanding its COVID-19 Test and Trace plan to cover all secondary school students aged between 11 and 18 in and around London, as the city registered a spike in coronavirus infections in recent days.

Watch: Boris Johnson's Blooper On Farmer Protests, Sikh MP Is Baffled

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 10, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed to confuse two separate issues when he reiterated the UK government's stance that any dispute between India and Pakistan was for the two countries to settle bilaterally.

Brexit Accelerated Covid-19 Vaccine Approval: UK Government

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 2, 2020

Britain crowed on Wednesday that Brexit had hastened its rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine while the EU lags on its own approval, provoking criticism that it was indulging in pharmaceutical nationalism.

Some Spectators Allowed To Return To Sports Events In England

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Up to 4,000 people can return to outdoor sports stadiums in parts of England classified as at low risk from coronavirus from December 2, the UK government said.

Foreign Doctors, Nurses Get 1-Year Visa Extension In UK

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 23, 2020

The UK government has confirmed a further one-year visa extension for foreign doctors and nurses, including from India, whose visas are set to expire before March 31, 2021, as they battle the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.

British Government Announces 300m Pounds Package To Rescue 11 Sports Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 19, 2020

Rugby union will receive the biggest single amount, with 135 million pounds ear-marked for the sport.