Britain has been gradually reopening its economy, after months of coronavirus restrictions. (File) London: A rise in cases of the coronavirus variant dominant in India could “pose serious disruption” to Britain’s reopening plans, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Friday. England will take the next step of reopening on Monday as planned, but the final stage, […]
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UK’s Anti-fraud Agency Probes Sanjeev Gupta-led GFG Alliance
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Friday that it is investigating suspected fraudulent trading and money laundering related to companies within the Gupta Family Group Alliance (GFG), led by British-Indian businessman Sanjeev Gupta. GFG Alliance includes the embattled Liberty Steel business that continues to find alternative financing after its main backer, Greensill Capital, […]
UK’s PM Boris Johnson Bids To Cancel Debt Owed To COVID Conspiracy Theorist
The ‘Covid Conspiracy Theorist’ has allegedly launched many claims against the PM (File Photo) London, United Kingdom: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is applying to strike out a court judgment for unpaid debt, Downing Street said, after reports that a “Covid conspiracy theorist” had alleged defamation. Johnson has yet to settle the debt of 535 […]
UK’s Boris Johnson vows to set up Covid inquiry in this Parliament session
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday his government would set up an inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic during this parliamentary session. Asked whether he would set up such an inquiry during this Parliament, Johnson said, “I can certainly say that we will do that within this session. I have made that clear […]
UK’s Boris Johnson faces more questions over personal spending
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced more allegations on Sunday about his expenditure on the refurbishment of his apartment and on childcare for his young son. AP Photo LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced more allegations on Sunday about his expenditure on the refurbishment of his apartment and on childcare for his young son, […]
UK’s aid cuts for clean water projects criticised
The memo added: “We expect criticism on the reduction in spend, particularly as the UK public views Wash as a priority area for UK aid, because hand hygiene is widely recognised as a critical intervention to counter the spread of Covid-19, and because the cuts are being announced in the year that the UK is […]
UK’s Boris Johnson paid for apartment refurbishment himself, minister says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally covered the cost of refurbishing his Downing Street flat. AP Photo LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally covered the cost of refurbishing his Downing Street flat, a minister said, seeking to quash claims by Johnson’s former top adviser that the prime minister had planned to get donors to […]
In UK’s Largest Divorce Case, Temur Akhmedov Ordered To Pay $100 Million To Mom
Temur Akhmedov is son of billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov. The son at the center of the U.K.’s largest divorce lost a London court ruling over his role in hiding assets from his mother with a judge calling him “a dishonest individual who will do anything to assist his father.” Temur Akhmedov worked with his billionaire father, […]
UK’s Heathrow Airport Refuses to Allow Extra Flights from India Ahead of ‘Red List’ Ban
Heathrow Airport in London, the UK’s largest and busiest airport, has declined requests from at least four international aircraft carriers to land eight extra flights from India on Thursday, ahead of the coronavirus pandemic “red list” travel ban which comes into force from Friday. The airport said the decision to decline requests for additional flights […]
Shirley Williams, co-founder of UK’s Social Democratic Party, dies aged 90
LONDON: British politician Shirley Williams, who changed the country’s political landscape in 1981 by quitting the Labour Party to co-found the Social Democratic Party, died on Monday aged 90. Williams, who told the Guardian newspaper in 2015 her happiest memories were of living at her mother’s countryside cottage during World War Two, left the Labour […]