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English pubs set for comeback, India battles record virus surge
Concerns over the side effects and effectiveness of tested and approved vaccines continue to rattle nerves elsewhere.
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Taxi to nowhere: virus measures hit London black cab business
Many London taxi drivers rent their instantly-recognisable black cabs from fleet companies such as GB Taxi Services, where Georgiou is one of the owners.
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Coronavirus: latest global developments
India has reported more than 7 million coronavirus cases, bringing it closer to the United States, the worst-hit country with more than 7.7 million cases, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources.
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UK lorry migrant deaths 'ringleader' admits manslaughter
Thirty-nine migrants - 10 of them teenagers - were found dead in the truck in an industrial zone east of London in October 2019.
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Locals enjoy rare calm at London museums
With tourists staying away and visitor numbers limited due to coronavirus, the popular exhibit is unrecognisably quiet -- as are many of the British capital's museums and galleries.
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UK life insurers pay 90 million pounds in COVID-19 claims - trade body
Insurers received 7,000 life insurance claims from families of people who died from COVID-19 and 83% have been paid so far, the ABI said in a statement. Every life insurance claim has been accepted, it said.
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Fine art and face masks: London's Victoria and Albert Museum reopens
The 160-year-old museum has been closed for 138 days, the longest period of closure in its history.
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Seven police hurt in violence at London music event
Those at Friday’s event became violent and threw projectiles at police as they entered an estate at Havelock Close in West London, the police said in a statement.
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Officials remove statue of 18th century slave trader in London
The previously obscure statue, which stands in front of the Museum of London Docklands, came into focus after demonstrators taking part in a global anti-racism protest movement tore down the statue of a slave trader in Bristol, southwest England.
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London's statues from 'bygone' imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says
A statue of Edward Colston, who made a fortune in the 17th century from trading West African slaves, was torn down and thrown into Bristol harbour on Sunday by a group of demonstrators taking part in a wave of protests following the death of George Floyd in the United States.
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London buses step up virus measures after 20 drivers die
Mayor Sadiq Khan, whose father was a bus driver, led tributes to the victims as authorities said passengers would no longer be able to use the front door near the driver.
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Teenage boy dies in London after testing positive for coronavirus
“Sadly, a 13-year old boy who tested positive for COVID-19 has passed away, and our thoughts and condolences are with the family at this time,” King’s College Hospital said in a statement.
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City of London revokes honour granted to Suu Kyi
Elected representatives on the body that runs London's historic centre and financial district voted to revoke the freedom of the city granted to Suu Kyi three years ago.
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Vietnam police charge seven over Britain truck deaths
Seven defendants, including a Vietnamese woman living in China, were charged with creating immigration profiles for 67 people from different areas in Vietnam for illegal work in Britain and Europe, Ha Tinh province regional police said in a statement.
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London attacker served prison term for terrorism offences, police say
One man who had been treated for life-threatening injuries after being stabbed is no longer in a critical condition, while a woman who suffered less serious wounds had been discharged from hospital, police said.
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EU chiefs hail 'new dawn for Europe' as UK quits
Britain's 47-year membership of the bloc will end on the stroke of 2300 GMT -- midnight Brussels time, three and a half years after a shock referendum vote to leave.
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The Who are first honoured as London unveils Music Walk of Fame
Following the presentation of the Walk’s founding stone, The Who’s two surviving members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend posed by their own plaque, depicting a music record, laid out in London’s buzzing Camden district.
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Prince Charles to visit India for second time in two years
Charles, 70, will arrive in New Delhi for the two-day visit on Wednesday, 13 November.
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UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese
Emergency workers discovered the bodies early Wednesday inside the refrigerated container of a truck parked in an industrial area east of London, shortly after it had arrived on a ferry from Belgium.
