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BoE set to hike UK growth forecast on Covid recovery
It comes as the BoE is widely expected to leave its key interest rate at a record-low 0.1% and maintain its stimulus programme pumping vast sums around the...
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Thousands dance mask-free at UK live gig trial
A crowd of 5,000 people cheered, danced and sang along to performances from bands including English indie pop act Blossoms at the sold-out event on Sunday at Liverpool's Sefton Park.
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Hope, division as Scots vote on independence referendum plan
The election for the 129 members of the Scottish parliament (MSPs) to serve for the next five years has reignited the debate on whether the country of 5.5 million would be better off on its own.
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Former anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain welcomes UK sanctions on Guptas
Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta and their associate Salim Essa are included on a list of 22 individuals who've had sanctions imposed on them for their role in corruption.
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UK imposes travel bans and asset freezes on Gupta family, Salim Essa
Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta and their associate Salim Essa are among the 22 people from six countries facing these sanctions.
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Fugitive Michael Lomas's extradition to SA has started in UK - NPA
Lomas was arrested in London on 15 April in connection with a R745 million Kusile fraud and corruption case.
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UK vows to slash emissions by more than three-quarters by 2035
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his latest legally binding target, which is 15 years earlier than once planned, ahead of staging COP26, the UN's annual climate gathering, in Glasgow in November.
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UK launches inquiry into lobbying scandal involving ex-PM
A day after Cameron finally broke his silence on the scandal, Downing Street said the inquiry would be led by senior lawyer Nigel Boardman and report back "promptly".
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UK starts Moderna jabs as AstraZeneca probed
The Moderna vaccine, which is already being delivered in Europe and the United States, joined ones from AstraZeneca-Oxford University and Pfizer-BioNTech in Britain's armoury against Covid-19.
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UK to announce new international travel rules
The UK has set a tentative date of 17 May to relaunch foreign travel, currently banned except for a handful of permitted reasons.
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UK to trial virus certificates at mass events
The Downing Street statement confirmed that Britain plans to issue identification showing whether people are vaccinated, have antibodies or have tested negative, despite opposition from lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's own party.
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UK imposes more sanctions on Myanmar military-linked interests
After seizing power in February from a civilian government, Myanmar's military has regained control of state companies.
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UK could add France to 'red list' over variants: PM
France is struggling with a third wave of cases and on Wednesday expanded virus lockdowns to three more areas including the city of Lyon.
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China now 'non-compliant' with Hong Kong joint declaration: UK
"The UK now considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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UK says AstraZeneca vaccine is 'safe and effective'
Britain began the world's first mass vaccination drive against the coronavirus in December, underpinned largely by the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab and another from Pfizer-BioNTech.
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Britain's au pair system 'killed' by Brexit
Under post-Brexit working terms, au pairs now must earn a minimum of £20,000 ($28,000) per year to obtain a work visa. That is significantly higher than the £5,000 per year typically given in the past.
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Rumours and racist legacies colour UK's COVID jab drive
But, experts argue, anti-disinformation drives need to overcome mistrust of the government among black and South Asian people, who have been dying in disproportionate numbers from COVID-19 but who remain scarred by endemic racism and past drugs scandals.
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UK virus variant spreading rapidly in Germany: minister
The rise comes despite Germany partially closing its borders in an attempt to stem the spread of the new variants.
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Boris Johnson cautious on lockdown easing as new hotel regime starts
While eyeing a possible route out of lockdown, the government is also tightening the borders to guard against emerging variants of the coronavirus that could undermine the vaccination programme.
