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A pedestrian walks past a poster of a person wearing a face covering, in the high street in west London. AFP photo

Ill, Boris had a harder time; virus blow to James Bond

The only constant is that like the scientists, the government is also at a loss

12 Oct 2020 3:58 PM IST

Build back greener: UKs Johnson pitches wind-driven recovery from pandemic

Build back greener: UK's Johnson pitches wind-driven recovery from...

Johnson is under pressure over his handling of the pandemic as his government's response has been cast by opponents as...

6 Oct 2020 9:49 AM IST

$Britain will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than its previous commitment, the prime minister said Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Boris Johnson made the pledge as part of plans for a \green industrial revolution\ that he claims could create up to 250,000 jobs in energy, transport and technology. (AP)$ World

UK to ban gasoline, diesel car sales by 2030 as part of green plan

The environmental push is part of Johnson's efforts to move beyond the tremors of the coronavirus pandemic and Britain's...

18 Nov 2020 11:00 AM IST

People exercise in Green Park in central London on November 8, 2020 during a second national lockdown designed to contain soaring infections of the novel coronavirus. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | London Diary

Locked down yet again, UK knows the rules but likes them less and less

9 Nov 2020 11:04 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons in London on November 2, 2020 on new coronavirus lockdown measures. (Photo : AFP)

More lockdowns in Europe as virus outbreaks grow

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz had announced the measures on Saturday, describing them as

3 Nov 2020 2:15 PM IST

Britains Prince William, Duke of Cambridge wears a face mask as he visits St. Bartholomews Hospital in London. - Prince William tested positive for coronavirus in April according to media reports on November 2, 2020. (AFP)

Prince William's COVID-19 positive kept secret in first wave of UK...

Around the same time in April, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital after testing positive for the...

2 Nov 2020 6:43 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves at the media as he arrives back in Downing Street after attending the weekly Prime Ministers Questions session at the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. (AP/Matt Dunham)

Following India protests closely, says UK after Boris Johnson gaffe

The gaffe occurred during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons on Wednesday

11 Dec 2020 11:54 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Boris' fumbling holds lessons for the world

While British waters are much richer in fish than the seas surrounding Europe, British trawlers make their money selling...

10 Dec 2020 12:05 AM IST

Britain bids farewell to EU, hails new start

Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc

31 Jan 2020 1:46 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

We don't need no revolution... but is Establishment winning?

The countrywide demonstrations against the recent acts of the BJP government are part of the fight for the soul of this...

18 Jan 2020 3:06 AM IST

As Boris holidays economy class; shutdowns loom on high streets

Sometimes you don't need enemies of the state to hack into accounts and reveal personal details.

6 Jan 2020 2:32 AM IST

Of hate speech, misfits, weirdoes and thought police' in Boris'...

The boast of modern democratic societies is that they uphold the principles of freedom of speech.

22 Feb 2020 3:20 AM IST