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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

London braces for toughest Covid restrictions as it records England’s highest case rate

Lawmakers were told in a government briefing that Covid-19 rates in the city are rising and compare badly with other regions currently in Tier 3, the top level of curbs in England.

UK backs down on threat to rip parts of Brexit divorce deal

The plan to retreat on UK Internal Market Bill is another sign that Boris Johnson govt is trying everything it can to smooth the path to a new post-Brexit trade agreement.

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip likely to be in first group that will get Covid vaccine

Frontline healthcare staff, people over the age of 80 and care home workers will be among the first to get the vaccine as part of Phase 1 of the programme.

What’s at stake if Brexit talks fail

If no agreement is reached, it would be a hammer blow for both sides as decades of free movement of goods, services and capital would come to an abrupt end.

Anthony Fauci slams UK’s drug regulator on Pfizer review, then mutes critique

Anthony Fauci said the UK drug regulator — Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency — took the data from the Pfizer company and rushed through the approval.

UK has approved a vaccine. Here’s what happens next

Spotlight now shifts to the high-stakes rollout of the vaccine. UK has ordered enough doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to immunize 20 million people.

UK asks regulator to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for temporary supply

If authorised, the UK will be one of the first countries in the world to receive the vaccine. AstraZeneca expects to have up to 4 million doses ready by the end of 2020.

London to avoid tough Covid curbs, pubs & restaurants to reopen when England lockdown ends

When lockdown ends, England will follow a regional 3-tier system of restrictions, with most of the country either in tier 2 and the highest tier 3.

How Brexit is creating jobs for customs staff in India and Romania

Britain’s logistics industry is finding creative ways to be ready for bureaucracy that will hit on 1 Jan, when trade with EU will be subject to new paperwork.

UK House of Lords panel recommends India critic Nazir Ahmed be expelled for sexual assault

Lord Nazir Ahmed, the first Muslim appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer, retired from the House on 14 November.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy doesn’t need DOGE. Hiring more would be better for efficiency

The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.