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London: The UK has unveiled new 50p coins featuring the portrait of King Charles III which will enter general circulation within weeks. On its Twitter handle on Friday morning, The Royal Mint, official maker of British coins, said: "We…

London:The UK government has formally lifted a ban on fracking for shale gas in England and confirmed support for new oil and gas licensing round. According to a statement published on Thursday, to "bolster the country's energy…

United Nations: Newly-elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss said that to build economic strength and resilience, her country is deepening relations and growing security ties with fellow democracies like India. Making her debut on the…

London: King Charles III has pledged "lifelong service" in his first address to the UK and the Commonwealth after assuming the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The televised speech was broadcast on Friday as…

London: More than 21,000 people, including British nationals and their families, have been safely brought to the UK from Afghanistan, the government has said. The group of people also comprise Afghans who worked for Britain and people…

London: China is the biggest long-term threat to Britain, Prime Minister contender Rishi Sunak will say on Monday as he unveils plans to curb the countrys soft power by closing all of its 30 Confucius Institutes, which promote the teaching…

London: Health officials in the UK have found poliovirus in sewage samples in London, 19 years after it was eliminated by 2003. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the poliovirus in sewage samples collected from the…

London:  The UK is facing the biggest rail strike in 30 years on Tuesday after 50,000 union members walked out demanding an 11 per cent pay rise, affecting millions of commuters across the country. Tuesday's strike is the first of three…

London: An expert virologist reinforced the need to avoid intimate contact as the number of Monkeypox cases in Britain reached 366. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published its first technical briefing on Friday on the ongoing…

London: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced that the UK will send its first long-range missiles to Ukraine despite a threat by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the West against the delivery of these weapons to Kiev. In a…