Author: Marin
England’s Plan B measures are to end from next Thursday, with mandatory face coverings in public places and Covid passports both dropped, Boris Johnson has announced.
Inflation has hit its highest level since 1992 as food bills continue to soar.
Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has obtained a licence in China that allows it to seek external capital, as it works to shore up its supply of silicon chips in the face of U.S. pressure.
LONDON: British annual inflation accelerated to a near 30-year high in December, official data showed on Wednesday (Jan 19), stoking fears over a cost of living squeeze as wages fail to keep pace.
Three nuclear sites have been targeted and sightings have been reported over airports and the royal palace.
Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London who was suspended from Labour over comments about Hitler supporting Zionism, has said he will apply to join the Green party.
The number of people on a hospital waiting list in England has hit 6 million for the first time, NHS data shows.
Marks & Spencer and Tesco saw sales soar over Christmas as both retailers forecast strong full-year profits. M&S said its food business reported its highest-ever revenue for Christmas, while Tesco said it was an “exceptional” festive period for sales.
Boris Johnson is facing calls from senior Tories to resign after he admitted attending a drinks party during lockdown.
Restrictions on large outdoor events in Scotland will come to an end on 17 January. Attendances at football and rugby matches had been limited to 500 people under rules which were introduced as cases of the Omicron variant surged across the country.