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It is too soon to imagine the relaxation of lockdown restrictions in England, with infection levels of coronavirus “still forbiddingly high”, the prime minister has said, though the UK is thought to be “past the peak”. Boris Johnson said the UK’s Covid vaccination programme has provided “some signs of hope”, with 10 million people having received their first jab, but ...

Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old who became a national treasure for his extraordinary fundraising efforts, has died after contracting Covid-19. The Second World War veteran was admitted to hospital on Sunday with breathing difficulties. Captain Sir Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, said her father had pneumonia for the last few weeks “and last week tested positive for Covid-19”. He died ...

Britain’s government on Monday summoned Myanmar’s ambassador in London over the coup by the country’s military and the unlawful imprisonment of civilians, the Foreign Office said, reports AFP. Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had been summoned to the Foreign Office, a ministry spokesperson said. “The Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams, condemned the military coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including ...

LONDON, Feb. 1 :  Another 18,607 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,835,783, according to official figures released Monday. The country also reported another 406 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 106,564. These figures only include the deaths of people ...

Health officials said Monday they will increase testing in eight areas across England where nearly a dozen South African Covid-19 variant cases have been identified in the last week. The 11 cases, detected in genomic sequencing carried out on random samples of positive coronavirus results, cannot be traced back to international travel, prompting concerns of localised transmission. The move in ...

Captain Tom has been admitted to hospital after struggling with coronavirus and pneumonia over the past few weeks, his family have revealed Captain Sir Tom Moore is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, his daughter has said. A statement on Twitter said that the 100-year-old was hospitalised on Sunday after requiring “help with his breathing” and that he is ...

The UK will not “look the other way” on Hong Kongers with British National (Overseas) status, No 10 says, amid a row with China over a new visa. From Sunday Hong Kong citizens with BNO status can apply for a special UK visa. But China’s foreign ministry has been critical of the move, saying “while the UK may be in ...

British Deputy High Commissioner Javed Patel visited Sylhet on 25-26 January 2021. This was Mr Patel’s first visit to Sylhet since he joined the British High Commission in Dhaka in February 2020. During his visit, Mr Patel reflected on the long friendship between the UK and Bangladesh and met local officials to discuss opportunities for further shared growth. On the ...

Twenty five out of the 28 UK expatriates who tested positive for Covid-19 have tested negative in the second round of testing. Only three people tested positive. The Sylhet Health Department said that a report of their coronavirus test was obtained from the RT PCR lab of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, a seven-member team from the ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Wednesdaysaid this year is a big year for Bangladesh, and also for the United Kingdom (UK) as a partner, saying that they would hold a series of events to celebrate the “remarkable success” of Bangladesh. “Bangladesh’s 50 years of independence, it’s a remarkable success. It’s a big year for Bangladesh,” he ...