Tag: UK
UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines (more…) Read More
Met police open war crimes probe into UK mercenaries in SL
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by British mercenaries in ... Read More
Hong Kong: UK set to suspend extradition treaty with Chinese territory
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to suspend the UK's extradition treaty with Hong Kong later ... Read More
SL not exempted from Global Travel Advisory at this initial stage-UK
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has not been exempted from the Global Travel Advisory or border restrictions for the ... Read More
New Zealand’s first Covid cases in 24 days came from UK
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New Zealand has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus, ending a 24-day streak of no new ... Read More
UK economy shrinks record 20.4% in April due to lockdown
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The UK's economy shrank by 20.4% in April - the largest monthly contraction on record - ... Read More
Vietnamese migrant deaths in UK lorry spark 26 arrests
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-six people have been arrested in Belgium and France in an operation prompted by the deaths ... Read More
UK PM Johnson stable after second night in intensive care battling COVID-19
(FASTNEWS | LONDON ) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in ... Read More
Smuggling arrests over transport of ‘10,000 Kurds’ to UK
(FASTNEWS | Amsterdam) - Police in France and the Netherlands have arrested 23 people suspected of helping to smuggle about ... Read More
Brexit: UK to decide on Gibraltar-EU travel deal
(FASTNEWS | BREXIT) - The UK government says Gibraltar cannot independently negotiate a passport-free travel deal with the EU after ... Read More
UK pledges to support prison reforms in SL
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Sarah Hulton has said that the UK is ready to ... Read More
Simon Cheng: Former UK consulate worker says he was tortured in China
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate has told the BBC that he was ... Read More
UK set for 12 December general election after MPs’ vote
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The UK is set to go to the polls on 12 December after MPs backed Boris ... Read More
UK launches post-study work visa programme for Lankans
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United Kingdom has launched a new ‘Graduate Immigration Route’ for international students choosing the UK ... Read More
UAE, US, UK, France and Italy welcome UN-backed truce in Libya
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -UAE, UK, US, France and Italy welcomed the UN-backed truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid Al Adha ... Read More