UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – UK raises alarm over new Covid variant which could beat vaccines
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…