Tag: United Kingdom

Monday, December 21st 2020 - 08:19 UTC
UK variant of coronavirus is up to 70% more transmissible, but no sufficient evidence that it is more lethal

Following are details of a new coronavirus variant that has been identified in the United Kingdom, given at a news conference by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Patrick Vallance, Britain's chief scientific adviser, and Chris Whitty, the chief medical adviser:
Monday, December 21st 2020 - 07:14 UTC
UK truck drivers: no ham and cheese sandwiches allowed into the EU

British lorry drivers crossing the Channel next month will face a new regulation that may be hard to swallow: a ban on ham-and-cheese sandwiches, the UK government has warned.
Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
UK leads Global Ocean Alliance to turn 30% of oceans into Marine Protected Areas by 2030

Some thirty countries have now joined the Global Ocean Alliance championing an international commitment for a minimum 30% of the global ocean to be protected through Marine Protected Areas by 2030.
Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
CBI calls on the EU for a customs grace period after Brexit: UK firms “still on the dark”

Britain's biggest business lobby group called on the European Union to delay introducing new customs checks after Brexit because firms haven't had enough time to prepare amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Friday, December 18th 2020 - 06:33 UTC
UNICEF support to feed UK children, first time since end of WW2

UNICEF has launched a domestic emergency response in the UK for the first time in its more than 70-year history to help feed children amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, December 17th 2020 - 10:08 UTC
US and UK in talks to seal a mini-deal to reduce trade tariffs

The outgoing US administration is in talks with the UK to try to seal a mini-deal to reduce trade tariffs, Trump's trade chief has told the BBC. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he was hopeful for a deal that could see punitive tariffs on Scottish whisky lowered.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
UK and Mexico sign trade deal: savings of £59 million worth of duties

The UK signed on Tuesday 15 December a trade deal with Mexico, locking in tariff-free trade and other benefits for British businesses and consumers. The UK-Mexico Trade Continuity Agreement will particularly benefit the automotive, pharmaceutical, textiles, agriculture, food and drink industries and other manufacturing industries, the sectors where the UK has the highest amount of trade with Mexico.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:32 UTC
British scientists trying to determine if Covid-19 mutation is linked to other strains

British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Johnson will travel to India next month, first trip since departure from the EU

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India in January 2021 to strengthen a key strategic relationship which supports jobs and investment across the UK. This will be the Prime Minister’s first major bilateral visit since taking office, and the first since departure from the EU, and underlines his commitment to step up the UK’s engagement with the Indo-Pacific region.
Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
New variant of Covid-19 has emerged in UK, reports WHO

The World Health Organization is aware of a new variant of Covid-19 that has emerged in Britain, but there is no evidence the strain behaves differently to existing types of the virus, it said on Monday.