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PNB scam | Nirav Modi’s custody extended till November 11

Westminster Magistrates' Court Judge Nina Tempia confirmed that Modi's extradition trial is scheduled between May 11 and 15 next year. Modi must also re-appear via video link every 28 days for ‘call-over hearings’ until the trial kicks in from February next year.

UK PM Boris Johnson to go to Brussels for 'useful' Brexit meetings: Report

Citing a senior ministerial source, Rigby added that a "dawn dash" is likely and a deal is close but Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party is "still not over line".

UK Supreme Court to rule on Boris Johnson's shutdown of Parliament

The case marks a historic confrontation between the prime minister, the courts, and Parliament over their rights and responsibilities.

Former PM David Cameron 'sorry' for Brexit divisions

Cameron, who had supported remaining in the EU, resigned the morning after the 2016 referendum.

Facebook fact-checker finds UK Conservatives ran ads with altered BBC headline

Full Fact, which is part of the third-party fact-checking program created by Facebook to fight misinformation on the platform, said it had been scrutinizing online advertising ahead of a possible snap election in the country.

UK PM Boris Johnson restores post-study work programme, even with Brexit looming

With Brexit looming, the Boris Johnson-led government may be looking to attract more talented students into the country as the UK will now have to compete with Germany for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) students.

UK government announces 500 million sterling green investments

Included in this will be a 400 million pound fund to develop rapid charging infrastructure points for electric vehicles.

Brexit | Boris Johnson to seek snap polls if rebels don't budge: All you need to know

To avoid a no-deal Brexit, UK would have to pass an exit plan into law, get a fresh extension from the European Union (EU) or stop Brexit altogether

Boris Johnson seeks Parliament suspension until Oct 14

Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II to suspend the House of Commons sitting from around September 9 or 10, within days of it reconvening after the summer recess next Monday.

Imran Khan discusses Kashmir issue with Boris Johnson

The UK government has previously expressed "concerns" over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir

UK economy shrinks for first time since 2012 as Brexit bites

The decline, the first since the fourth quarter of 2012, was unexpected.

Brexit is a 'massive economic opportunity': Boris Johnson

In a speech in Manchester where he pledged new investment in Leave-voting areas, Johnson promised to step up negotiations on post-Brexit trade deals and set up free ports to boost the economy.

British PM Boris Johnson promises a bold new Brexit deal

The pound is weak, the economy at risk of recession, allies are in despair at the Brexit crisis and foes are testing Britain's vulnerability.

Britain says Iran approached tanker in Omani waters

Britain's UN mission wrote a letter to the Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Vijay Mallya's UK High Court extradition appeal to be heard in February 2020

The liquor tycoon remains on bail on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard in April 2017, involving a bail bond worth GBP 650,000 and other restrictions on his travel

Boris Johnson: An unsuitable boy

Britain will be taken even less seriously when the front-runner Tory MP steps into 10 Downing Street next week

Theresa May speaks of Brexit frustration in final interview as British PM

May did not reveal whether she backs Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson as her replacement, saying only that "they understand the responsibility that this job brings".

UK PM candidate Boris Johnson urges tax on global tech giants

Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister, said on July 5 the government had to find a way to tax global technology giants on their income.

Johnson 'row' blows UK leadership race open grassroots campaign begins

Whoever takes the Tory party leadership in the week beginning July 22 -- and therefore becomes prime minister -- will then face the looming Brexit deadline of October 31.

UK, India invested 75 million pounds for academic exchanges since 2006: Official

The third phase of the UKIEIRI, which has been running since 2017, will focus on capacity building, research and partnerships, besides skill development in higher education, the British Council official added.

Tories pick final two in battle to become British PM

The winner will be announced in the week beginning July 22 and then take over from Theresa May as prime minister.

UK risks Scotland split, more austerity after a no-deal Brexit: Philip Hammond

In the excerpts of his annual Mansion House speech to leaders of Britain's finance industry, Hammond suggested that a new referendum or a fresh election might be the only way to break the impasse.

UK court rejects Nirav Modi's bail for fourth time over fears he would abscond

Judge Ingrid Simler at the Royal Courts of Justice said that there are substantial grounds to believe that Nirav Modi will fail to surrender.

UK's Theresa May quits as party leader, starting succession race

Brexit is still scheduled for October 31 but while her rivals thrash it out, the project remains stuck, with the only divorce plan agreed with Brussels stuck in parliament.