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UK economy shrinks a fifth on virus lockdown

Britain's economy shrank by a fifth in size during April as the coronavirus lockdown shuttered factories, offices and shops, official data showed Friday, stoking concerns over a painful recession

UK's Industrial Output Sees Largest Monthly Fall of 20.3% in April - Statistics Office

The month-on-month index of the industrial output in the United Kingdom declined by over 20 percent in April, the biggest drop since the UK started to report such statistics, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday

Rashford targets end of child hunger in Britain

Authorities in US' Camden Take Down Christopher Columbus Statue - Reports

UK backtracks on post-Brexit import checks: reports

Airlines launch legal action against UK over quarantine

New Zealand to change border rules after 'Avatar' row

New Zealand will ease its coronavirus border controls, the government said Friday, after a decision to let Hollywood director James Cameron into the country to film an "Avatar" sequel prompted anger over double standards

Europe stocks slide at open; London hit by GDP shock

European stock markets sank further at the open on Friday, with London hit by news that the UK economy collapsed in April due to the coronavirus lockdown

Airlines launch legal action against UK over quarantine

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair on Friday said they have launched legal action against the UK government over its "flawed" 14-day quarantine introduced earlier this week in response to the coronavirus

UK economy collapses by a fifth on virus lockdown

Britain's economy shrank by more than a fifth in April from March, official data showed Friday, as the first full month of coronavirus lockdown ravaged activity

Virus outbreak clouds Britons' annual trips to the sun

Fearful Hong Kongers rush to secure limited British passports

High Commissioner visits Open Kitchen set up by Muslim Hands; announces food for 300 people

Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Mohammad Nafees Zakaria visited 'Open Kitchen' set up by Muslim Hands here at Hounslow area on Thursday

Joshua showdown with Fury unlikely to be in UK says promoter

UK Pauses Sending Evidence to US Law Enforcement Over Death Penalty Concerns - Reports

British Council seeks £60-mln government bailout

Scottish Lawmakers Pass Motion to Create History of Slavery Museum Amid Protests

Toppled UK slave trader's statue fished out of harbour

Stocks drop as gloomy Fed compounds second-wave virus fears

World stock markets sustained heavy losses Thursday after the US Federal Reserve warned of a "highly uncertain" economic outlook because of the coronavirus pandemic, and investors worried about a possible second wave of the killer disease in the United States

EU's Borrell Calls for Implementation of South Sudan Peace Deal Amid Escalating Violence

The South Sudanese government should urgently implement all the terms of a peace deal in order to curtail the escalating violence in the African country, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a declaration on Thursday

HEC makes efforts to enhance research in universities: Economic Survey

With the efforts of Higher Education Commission(HEC), the research activities have enhanced in public sector institutions across the country

Nawaz Sharif issued non bailable arrest warrant in Toshakhana reference

An Accountability Court (AC) Thursday issued non bailable arrest warrant against former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif due to continuous disappearance in 'Toshakhana' vehicles reference

Italy's Industrial Output Drops by 42.5% Year-on-Year in April - Statistics Institute

Italy's industrial production index fell by 42.5 percent in April, compared to the same period last year, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) said on Thursday in a report

Major UK Energy Firm to Slash 5,000 Jobs, Restructure Management Amid Falling Revenue

Centrica, the parent company to one of the United Kingdom's largest gas providers, announced on Thursday it will be cutting up to 5,000 jobs in an attempt to restructure the company and halt losses