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Scotland shuts pubs and restaurants in Aberdeen to stem COVID-19 outbreak

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said an outbreak in the city had now accounted for a total of 54 known cases in recent days, and that in the last 24 hours there had been 64 new cases across the whole of Scotland

1 min read5 Aug 2020
Politics

UK signals end of good times, orders Mallya’s extradition

The UK court had said it was satisfied with the various assurances provided by the Indian government CBI and Enforcement Directorate have charged Mallya with defaulting on loans of up to ₹9,000 crore

1 min read5 Feb 2019
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Theresa May’s Brexit deal rejected 432-202 in UK Parliament

Brexit deal rejected, Theresa May will now face a vote of no confidence on Wednesday. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, submitted the motion saying the government had suffered a 'catastrophic' defeat

4 min read16 Jan 2019
Politics

Opinion: Turning Brexit into a celebration of democracy

Brexit may empower British democracy to resolve several of the country's long-standing crises

4 min read28 Dec 2018
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Defiant Theresa May tells critics it’s her Brexit deal or chaos

The crisis threatened to destroy the Brexit deal, unseat the prime minister and send the UK hurtling toward the EU exit without a plan

5 min read16 Nov 2018