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GBNEWS24 DESK// British inflation has soared to the highest level since before the coronavirus pandemic, with clothing, fuel and oil prices rebounding as the economy reopens, official data showed Wednesday. The Consumer Prices…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Britain recorded no new deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test on Tuesday. The last time Britain recorded no deaths was in March 2020, before the country had entered its first lockdown. The figure on Tuesday…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Only a week ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, sent friends save-the-date cards for a wedding in July 2022, according to several British newspapers. But on Saturday, Johnson and…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Britain's competition regulator is reviewing AstraZeneca's $39 billion buyout of US-based Alexion on concerns it could reduce competition in the UK market or elsewhere. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Martin Bashir, the BBC journalist who tricked princess Diana into giving an explosive interview, yesterday apologised to Princes William and Harry, but said claims linking his actions to her death were "unreasonable".…

GBNEWS24 DESK// London's FTSE 100 was flat on Friday, posting a weekly loss, as weakness in mining stocks countered a bigger-than-expected jump in retail sales and business activity. The blue-chip index was flat, with miners Anglo…

GBNEWS24 DESK// British inflation more than doubled in April, the start of a likely climb in prices this year as rich economies recover from pandemic lockdowns, but one that the Bank of England hopes will prove temporary. After…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Sadiq Khan was re-elected London Mayor on Saturday as had been widely expected, providing some joy to the opposition Labour Party which has suffered a series of disappointing results in other local elections. Khan, who…

GBNEWS24 DESK// SNP wants to hold 2nd independence vote by 2023 UK PM Johnson says he won't allow another referendum Scotland's main pro-independence party enjoyed early successes yesterday in crucial Scottish…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Everyone aged over 50 in Britain will be offered a third Covid-19 vaccination jab in the autumn in an attempt to eradicate the threat from the infection entirely by Christmas, The Times newspaper reported. Trials of…