UK opens up COVID boosters to all over 30s in Omicron fight

Britain's health authorities said on Sunday that bookings for the COVID booster vaccines for everyone aged 30 and over in England will be open from Monday, as one of the key actions aimed at......

UK logs 93,045 new Covid cases amid surge in Omicron infections

The UK reported 93,045 cases of coronavirus on Friday, another record high for daily infections for the third consecutive day, as Omicron overtook Delta to become the dominant variant in London and......

Delta variant reduces vaccine effect: UK experts

The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant of concern (VOC) first identified in India, is about 60 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha strain identified in the United Kingdom and......

Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant under investigation in UK

The United Kingdom health authorities on Friday said they will be conducting further analysis into a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after designating it a variant under......

'Nirav Modi won't be back on the first flight to India'

Extradition of Mallya, Nirav figures in Modi-Boris talks 'It could take at least a couple of years for his case to go through the entire run of the British judiciary.' Illustration: Dominic......

Nirav Modi in custody, next hearing via video on Jan 2

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was further remanded in custody......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Nirav Modi's new bail application rejected

Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London concluded that she remains unconvinced that he would not interfere with witnesses or fail to surrender before the......

Guardiola urges players to get COVID-19 booster shots

'We speak with the players every day to say be careful. Stay healthy, wear masks, social distance.'   IMAGE: Pep Guardiola said Leeds, who are 12 points behind City in the English Premier......

Berrettini tests positive for COVID, out of Wimbledon

IMAGE: Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, is out of this year’s tournament. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at last year's......

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns IMAGE: Skater performance during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Issuing......

Day 5: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Jacobellis earns first US gold and long-awaited redemption IMAGE: Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States in action. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Lindsey Jacobellis claimed the first gold......

How the world of sport reacted to Russian doping

An independent commission report, led by Canadian law professor and sports lawyer Richard McLaren, published on Monday revealed evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at......