The UK government has announced a new road safety strategy, including 'Dev's Law' named after an Indian-origin boy killed in a road accident, to reduce deaths and serious injuries on British roads.
The local police force where Rishi Sunak filmed a social media video in a moving car without a seatbelt on Friday fined the British Prime Minister for the legal breach.
Putting an end to the vaccine certification row, the UK on Thursday announced that Indians, fully vaccinated with Covishield vaccine, will no longer require to undergo quarantine on their arrival in Britain from October 11.
The United Kingdom will move India from 'red' to 'amber' list on August 8, according to the information available on the UK government website.
India and the US are among the countries excluded from the list of nearly 60 low-risk countries.
Bowing to pressure, Britain has asked security staff at airports not to undertake humiliating search of Sikh turbans as part of the security drill.
Officials said the carrying capacity will be limited to 100ml per container and no more containers will be allowed than would fit in a one litre plastic bag.
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