"My dear Papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him, and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful for all that," he added.
The US government has withdrawn the extradition request for Pakistani national Jabir Motiwala, who has walked free from jail in London despite being accused of being the top lieutenant in Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company in Pakistan.
Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle.
Britain said it is willing to offer shelter to Myanmar's ambassador to London after he was ousted from his embassy by pro-junta diplomats.
Increased exposure to the Sun's rays, specifically UVA, can be a simple public health intervention to prevent mortality rates from Covid-19, say, researchers, who found that sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from the deadly virus.
Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm on Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain's exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance.
The UK's Covid-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest results from an ongoing study of the pandemic in England. Researchers at Imperial College London found that Covid-19 infections dropped about 60% in March as national lockdown measures slowed the spread of the virus.
The British government said on Thursday it is setting up a 43 million pound ($59 million) fund to help migrants from Hong Kong settle in the country as they escape increasing political repression in the former colony. The offer extends to holders of British National (Overseas) passports who have been offered special visas, opening a path to work, residency and eventual citizenship to up to 5 million of Hong Kong's 7.4 million people.
British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots. Several countries have already imposed limits on who can receive the vaccine, and any restrictions are closely watched.
The United Kingdom's drug regulator says the AstraZeneca vaccine has huge benefits but people under 30 will be offered another product due to a rare blood clot risk. The regulator said on Wednesday that while it is studying the possible connection between AstraZeneca's vaccine and rare blood clots, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines should be offered to people in that age group.
The UK is administering the first doses of the Moderna vaccine, the third authorized in the country against the coronavirus. Patients at the West Wales General Hospital were receiving the jab on Wednesday.
A group of scientists who advise the UK government over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak has warned against lifting restrictions as the coming weeks "may lead to a small surge of cases and deaths".
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was too soon to say whether international summer holidays can go ahead this year, a remark suggesting a planned reopening of outbound travel could be pushed back beyond May 17.
All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said on Monday as it prepared to announce the next steps in lifting the nation's months-long lockdown.
Everyone in England will be able to access free, regular, rapid coronavirus testing from later this week to track asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, the UK government announced on Monday.
The government said the new system "will help ensure the UK's vaccine progress isn't jeopardized and provide clear guidance for travelers".
