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UK says under-40s should be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

Britain previously advised under 30s seek alternative.
Official highlights context of vaccine supply, low case numbers.
Britain still set to meet vaccine rollout targets.

Published 07 May, 2021 05:44pm

World

UK on course to ditch social distancing rule in June - PM Johnson

Johnson's government has set out a roadmap to end lockdown restrictions in stages as widespread vaccinations help to suppress infections.
Asked about that possibility during a campaign visit in northern England, Johnson said: "I think we've got a good chance, a good chance, of being able to dispense with one-metre plus."

Published 03 May, 2021 07:56pm

World

UK reports slight rise in daily COVID cases to 2,672

A further 30 people were reported as having died within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19, meaning there were 211 deaths between April 9 and 15, a fall of 2.3% compared with the previous seven days.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 08:24pm

World

UK reports 10 more COVID deaths, 3,423 new cases

Official data also showed 31,301,267 people had received their first shot of a COVID vaccine.

Published 03 Apr, 2021 08:25pm

World

UK COVID-19 cases estimated to be shrinking less slowly

The daily growth rate of COVID-19 infections was between -5% and -2%, meaning the number of new infections is shrinking by between 2% and 5% each day, compared to -6% and -3% last week.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 07:43pm

World

UK shopper numbers edge higher as end of restrictions nears

It said shopper numbers, or footfall, climbed 4% on UK high streets, but fell 4.4% in retail parks and 2.3% in shopping centres. Footfall across Britain remained 40.8% lower than during the same week last year, Springboard said.
England entered a third national lockdown on Jan. 4 to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatened to overwhelm the health system.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:36pm

World

Britain on track to ease lockdown measures in line with plan

"There is no sign that we won't be able to make progress as set out in the roadmap," Hancock told Sky News.
Rising infections in Europe could derail Britain's plan to restart travel, which could possibly be from May 17.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 09:30pm

World

Holidays abroad this summer unlikely for most Britons, scientist warns

Britain has banned travel for most people during the current lockdown and has said overseas holidays will not be allowed until May 17 at the earliest.
I think international travel this summer is, for the average holidaymaker, sadly I think, extremely unlikely.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 06:09pm

World

UK officials urge caution on easing COVID-19 lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced what he has called a cautious but irreversible roadmap out of England's third national lockdown.
"It's all pointing in the right direction, but I think nobody can say with certainty that this is... finished," he told lawmakers. "We're certainly not out of the woods yet, even on this wave."

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:31pm

World

Britain brings in new paperwork for lockdown travellers

Under current lockdown rules, holidays are banned and only those travelling for specific work or family reasons are allowed to go abroad. The government said the new form would help it to police those rules.
Britain has said that people might be able to travel again from mid-May, with more information due in mid-April.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 08:51pm

World

Britain to take much bigger GDP hit from Brexit than the EU

Britain left the EU at the end of January last year, but kept its full access to the 27-nation bloc's single market until the end of 2020, when it was replaced by a trade agreement.
For the EU on average, the exit of the UK from the European Union on Free Trade Agreement terms is estimated to generate an output loss of around 0.5% of GDP by the end of 2022, and some 2.25% point for the UK.

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:27pm

World

UK sees sharp fall in spending, more furlough under new lockdown

For a second week running a new official data series showed spending on credit and debit cards was 35% below its level in February 2020, at the start of the pandemic.
Most economists think Britain's economy will shrink in the first quarter of this year due to the lockdown and disruption from new post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 06:58pm

World

UK reports daily record of 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths

The total eclipsed the previous record number of deaths reported on April 21, 2020, of 1,224.
Each life lost to this virus is a tragedy, but sadly we can expect the death toll to continue to rise until we stop the spread.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 09:32pm

World

UK to toughen COVID-19 border controls soon: Gove

"We'll be coming forward very shortly with new proposals on how exactly we will make sure that our borders are safe," Gove told Sky News.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 12:58pm

World

British PM Boris Johnson orders a national lockdown as COVID-19 variant spreads

The lockdown will remain in place at least through the middle of February.
Schools will be closed while people have been banned from leaving home for all but exercise and essential shopping.

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 11:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 19	278.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 19	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 19	142.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 19	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 19	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 19	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 19	5,618.26
India Sensex / Sep 19	83,128.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 19	37,180.81
Nasdaq / Sep 19	17,573.30
Hang Seng / Sep 19	17,987.40
FTSE 100 / Sep 19	8,309.81
Dow Jones / Sep 19	41,503.10
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 19	18,815.30

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 18	227,713.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 19	71.01
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 19	18,935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 19	2,575.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 19	71.41
Petrol/Litre / Sep 20	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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