LONDON, May 11 — Britain will overhaul its espionage laws in the face of threats to national security ranging from cyber-attacks to pernicious lobbying that could undermine its economy, the country's interior minister said on Wednesday.

LONDON, Feb 22 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday the end of all domestic Covid-19 restrictions in England in a process starting later this week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The United Kingdom (UK) hopes that Malaysia can be part of the target of protecting 30 per cent of the Earth, both land and sea by 2030 (also known as 30 by 30), said the British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay.

LONDON, Jan 5 — The UK on Tuesday ruled out any new coronavirus-related restrictions, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that the country has "a chance to ride out this omicron wave" without another lockdown.

LONDON, Jan 2 — Britain has reported another 162,572 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 13,100,458, according to official figures released Saturday, reported Xinhua.

LONDON, Dec 14 — At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed death globally from the swiftly spreading strain.

LONDON, Dec 12 — Britain's Covid-19 alert level has been increased from Level 3 to Level 4 in light of the rapid increase in Omicron cases, British chief medical officers said in a joint statement Sunday.

OTTAWA/BEIJING, Dec 9 — Canada joined Australia, Britain and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, with China calling the boycotts "political posturing" and a smear campaign.

LONDON, Nov 15 — Three people have been arrested after a car exploded outside a hospital in the northern English city of Liverpool on Sunday, leaving one person dead and another one injured, police said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The trilateral security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), also known as Aukus, is aimed towards maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, said UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

LONDON, Aug 6 — British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Aug 5 emphasised that the UK has become the first country to be awarded the status of a dialogue partner by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) over the past 25 years, reported VNA.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their appreciation to the United Kingdom (UK) government for the donation of 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine today.

SEPANG, Aug 3 — Malaysia today received 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine contributed by the United Kingdom (UK), which will further boost the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).

LONDON, March 29 — British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Tuesday that Britain was focused on vaccinating the whole of its adult population before it would be able to provide surplus shots to others such as Ireland.

LONDON, Jan 31 — Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government said on Saturday.

LONDON, Jan 5 — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new lockdown in England on Monday night, in a bid to rein in the surging coronavirus cases associated with the fast-spreading strain, reported Sputnik news agency.

SINGAPORE, Dec 24 — Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returned preliminarily positive results for the new strain.

LONDON, Dec 14 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen released a joint statement Sunday agreeing to extend Brexit talks.

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 — As the United Kingdom (UK) becomes the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for widespread use, India may have to battle several challenges before it completes vaccination, health experts say, according to Anadolu Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) wants the United Kingdom (UK) to open its market wider for Malaysian palm oil.