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UK weather forecast: 'Tornado' warning with lightning and flooding set to hit Britain

Storm Franklin is set to strike tonight as winds reach 80mph and parts of the country could see "brief tornadoes" and cloud-to-ground lightning as Britain's storm season rumbles on

Daily Mirror

UK's Queen Elizabeth catches 'mild' Covid

LONDON - Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, a fortnight after marking 70 years on the throne, but aides said her symptoms were "mild".

Bangkok Post

Iran Lawmakers Want Guarantees US Won't Leave Revamped Deal

Iranian lawmakers have urged President Ebrahim Raisi to obtain guarantees from the US and three European countries that they won't withdraw from the nuclear agreement being renegotiated in Vienna, an Iranian news agency reported Sunday. Meanwhile, Israel’s prime minister said the emerging deal is less stringent than the previous agreement,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth Catches COVID

Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. "The queen has today tested positive for COVID," the Palace said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: GB gold brings Games to a close

Women’s curling team win for Britain in Games that will be remembered more for another Russian scandal than the sport

The Guardian - UK

Great Britain falls short on medals target in Beijing despite curling success

Curling delivered a gold and a silver but heavily funded Skeleton, and Ski and Snowboard sports, drew a blank

The Independent UK

Britain's Queen tests positive for Covid and is experiencing mild symptoms

The 95-year-old was being closely monitored after it emerged that Prince Charles had caught the virus, just days after pair had been in close contact on Tuesday. Buckingham Palace have now confirmed Britain's Queen has also tested positive for Covid

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth catches COVID

Queen Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, sharpening concerns about the health of the world's longest-reigning monarch two weeks after she marked 70 years on the British throne.

Reuters

Storm Franklin named by Met Office as Britain braces for winds up to 80mph

Third named storm in a week and follows Dudley and Eunice

Wales Online

UK must cut spending on COVID testing, Johnson says

Britain wants to retain the capability to spot new coronavirus variants but it must stop spending so heavily on free testing as cases and fatalities fall, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.

Reuters

UK must deal with Russian money in the City, Johnson says

Britain has an issue with Russian money funnelling through the City of London and it must be dealt with, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.

Reuters

West Could Cut US Dollar Access for Russian Companies, UK’s Johnson Says

The United States and Britain would seek to cut off Russian companies' access to US dollars and British pounds if the Kremlin orders an invasion of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC. "The plan that we are seeing is for something that could be really the biggest…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will the Tories hand back Russian cash as Putin threatens war?

To begin unravelling the Kremlin’s tendrils from Britain, the government must return millions in political donations

The Guardian - UK

Should Johnson resign? UK doesn't need a vacuum right now, minister says

Britain does not need a vacuum at the heart of government right now due to the gravity of the Ukraine crisis, a junior foreign minister said on Sunday when asked if Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign over lockdown parties.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Britain has had royal, political and policing scandals before, but never all three at once

Low-quality leadership, a lack of accountability and a culture of impunity are at the root of the decay of our key institutions

Reuters

West would cut Russian companies' access to dollars if Ukraine is invaded, UK's Johnson says

The United States and Britain would seek to cut off Russian companies' access to U.S. dollars and British pounds if the Kremlin orders an invasion of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Curling gold, bobsleigh success for Team GB, plus latest news, results and medal table

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Evening Standard

Women’s curling team win gold for Great Britain at Beijing Winter Olympics

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Japan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat

BEIJING -- Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it was Britain that kept doing it, over and over.

The Guardian - UK

Forget all you’ve heard about working life in modern Britain. It’s wrong

The myths perpetrated about modern employment have left us perilously ill prepared for true economic change

The Conversation

Britain's ownership of the Chagos islands has no basis, Mauritius is right to claim them

The decolonisation of Mauritius was never fully completed. This is because, in 1965, the British government put islands belonging to Mauritius into a new colonial jurisdiction, the British Indian Ocean Territory, which still exists today. It is long past time for this colonial-era wrongdoing to be made right, and for…

Wales Online

Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing curling final

Great Britain dominated throughout the final and sealed gold with a 10-3 win on the ninth end

The Hindu

Coronavirus updates | February 20, 2022

Over 1.89 crore (1,89,07,829) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities

The Independent UK

Eve Muirhead leads Great Britain to first gold medal at Winter Olympics in women’s curling

It is the first curling gold medal in 20 years with redemption for the Team GB skip after defeat to the same opposition in the bronze medal match at PyeongChang 2018

Reuters

Britain to set out plans to scrap COVID self-isolation laws

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to set out plans next week to remove self-isolation requirements for people infected with COVID-19, his office said on Saturday.

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