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Britain must engage the public on net zero climate goals

Britain in 2019 became the G7 first member to set a net zero target, which will require wholesale changes in the way that Britons travel

Published 08 Jul, 2021 12:28pm

World

Five years on, Brexit bedevils pandemic-hit UK

The coronavirus pandemic has masked the economic dislocation caused by the referendum verdict, which backed severing five decades of integration with the European mainland.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 09:39am

World

UK health minister says looking at removing self-isolation for double-vaccinated

We're piloting that now to check that that will be effective

Published 21 Jun, 2021 01:29pm

Markets

Sterling takes British reopening delay in its stride

Pound down 0.1% vs dlr and 0.2% vs euro in quiet session.
Reopening delay largely expected after rise in coronavirus case.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 05:33pm

World

G7 leaders at UK summit target plan for 1bn jabs

The G7 chiefs will be joined over the weekend by the leaders of Australia, South Africa, South Korea, the United Nations and European Union, with India joining remotely.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:13am

World

G7 health chiefs to discuss vaccine sharing, animal diseases

But calls are mounting for wealthier countries to share more.

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 11:08am

World

Russia hails Assad's 'decisive' poll victory

On the eve of the election, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy said the poll was "neither free nor fair", and Syria's fragmented opposition has called it a "farce".

Published 28 May, 2021 04:24pm

Markets

Two more LNG tankers scheduled for Britain in May

Berge Arzew is scheduled to arrive at the Isle of Grain terminal on May 30.

Published 26 May, 2021 11:13am

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

Markets

Sterling steadies vs dollar, euro after profit-taking knock

The pound fell 1.2% against the dollar and 1.7% against the euro between Tuesday and Wednesday as investors took cash off the table after a strong first quarter for the British currency.
Sterling's pullback was "exaggerated," ING analysts wrote, adding that they were "constructive" on the pound, citing Britain's relatively fast COVID-19 vaccine programme.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:52pm

Markets

Four more LNG tankers heading to Britain this month

The Marvel Falcon is heading to Isle of Grain on April 18.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:32pm

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 offers £400mn to aid culture's Covid recovery

Theatre and film stars Judi Dench, Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Fry have all welcomed the funding.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:24am

World

Brazil closes out deadliest month of pandemic by far

The 24-hour death toll reported by the health ministry Wednesday also set a new record: 3,869.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

World

UK doesn't have vaccine surplus to share

"Our first priority is to protect the British public, and the vaccine rollout is continuing to that end," the spokesman told reporters. "We don't currently have a surplus of vaccines, but we will consider how they are best allocated as they become available."

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:05pm

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 offers tax relief to more companies with 1.5bn-pound plan

The move comes on top of the 16 billion pounds in business rates relief already paid to or earmarked for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
By providing more targeted support than the business rates appeals system, our approach will help protect and support jobs in businesses across the country.

Updated 25 Mar, 2021 07:31pm

Markets

China blue chips close at 3-mth low on policy fears, Xinjiang tensions

Financials lost 0.55% and consumer staples fell 0.68%.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:46pm

World

UK reports 82 new COVID-19 deaths

New cases totalled 5,177 compared to Saturday's 6,040, government data showed.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 11:12am

World

Britain to review surcharge on bank profits

Leaving surcharge unchanged would damage industry – government.
Surcharge raised 1.5 bln stg in 2019-20 fiscal year.
Proposed changes will be laid out in the autumn.

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 08:43pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	156.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,231.09
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,932.72
Hang Seng / Jan 20	19,990.17
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,532.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,903.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	77.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,707.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 20	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.61 ▲ 0.91 (33.70%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 20 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Loads Limited / Jan 20 Loads Limited(LOADS)	17 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
AKD Securities / Jan 20 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	24.93 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 20 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18.24 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Jan 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.47 ▲ 23.13 (10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Hussain Industries / Jan 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.09 ▼ -3.45 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	334.01 ▼ -35.89 (-9.70%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.61 ▼ -0.44 (-8.71%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	38.04 ▼ -3.46 (-8.34%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 20 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	279 ▼ -24.10 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.26 ▼ -1.62 (-7.76%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.80 ▼ -0.99 (-7.74%)
Service Textile / Jan 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	13.82 ▼ -1.16 (-7.74%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	52.02 ▼ -4.22 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	101,934,297 ▼ -0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jan 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,408,954 ▲ 1.94
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,604,421 ▲ 0.91
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,888,747 ▲ 0.70
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,496,536 ▲ 0.17
Dewan Motors / Jan 20 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,438,701 ▲ 1.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 20 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,244,731 ▲ 7.71
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,741,577 ▲ 2.08
The Searle Co. / Jan 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,062,686 ▲ 4.29

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