Tehran, 12 June _Britain’s official COVID-19 death toll stands at over 40,000. The figure rises to over 50,000 when deaths from suspected cases are included. Now, a former member of the UK government's scientific advisory group says those numbers could have been halved if lockdown measures were introduced a week earlier.
Tehran, 09 June_The waterways of Bristol are the new home of the statue of Edward Colston after it was removed by Black Lives Matter protesters on Sunday.
Tehran, 09 June_A former member of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group says he had been recruited by the British intelligence to collect information about Russian military sites in Syria, a report says.
Tehran, 04 June_It was due to be released by the end of May; instead the UK government made it public on June 2 and with no fanfare, raising suspicions the delay was down to official concerns it would stoke racial tension linked to the death of African-American George Floyd. But the government says the timing couldn’t have been more right:
Tehran, 17 May_London police arrested 19 people on Saturday for deliberately breaking social distancing guidelines in protest against the rules, on the first weekend since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a slight loosening of England’s lockdown.
Tehran 25 March_After what seemed like an eternity and faced by surging numbers of those killed and infected by coronavirus, the British government has finally announced a countrywide lockdown. The move followed days of controversy over whether the UK was moving too slowly to force Britons to stay at home.
Tehran 20 January_Iran has sternly warned British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire for attending an "illegal" gathering and advised him to avoid such a behavior, a senior Iranian diplomat says.
TEHRAN, Nov 25_ Over 60 doctors have written an open letter warning about the deteriorating health conditions of Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks.
TEHRAN, Sept 01 -Yesterday’s massive demonstrations against Boris Johnson’s and the Queen’s decision to suspend parliament may well be a harbinger of things to come as Britain moves deeper into unchartered political territory.
TEHRAN, August 20 - British health officials say they will take "urgent action" to improve vaccination rates after an unusually high number of measles this year has led the World Health Organization to pull its status as a "measles-free" nation.
TEHRAN, August 13 -The family of a drowned 12-year-old Somali schoolgirl in the English town of Bury has begun a protest movement in a desperate attempt to achieve justice and clarity. Friends and family alleged that Shukri Yahya Abdi, who fled Somali as a refugee with her family, died under suspicious circumstance.
TEHRAN, August 9 -The case of Bahraini human rights activist, Moosa Abd-Ali, raises difficult questions about Britain’s cosy alliance with the Bahraini dictatorship.
TEHRAN, Aug 01 - A teenager made history as the first British jockey to compete in a major event wearing a hijab, winning a “fairytale” victory at the famed Goodwood racecourse.
TEHRAN, Jul 28- US economic growth is likely to slow substantially next year due to its trade tensions, falling business-sector investment, as well as declining spending by the government, a British economist in London says.
TEHRAN, Jul 25 -Iran has defended its move in capturing a British tanker in the Persian Gulf, saying that the vessel was impounded after it breached international law by attempting to flee the scene of a dangerous collision with an Iranian boat.
TEHRAN, Jul 24 - Just hours before Boris Johnson was due to take office as prime minister, one of the most notoriously unconventional architects of Brexit was named as a senior adviser to help implement his pledge to leave the European Union by Oct. 31.
TEHRAN, Jul 22 - Oil prices rose on Monday on concerns that Iran’s seizure of a British tanker last week may lead to supply disruptions in the energy-rich Gulf.