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A UK patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for more than a year. It is said to be the first such case wherein a person had the virus for 505 days, according to research by scientists at King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS foundation trust.

A new study by scientists in the UK has found that lifelong excess weight nearly doubles a woman's risk of developing womb cancer. The study which has been published in the journal BMC Medicine was conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol.

A woman from West Sussex, UK has decided to donate her kidney to save her nine-year-old daughter's life after the latter suffered kidney failure upon contracting Covid-19 last year.

A study by researchers from the UK has found microplastics for the first time deep in the lungs of living people. The tiny particles were found in 11 of the 13 samples tested for their presence.

Colchester Royal Grammar School, one of the UK's best grammar schools has again courted controversy after it was forced to suspend a teacher for using a mug depicting Prophet Muhammad.

A large-scale study by scientists in the UK found that there was no increased risk of brain tumours in mobile phone users when compared to those who did not use one.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange married his partner Stella Morris in the Belmarsh prison in London. He has been at Belmarsh since 2019.

Scientists have developed a new drug called Lynparza which can reduce the risk of women dying from breast cancer by 32%. The trials also showed tghat the drug reduced the chance of recurrence by 42%.

UK's new "kleptocracy" unit has launched an investigation to identify assets that are allegedly kept by Russian President Vladimir Putin in London.

A 67-year-old man accused of rape has finally been brought to justice, after he was handed over a 12-year extended sentence at Newport Crown Court, South Wales. He had committed the crime in Cardiff in 1980.

Imran Ahmad Khan, a Tory MP for Wakefield, is facing trial after being accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy 14 years ago. The trial which was earlier scheduled to start on March 21 will now commence on March 28.

A study conducted by scientists in the UK has revealed that Covid-19 infection changes the human brain. The findings which have now been published in the journal Nature are based on the health data of 401 people who have had Covid and 384 healthy persons.

A UK court has given a life sentence to a 17-year-old boy who stabbed a disabled teenage girl at least 99 times before leaving her alone to die in Sittingbourne, Kent in July last year.

Shannon Beattie, the chief operating officer of a Queen's University spin-out company that has been working on a project that will aid early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, will be awarded £50,000 for her efforts in the field.

History has been witness to people falling in love with all sorts of weird things, but a woman from Oxfordshire in the UK has fallen in love with a dead man, no it is not her fiancé's nick name but he is actually dead.

Archaeologists in London stumbled upon the largest area of Roman mosaic found in the city in more than half a century. The colourful mosaic is believed to have been a floor of a Roman dining room.

The Duke of Sussex is said to be pushing to have police protection in the UK so he can bring his family for a visit.

It is said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have already requested to meet with Queen Elizabeth II privately

The EuroMillions winner took his close friends to a dream vacation with first-class flights and high-end booze.

The psychologist also put up a photograph of the student in his office and told her she was his soulmate and his "professional wife".

The shuttering of bookshops ahead of the busy Christmas period is particularly hard for independent booksellers.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge joined families of war veterans and martyrs in her first virtual engagement since lockdown 2 in the UK.

Auction experts traced the relic's origins to the Quianlong period dating all the way back to 1789

Supermarket shelves across the UK have been emptied of tinned goods, dried pasta and loo rolls despite reassurances of constant stocks

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have postponed their plans to return to the UK due to a delay in the duchess' privacy trial.

As detailed by the company, the reason behind the new rates is to supposedly deliver more value for its customers in the United States.

There is a lot of speculation whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will spend Christmas in the UK with the queen and the British royal family.

Given the urgency brought upon by the pandemic, government healthcare officials are pressured to deliver positive results.

Drivers caught breaking the rules on hand-held mobile phone use face six penalty points along with a £200 fine

Similar to the ones that were introduced before it, the service will transport protective equipment, test kits, and samples to and from hospitals.