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India's biggest business tycoon fugitive Vijay Mallya will not be extradited to India as of now as the United Kingdom needs to reslove some form of a 'confidential' legal issue, a spokes person of the British High Commission said on Thursday. The Spokesperson said that last month, Vijay Mallya had lost his appeal against extradition and refused leave to appeal further to the UK Supreme Court. But he also added that there is some further legal issue that needs to be solved before Mallya can be extradited. The true nature of the legal issue is not yet clear. It is being speculated that Mallya may have sought political asylum in the United Kingdom or cited the threat to his due to the possible spread of COVID-19 in Indian prisons. The Spokesperson also said that the issue is completed confidential and that the High Commission cannot go in any detail and that they are seeking to deal with this as quickly as possible. Vijay Mallys's legal battles against extradition received...

New data indicates that the United Kingdom recorded more COVID-19 deaths than the entire EU combined. Our World in Data published figures that show that the UK had 359 COVID deaths on Wednesday June 3 while heavily affected countries like France, Italy and Spain only had 311 deaths combined. However the process to count the deaths is different. Countries record deaths differently.For example a pneumonia related death may be recorded as a COVID-19 death and not the other. Also records of new deaths might as well be an old case that is only has just been reported as a new one. The outbreak also peaked later in the UK compared to the other European countries which may also be the reason for the high figures of death. Sir Patrick Vallance, who is the UK governments chief scientific adviser during the briefing from Downing Street said that the infection rate in the country is not coming down as fast as they want to. He said that the R rate was still close to 1 and noted that although the d...

The Meetup The Prime Minister of UK announced this Thursday that groups of upto six people can now meet each other outdoors in England from Monday.He described this as a "long awaited and a joyful moment" as families and friends will reunite 10 weeks after lockdown. Regarding the loosening of restrictions, he said "there maybe still some anomalies or apparent inconsistencies in these rules". The government has updated the policies regarding this. Here are some of the new Policies: Gatherings, public places, outings, outdoor activities Upto a group of six people can meet outdoors in public places like outdoor gardens, private spaces,parks, etc, while strictly maintaining the guidelines for social distancing. People can visit places like car showrooms and markets.People can send their children to schools or Nurseries if they in between ages 1 to 6 years of age depending on the regulations made by the school. Athletes will be able to use trains and specified gyms. Out...

The Coronavirus Pandemic left the league matches completely halted with 11 matches still left to be played. However, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has authorised the league to return and the official broadcasters Premier Sports has announced that all the live matches in the month of June will be broadcasted to Sky TV subscriber for free. Non Sky TV subscribers will be able to watch through Premier Player App. This offer will be valid only until June 30 but from July onward, people will need to pay £5.99 subscription to watch the sport. The battle between Sevilla and Real Betis on June 11 is set to be the first match shown live while Spanish fans will be able to see the fierce battle between bitter rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid. Barcelona currently leads Real Madrid with Two points in the race for the title while Espanyol, Leganes and Mallorca occupy the relegation places. The schedule of the LaLiga matches appears to be really hectic with games planned every weekday with late after...

Starting from June 8, travelers who are arriving to the United Kingdom will be required to keep themselves in Self-Isolation for a period of 14 days according to the announcement by Home Secretarty Priti Patel. People who wont comply with idea will be faced with a fine of £1000. The Home Office has stated that the  new policy  regarding the Coronavirus pandemic will be in effect across the UK but enforcement in Scotland, Whales and Northern Ireland will be left upon administrators. People who will be coming into the country by train, ferry or plane, regardless if they are UK nationals will be required fill an online locator contact form detailing where they will be staying during Self-Isolation. A fine of £100 will be imposed for not feeling the form. Travelers who have not yet secured a place for Self-Isolation will be required to stay in Government arranged facilities on their own expense according to the Border Force Chief Paul Lincoln. The Self-Isolation policy will not ap...