In May 2020 Aya Hachem, a 19-year-old university student, was shot dead while on a shopping trip in Blackburn, a town in northern England. It later became clear she was collateral damage in a bitter feud between two businessmen.

LONDON (Sputnik) - A former member of the British clergy, Tim Hewes, had his lips sewn shut to protest media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corp censoring of climate change issues, Christian Climate Action, an arm of Extinction Rebellion environmental movement, said in a press release.

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland is in a "much better place" than it was a month ago when it had some of the worst Covid numbers in Europe. On 30 July the rolling seven-day average of new infections was 1,153, down from 3,429 on 1 July.

In May 2010, shortly before losing a General Election, the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Sheffield Forgemasters. Eleven years later the company is back in the news after a very unusual takeover.

Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank, brand manager of the tequila company Casamigos, was earlier seen partying on a boat in Capri in the presence of three scantily-clad women, The Sun reported, adding pressure on the royal family; several of its men have been haunted by reports of infidelity as well as sexual abuse.

More than 40 former military commanders earlier signed an open letter warning “time is of the utmost essence” to help Afghans who served alongside British forces to settle in the UK in the face of a “resurgent Taliban” as US and NATO withdraw forces from the country.

The Japanese-owned vessel Mercer Street, managed by London-based Zodiac Maritime, owned in turn by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, was struck by a drone off the coast of Oman on 29 July. One Romanian and one British national were killed. Israel, the UK and US accused Iran of being behind the attack, with Tehran rejecting the "baseless" accusations.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's rating among Conservative supporters plummeted 35 points to 3.4% after the attempt to avoid self-isolation, according to the Conservative Home survey.

In February 2020, Sudesh Amman was shot dead by police officers after he stabbed two people in a south London street. Amman was released from prison only a week before the attack.

Harry Kane won the Premier League’s Golden Boot for the third time in May, with his goal against Leicester putting him one ahead of rival Mo Salah, of Liverpool. Tottenham have since appointed a new manager but Kane is determined to leave.

A “traffic-light” system in the UK that's been in place since May grades destinations as red, amber or green according to the level of risk of travellers reimporting COVID-19 infections. Last week ministers suggested creating a new “amber watch list” of countries that are at risk of swiftly moving to the red list.

At the end of June, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that the satellite internet network Starlink will have global connectivity by August and will serve more than 500,000 users within a year.

LONDON (Sputnik) - The UK government will let Scotland hold a second independence referendum if there is a "settled will" of public, Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove told Sunday Mail in an interview.

Jack Brooksbank studied at Stowe School and the University of Bristol before leaving to work in the bar industry. He was the general manager of the Mahiki nightclub, which was frequented by Prince William and Prince Harry in their youth. He met Princess Eugenie in 2010 and the couple dated for seven years before tying the knot in 2018.

A spokesperson for Ben Elliot argued that the 45-year-old did not raise money from his company's clients "in his role as Conservative Party chairman". The nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall has been at the helm of the party since July 2019.

Last month, Paris reacted angrily to the UK's decision to scrap quarantine requirements for all fully vaccinated British travellers arriving from "amber list" countries, except France.

The scandal erupted last month after the football star was photographed asleep in the company of three barely dressed party girls in a hotel room. Rooney has already issued an apology, but also claimed he was blackmailed over the photos.

According to the latest coronavirus data released by the UK government, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county has soared to 5.8 million, with 129,654 fatalities as of Saturday.

On 19 July, the Duke of Sussex revealed that he would pen a book about his life as a senior royal, in which he will discuss his "highs and lows" and "the mistakes, the lessons” he learned. The royal will also weigh in on Megxit, the Sussexes' controversial decision to step down from their senior roles in the royal family and move to North America.

The lingerie retailer hired administrators in June 2020 due to the negative effects of the coronavirus lockdown. However, the move didn't save the company branch, as sales continued plummeting.