
FACTBOX - If UK PM Boris Johnson is ousted, who could replace him?
Here's a summary of some of those who could be in the frame to replace Johnson should he resign or be ousted.
Wed Jul 06 2022

UK PM Boris Johnson loses two ministers in grave blow
Finance minister Rishi Sunak and health minister Sajid Javid sent resignation letters to Johnson within minutes of each other.
Wed Jul 06 2022

Criticism of UK PM Johnson's wife sexist and undignified - Javid
"It is sexist ... Going after Carrie Johnson is undignified, it is unfair and it is wrong," Javid told Sky News.
Mon Feb 07 2022

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England
Sajid Javid said they want to reduce the disruption from COVID-19 to people's everyday lives.
Wed Dec 22 2021

Acting now on COVID will help avoid lockdown later, Britain's Javid says
Javid said the Omicron variant was spreading more swiftly than any other variant studied.
Thu Dec 09 2021
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Wed Nov 10 2021

UK becomes first country to approve anti-COVID pill
The antiviral, called molnupiravir, works by decreasing the ability of a virus to replicate, thereby slowing down the disease.
Fri Nov 05 2021

UK health minister sparks fury by urging people not to 'cower from' COVID
Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday after urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and "learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus".
Sun Jul 25 2021

UK PM, finance minister exposed to COVID, confined to office work
Health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Sun Jul 18 2021

UK health minister Javid tests positive for COVID-19
Vaccines are not 100 pct effective at preventing infection, but fully vaccinated people are less likely to get seriously ill with COVID-19.
Sun Jul 18 2021

Analysis: UK PM Johnson's new COVID gamble worries some scientists
Infections on a seven-day average have now exceeded 25,000 a day, more than 10 times the level in mid-May.
Thu Jul 08 2021

Britain's new health minister targets 'return to normal'
Javid, a former finance minister, starts his new role with a pressing to-do list as the coronavirus cases are rising in the country.
Mon Jun 28 2021

After deadly London tower block fire, local council chief resigns
Nicholas Holgate, chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council, said he was forced out by Prime Minister Theresa May's government after the blaze at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower.
Thu Jun 22 2017

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025