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Blood scandal inquiry 'will find any cover-up'

 A UK-wide inquiry into a contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead will look at whether there was a cover-up by the authorities and if documents were destroyed.

Vietnam to reinforce defence ties with New Zealand, UK, Singapore

 Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich had bilateral meetings with defence officials of New Zealand, the UK and Singapore on June 1 on the sidelines of the 17th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Artificial intelligence can be weapon in cancer fight, PM to say

 The diagnosis of cancer and other diseases in the UK can be transformed by using artificial intelligence, Theresa May is to say.

Man has 'world's worst' super-gonorrhoea

 A man in the UK has caught the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea. He had a regular partner in the UK, but picked up the superbug after a sexual encounter with a woman in South East Asia.

UK's Eurovision Song Contest 2018 act chosen

 Royal Academy of Music graduate SuRie will represent the UK at Eurovision 2018 with her track Storm.

UK faces build-up of plastic waste

 The UK's recycling industry says it doesn't know how to cope with a Chinese ban on imports of plastic waste.

UK enjoyed 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017

 The UK has achieved its greenest year ever in terms of how the nation's electricity is generated, National Grid figures reveal.

UK snow: Ice warning as commuter disruption expected

 Icy conditions are expected to cause further disruption to road and rail travel in parts of the UK, following another night of sub-zero temperatures.

Google faces mass legal action in UK over data snooping

 Google is being taken to court, accused of collecting the personal data of millions of users, in the first mass legal action of its kind in the UK.

Prince Harry and Meghan: More royal wedding details expected

 More details on the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to be revealed later.

Perigord black truffle grown in Monmouthshire

 An expensive truffle more commonly found in the Mediterranean has been grown in the UK for the first time.

VN to confirm missing Vietnamese girls in UK

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to clarify details on the case of two Vietnamese teenagers reportedly missing in the United Kingdom, 

UK, Australia, Italy to compete at Da Nang firework festival’s final night

 Fireworks  teams from the UK, Australia and Italy will compete in the final night of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival  on June 26, heard a  press conference on June 4. 

UK plans to remove insurance barriers for self-driving cars

 Britain plans to introduce new insurance rules to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are compensated quickly in a bid to remove a major obstacle for the nascent industry.

Trump says Brexit to be 'a great thing', wants quick trade deal with UK

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Brexit would turn out to be a great thing and other countries would follow Britain out of the European Union but promised to strike a swift bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom.

UK, Vietnam collaborate to raise English-teaching standards

This year’s British Council New Directions in English Language and Assessment conference will be held in Hanoi on October 13-14.

UK, VN collaborate to raise English-teaching standards

 This year’s British Council New Directions in English Language and Assessment conference will be held in Hà Nội on 13 and 14 October 2016.

NA Chairwoman greets EU, UK, German ambassadors

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on June 17 held separate meetings with newly-accredited ambassadors of the EU, the UK and Germany.

Vietnam to deepen security-defence ties with EU, UK, Italy

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh on June 4 held bilateral meetings with representatives from the EU, the United Kingdom and Italy on the sidelines of the 15th Shangri La Dialogue to deepen ties in security and defence.

UK's coal plants to be phased out within 10 years

 The UK's remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025 with their use restricted by 2023, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.