I renew my plea for context. What sentences have you come across that use "in UK" and "the UK"? If you're referring to the country, UK stands for (U)nited (K)ingdom, short for The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland, the nation comprising England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland (and for practical purposes, if not formally) some islands scattered around the world.
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