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- Do UK officials have a record of me being married, or do I have to register my marriage first for it to be recorded?
They do not have a record of it until you tell them about it.
- If it is not recorded in the UK, can I get married in the UK again prior to my divorce from my first wife (since she left to go back to Egypt and that will take some time)?
No. You cannot get married in the UK while you are married to someone else. If you do, you will be breaking at least two laws (one for falsely claiming that you are free to marry and another for bigamy). Perhaps more importantly, your second marriage will be invalid. This could be a problem if it comes out later that your first marriage was not dissolved at the time of your second marriage.
I would rather not go through divorce hassle and just carry on with my life back in UK and get married soon.
Unfortunately, that will not be possible.