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UK: Liz Truss beats Sunak; becomes 3rd woman Prime Minister
London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was on Monday emerged victorious to become the United Kingdom’s third Prime Minister. She won the Conservative Party’s (Tory) leadership contest, defeating former Chancellor of Exchequer…
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UK Navy carrier limping back to shore after break down
London:The UK’s Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is limping back closer to shore after breaking down off the Isle of Wight shortly after setting out for exercises off the…
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UK households told to ‘look at’ energy use as prices soar
London: UK households need to “look at” how they are using energy, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi suggested amid calls for urgent government intervention to tackle soaring bills. It comes as outgoing Prime Minister…
- India
Indian nationals issued largest number of UK visas
New Delhi: The latest UK Immigration Statistics published on Thursday showed that nearly 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022 — an 89 percent increase from…
- World
Attacks in Kharkiv likely aimed at diverting troops: UK
London: Russia’s consistent shelling of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, is probably aimed at keeping significant troop numbers there, “to prevent them from being employed as a counter-attack force elsewhere”, according…
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Heatwave in Britain leads increased demand for ice cream makers
London: Ice cream makers have seen their sales double this week as the heatwave sweeping across Britain has fuelled a surge in demand. With the Meteorological Office issuing an extreme weather warning from…
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Rishi Sunak promises more support in UK energy crisis
London: Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Tuesday promised to provide more money to help people cope with soaring household energy bills if he is elected Britain’s Prime Minister next month. The 42-year-old…
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UK: Johnson allies accuse MPs of conducting ‘witch hunt’
London: Conservative allies of outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have accused a committee of MPs investigating whether he misled Parliament of conducting a “vengeful and vindictive” “witch hunt”. Although he is due…
- Health
Gout flare-ups may up heart attack, stroke risk for upto 120 days: Study
London: The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, finds a study. The research, by experts at the universities of Nottingham and Keele…
- Pakistan
How a cricket match in UK was used to fund Imran Khan’s party
London: As Pakistan awaits the verdict reserved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) into the PTI’s prohibited funding, an expose by the Financial Times has blown the lid off Pakistani tycoon…
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Boris Johnson loyalist accuses Rishi Sunak of a ‘ruthless coup’
London: One of outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s key loyalists and supporter of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as his successor on Thursday accused Rishi Sunak of leading a “ruthless coup” against…
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Liz Truss beats Sunak in TV debate in poll of electoral college
London: Liz Truss, the incumbent caretaker Foreign Secretary in deposed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government, beat her rival Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin former Chancellor, according to a survey of ruling Conservative party…
- Business
Tata Group warns Port Talbot steelworks could close without subsidy deal
London: The owner of the UK’s biggest steelworks, Tata Group, has warned its sites could be shut without subsidies for reducing carbon emissions, reports claim, according to BBC. Tata Group wants to…
- Middle East
Iran rejects UK claim of seizing Iranian weapons en route to Yemen
Tehran: The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government’s claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani…
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British PM Johnson announces resignation; says he’s sad to give up world’s best job
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced his decision to step down as the Conservative Party leader, saying he was sad to give up the best job in the world.…
