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Airtel founder Sunil Mittal becomes first Indian to be knighted by Britain’s King Charles III
The Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, conferred for a preeminent contribution in any field of activity, is awarded in an honorary capacity to foreign nationals.
UK and EU agree to fight illegal immigration as relations improve post-Brexit
Opinion polls show that Sunak’s Conservatives are trailing far behind the main opposition Labour Party, and losing support to a new hard-right political party, which is focusing on immigration.
US lawyers urge UK judge to reject Assange’s extradition petition
Clair Dobbin, for the US government, told the court that the prosecution was "based on the rule of law and evidence" and argued that Assange's actions were "unprecedented."
After years of avoiding extradition, Julian Assange’s appeal is likely his last chance. Here’s how…
The extradition process has been running for nearly five years. Over such a long time, it’s easy to lose track of the sequence of events that led to this. Here’s how we got here, and what might happen next.
UK voters deliver double blow to Rishi Sunak, electing Labour lawmakers in two special elections
Labour leader Keir Starmer said the results “show people want change.”
UK inflation holds steady at 4 per cent in January as lower food prices help offset higher energy…
The Bank of England has managed to get inflation down from a four-decade high of more than 11%, by raising its main interest rate aggressively from near zero to 5.25%.
Indian lecturer wins compensation over race discrimination case against UK university
Dr Kajal Sharma has now been awarded the compensation with the possibility of around GBP 300,000 additionally, based on her pension calculations.
Prince Harry settles case against UK tabloid publisher that hacked his phone
Attorney David Sherborne said Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of Harry's legal costs, plus damages, and would make an interim payment of 400,000 pounds ($505,000) within 14 days.
How the British monarchy will adapt after King Charles’ cancer diagnosis
Examining the implications for the British monarchy as King Charles is set to withdraw from public life to seek treatment.
UK-India FTA: Labour Party attacks ‘VIP access’ for Infosys due to PM Sunak family link
Labor's criticism comes after UK Trade Minister had reportedly stated his willingness to support the growth of the tech firm owned by the family of Rishi Sunak's wife during a trade mission to India.
UK, Ireland leaders in Belfast as North Ireland power sharing resumes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in the Northern Ireland capital on Sunday, a day after Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill made history by becoming the province's first Irish nationalist leader.
Labour hasn’t won a UK general election since 2010. Will 2024 be any different?
The dilemma for Starmer is that he was elected leader in 2020, promising to fulfil much of Jeremy Corbyn’s agenda. However, since that time, he has been seeking to recalibrate and reduce the range of his policy agenda.
Man dies after UK police shooting
Unlike many forces around the world, British police do not routinely carry guns but can call in specialist firearms units to deal with the most serious incidents.
Storm Henk causes flooding and travel disruption in UK
The strongest gusts from Storm Henk were recorded on Tuesday afternoon on the Isle of Wight, off England's south coast, where the wind reached 94 miles (151 kilometers) per hour.
Homelessness soars in rural England as living costs hit poor
"The sharp rise in rural homelessness shows real-life impact of record house prices, huge waiting lists for social-rent housing and the boom in second homes and short-term lets," the CPRE charity said
European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law
The EU's investigation will look into whether X failed to do enough to curb the spread of illegal content—such as hate speech or incitement of terrorism—to its 112 million users in Europe.
UK court finds Mirror Group newspapers guilty of hacking Prince Harry’s phone
The court found that Mirror had invaded the Duke of Sussex's privacy by using unlawful information gathering to produce 15 of the 33 newspaper articles examined at trial.
Rishi Sunak warned he is ‘dead man walking’ as Tory rebels threaten to sink his Rwanda…
Dozens of Tories defied Sunak by refusing to back emergency legislation, which passed by 313 votes to 269.
Judge rules against Prince Harry in early stage of libel case against Daily Mail publisher
The dispute with the Mail is one of four lawsuits Harry has pending against publishers of British tabloids in his ongoing battle with the press.
As Charles and Kate face racist allegations, Buckingham Palace is ‘exploring all…
At first, the majority of UK media sites refrained from naming the royals, but once TalkTV revealed Charles and Kate's names from the Dutch book scandal, the story has taken center stage.