A London-based professional who chairs the Labour Party’s diaspora group, Labour Indians, was on Friday nominated by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as one of his 30 picks for new political peerages in the House of Lords, to be approved by King Charles III. Krish Raval, awarded an OBE in 2018 by Queen Elizabeth II...
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New United Kingdom travel requirement: Electronic Travel Authorization for US citizens
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 20, 2024) — The United Kingdom has introduced a new requirement for travelers, including U.S. citizens, called the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). This requirement impacts University of Kentucky faculty, staff and students planning travel to the United Kingdom for business, education or leisure purposes. Below is an overview of the new requirement, application process and key...
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UK Sunday paper, world’s oldest, sold | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
LONDON — The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper confirmed Wednesday that it has sold The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee. The Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group, said in a statement that Tortoise Media is purchasing The Observer through a combination of cash and shares....
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Clouds on horizon as EU members meet to discuss relationship with UK
Nearly five years after the Brexit divorce, the EU is thinking again about its estranged ex-member across the Channel. The union’s 27 leaders will discuss its relationship with the UK on Thursday, for the first time since the election of Keir Starmer, who wants to reset relations and end the rancour of the Brexit years....
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UK teen has not guilty pleas entered in girls’ murders
Axel Rudakubana, 18, did not speak when asked when asked at Liverpool Crown Court if he was guilty or not guilty of killing Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nione, who were at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in the town of Southport. Not guilty pleas were also entered over...
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‘Britain needs reform’: Elon Musk mulling historic $100 million donation to this UK party
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed he is in discussions with tech billionaire Elon Musk about a potential donation to the party, being touted as the “biggest single party donation in British history” if it happens. Farage (R) had an hour-long meeting with Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida’s Palm Beach(X/@Nigel_Farage)...
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UK government denies rift with Mauritian PM over Chagos Islands deal
Downing Street has denied that a deal with Mauritius to hand over control of the Chagos Islands is in peril after the new Mauritian prime minister said the arrangement as it stood was not beneficial to his country. The agreement, under which the UK would hand over its final African colony while keeping control of...
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Woman branded a Chinese agent by UK loses case against MI5 spy agency
By Michael Holden Woman branded a Chinese agent by UK loses case against MI5 spy agency LONDON -A woman who was branded a Chinese spy by Britain’s MI5 has lost her case to sue the domestic spy agency over an alert issued to politicians which said she was an agent working for Beijing, a London...
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UK Court To Sentence Father, Stepmother For Killing 10-Year-Old Pak Girl
London, United Kingdom: A UK court will Tuesday hand down its sentences on the father and stepmother of a British-Pakistani girl, who died from prolonged and horrific abuse in a case which shocked the UK. Sara Sharif was just 10 when she was found dead in her bed in August 2023, her body covered in...
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UK In ‘Diplomatic Contact’ With Syrian Rebels After Bashar Al-Assad’s Ouster
London: Britain’s foreign minister said Sunday that London had established diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group in Syria, which led the offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad. They remain “a proscribed terrorist organisation, but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact, as you would expect”, said Foreign...
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MPs raise concerns over Chinese interference in UK amid alleged spy row
MPs will seek to raise concerns this week over Chinese infiltration in Britain after it emerged an alleged spy formed links at the heart of the British establishment. Sir Iain Duncan Smith has raised concerns about China (Yui Mok/PA) Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith is applying for an urgent question in the Commons...
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U.K. indefinitely bans puberty blockers for people under 18
The United Kingdom indefinitely extended a ban on puberty blockers for people younger than 18, barring medication prescriptions used to treat gender dysphoria, the government announced this week. There will be exemptions for people who choose to participate in a clinical trial aiming to study the safety and effectiveness of puberty suppression, which is set...