A website that went live in UK recently outlines the basic and crucial components of an Emergency Kit (Representational Image.) Photo : iStock The United Kingdom Government has launched a new initiative aimed at bolstering household preparedness for a range of potential emergencies. The website, Prepare, went live on May 22, with Deputy Prime Minister...
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UK’s King’s Guard horse bites tourist after she touches it for photo | Watch
A tourist was bitten by a King’s Guard horse in the UK after she touched it while posing for a photo. The woman had placed her hand on the horse’s neck and smiled for the camera outside the Horse Guards Parade in Westminster, central London. Suddenly, the horse craned its neck around and snapped at...
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Nigerian students unable to pay fees are told to leave UK
UNITED KINGDOM-NIGERIA Some Nigerian students at Teesside University have been ordered to leave the United Kingdom, after falling behind with their tuition fees because of the currency crisis and devaluation of the Nigerian naira. They have been told they have no right to appeal, according to documents obtained by the BBC. The Middlesbrough-based university in...
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Apart From Rishi Sunak, Here Are The Key Candidates In UK Elections
London: The United Kingdom will head to the polls on July 4 in a long-anticipated general election called on Wednesday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Here are the main players in the nationwide vote. Rishi Sunak Sunak, 44, is seeking his own mandate from the British public having been installed as Conservative leader, and therefore...
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UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change – World News
Photo: The Canadian Press Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, right, during a visit to Gillingham Football club in Gillingham, Kent, England, Thursday May 23, 2024, while on the General Election campaign trail. Britain’s political party leaders were crisscrossing the country on Thursday, the first day of a six-week election campaign in which voters will...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak On Why He Called For Snap Elections
Rishi Sunak called for a surprise general election on July 4. London: Clarifying his call for snap elections in the country, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he set July 4 as the date for polls so that people can decide whether they want to build on the progress that the country has made or...
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16th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism
Shri K.D. Dewal, Joint Secretary for Counter Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Mr Chris Felton, Head of Counter Terrorism Network for Asia and Oceania, Government of United Kingdom, led the respective delegations to discuss the ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries. India and the UK strongly condemned terrorism in...
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‘We Have Evidence’: UK’s Big Claim On China Sending Aid To Russia Amid War With Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War: The United Kingdom claimed on Wednesday that China is sending “lethal aid” to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine. Speaking at a London conference, Britain’s defence minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday, “Today I can reveal that we have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use...
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UK Election: Polls Point To Drubbing For PM Rishi Sunak
London, United Kingdom: Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called a general election but polls have consistently made grim reading for the UK prime minister, predicting a wipeout for his ruling Conservatives. The latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll has the Conservatives on 20 percent and Labour on 47 percent, while an average of major polls collated by...
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Why Rishi Sunak’s surprising early election announcement is a sign he’s received some ‘bleak news’
It’s about as close to a crystal ball as you’re going to get, and for the Conservative Party, it wasn’t pretty. Three weeks ago, the Tories — as they are known colloquially — were routed when Brits went to the polls in a swathe of local elections. The Conservatives lost 474 councillors around England, and...
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets July 4 election date as his Conservative party faces cratering support
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said. Sunak’s center-right...
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U.K. to hold long-awaited election on July 4 | CBC News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said in an announcement that took many people who expected...