THIS graph shows data for six countries that had the most visa applications rejected. Although Pakistanis have the lowest rejection rate among these countries, the amount recovered from them is higher due to a higher number of applicants. – Rehan Ahmed LONDON: The United Kingdom and Schengen countries raised millions of pounds and euros in...
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Reform UK candidate apologises for comments suggesting UK should have stayed neutral during Second World War
A Reform UK candidate has apologised for an old internet post which said that Britain should have “taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality” instead of fighting the Nazis in the Second World War. Ian Gribbin, who is standing in the East Sussex seat of Bexhill and Battle, told Sky News that he apologises...
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8 UK universities are the best in the world, according to the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2025
Picking a uni is no easy task. Perhaps you want to stay close to home or flee the nest as far away as possible. Maybe you’re after a city university or would prefer to be on a campus, looking for cool contemporary modules or something more traditional. The choices can be overwhelming, but that’s where rankings and...
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Prince Harry’s new legal move could mean he ‘wants to spend more time in the UK,’ royal expert says
A royal commentator has said that Prince Harry, with his new legal move, has indicated that he “wants to spend more time in the UK.” It has been reported that Harry has received the green light to appeal a legal challenge over his personal security when he comes to the United Kingdom again. Prince Harry’s...
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Christopher Steele reveals why Donald Trump has failed to pay $380K in legal fees after losing UK dossier case
After becoming the first former or current president in the history of the United States to get convicted in a criminal case, Donald Trump has declined to comply with a UK High Court order requiring him to pay £300,000 ($380,000) in legal expenses. Calling cost the most important factor in every litigation, he asserted that...
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Rishi Sunak’s D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in U.K. election campaigns
London,United Kingdom – The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Party’s general election campaign. Though Sunak apologized for not attending Thursday’s final commemoration on Omaha Beach in Normandy, his critics said the decision...
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UK’s Sunak apologises for skipping main D-Day event
In a post on X, Starmer said he told the Ukrainian president that “there will be no change in Britain’s support for Ukraine” if he becomes the next UK prime minister as expected. Starmer told reporters that Sunak would “have to answer for his own actions”, adding: “For me there was nowhere else I was...
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UK begins rolling out banknotes with portrait of King Charles III
People have been queuing Wednesday outside the Bank of England‘s headquarters in London and at post offices around the United Kingdom to get their hands on the first UK banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles III. The portrait of the king will appear on all four banknotes issued by the Bank of England —...
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King Charles heads D-Day’s 80th anniversary commemorations before first international trip since cancer diagnosis
In short: King Charles III has led Britain’s D-Day’s 80th anniversary commemorations, before heading to France in his first international trip since his cancer diagnosis. The date pays tribute to the soldiers who fought to liberate France, in a major turning point of World War II. What’s next?: World leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
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UK urged to admit 11 Gaza children hurt in the war for urgent treatment
Kareem saw the tanks and yelled. His mother and sister ran outside to find him, and then the tank fired. The pain was so excruciating that Kareem begged the doctors to amputate his leg. Because of the war, they had to do it without an anaesthetic. His screams were so loud that people on the...
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Sunak and Starmer clash in heated first debate of UK general election
The two men clash over tax, health and the cost of living in fractious debate that failed to land any knockout blows. The leaders of the United Kingdom’s two top political parties have faced off in their first live television debate of the election campaign, attacking each other over issues from tax to immigration and...
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India and the world may finally have reached ‘peak Modi’
The shock result of India’s general election has dented the brand of prime minister Narendra Modi whose party fell well-short of its target for seats in the Indian parliament. A coalition will give India’s populist prime minister the number of seats to form another government. But the damage has been done. Given that his Bharatiya...