United Kingdom: News
20 Nov 2024
Delhi'Body in car...': How Indian-origin man killed wife in London
The postmortem report of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, whose body was discovered in a vehicle in East London on November 14, confirmed strangulation as the cause of death, according to police.
18 Nov 2024
Donald TrumpHow long-range missiles striking Russia could reshape Ukraine war dynamics
United States President Joe Biden has approved Ukraine's use of American-supplied long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia.
15 Nov 2024
DiwaliDowning Street apologizes for serving meat, alcohol at Diwali celebration
The United Kingdom Prime Minister's office has apologized after facing backlash for the menu at its annual Diwali celebration.
15 Nov 2024
Canada'Go back...': Khalistani supporters call Canadians 'invaders' in viral video
As tensions escalate in Canada, a viral two-minute video shows Khalistani supporters referring to Canadians as "invaders."
15 Nov 2024
IndiaIndians protest outside Oxford Union over debate on 'independent Kashmir'
A group of Indian students staged a protest outside the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom on Thursday.
13 Nov 2024
XGuardian exits Musk's X, citing conspiracy theories and racism
The Guardian, one of UK's leading news publishers, has announced its exit from the social media platform X.
13 Nov 2024
King Charles IIIUK: Who's Justin Welby—Archbishop of Canterbury—who resigned after sex scandal
Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of the Church of England and Anglican Communion, has resigned in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal.
11 Nov 2024
VolkswagenWhy thousands of cars may get recalled in the UK
Almost a decade after the original Volkswagen 'dieselgate' scandal, the UK government is secretly investigating whether other carmakers also underreported emission levels of their vehicles.
27 Oct 2024
FranceIndian migrant dies while crossing English Channel to UK
An Indian man, aged about 40, died on Sunday while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom.
27 Oct 2024
IslamabadWhy UK MPs want government to help release Imran Khan
Twenty British parliamentarians have called upon the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary, David Lammy MP, to intervene for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan from Adiala Jail.
27 Oct 2024
Science and TechnologyUK scientists worried about potential £1bn funding cut for research
UK scientists are worried about a possible £1 billion cut in research funding, The Guardian reported.
26 Oct 2024
Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael strikes Iran: How did the West, Arab countries react
The United States and the United Kingdom have urged Iran to refrain from retaliating after Israel's airstrikes on Iranian military targets.
24 Oct 2024
BrazilBRICS: Jaishankar lists 5 points for 'more equitable global order'
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, who is representing India at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, stated that, while production and consumption have steadily diversified, many inequities of the past also continue.
23 Oct 2024
VolkswagenVolkswagen fined $34.9M for unfair lending practices in UK
Volkswagen Group UK's financial services division has been ordered to pay $34.9 million in fines and compensation, after an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
21 Oct 2024
Harry PotterJK Rowling reveals she rejected offer to join British Parliament—twice!
Renowned author JK Rowling has revealed she turned down several offers to join the British House of Lords (the second chamber of the UK Parliament), saying she has no interest in accepting a peerage.
21 Oct 2024
WorldUK: Stranger bites teen's face, victim gets 50 stitches
In the United Kingdom, a 19-year-old student was brutally attacked on a bus by a stranger who bit her face.
20 Oct 2024
New ZealandNew Zealand airport limits hug time for bizarre reason
Dunedin Airport in New Zealand has imposed a three-minute limit on hugs in its drop-off zone.
17 Oct 2024
WorldFirst human skin map ready, it could end scars forever
Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Newcastle University have created a revolutionary human skin map.
16 Oct 2024
AirbnbAirbnb rolls out network where hosts can hire other hosts
Airbnb has launched a new feature, the Co-Host Network, to make the process of property management easier for hosts.
16 Oct 2024
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)India's gold reserves surge over 210% in 6 years
India's gold reserves have jumped by a whopping 211% since Shaktikanta Das took over as RBI governor in December 2018.
16 Oct 2024
British GovernmentCooperation with Canada 'right next step': UK to India
Amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Canada and India over the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the United Kingdom has asked New Delhi to cooperate with Canada's legal proceedings.
16 Oct 2024
CanadaWho's Jagmeet Singh, Canadian MP calling for ban on RSS
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP), has urged his government to impose sanctions on Indian diplomats and ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada.
13 Oct 2024
Electric VehiclesUK's new battery tech could increase EV range by 20%
Integrals Power, a UK-based battery technology company, has made major advancements in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials.
09 Oct 2024
RobotsThese robots do not require electricity to perform complex tasks
In a major breakthrough in robotics, engineers have developed a way to send complex instructions to robots without electricity.
07 Oct 2024
WorldUK woman (70) receives job letter 48 years after applying
In a bizarre twist of fate, a 70-year-old woman in the UK has finally received a response to her job application, 48 years after she had applied.
04 Oct 2024
EnglandUK may soon get a bill on 'assisted dying'
The United Kingdom Parliament will deliberate on a proposal to legalize assisted dying, nearly a decade after a similar proposal was rejected.
04 Oct 2024
AustraliaIsrael-Hezbollah war: How countries are evacuating their citizens from Lebanon
As tensions escalate between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, nations worldwide are implementing various strategies to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon.
02 Oct 2024
Labour PartyUK's Labour Party received gifts worth $1bn from betting firms
The United Kingdom's Labour Party and its leader, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, have reportedly accepted over £1 million ($1.3 billion) in donations and corporate hospitality from betting companies and other figures in the gambling sector.
02 Oct 2024
eBayeBay abolishes seller fees in the UK and Germany
eBay has just dropped some big news for its sellers in the UK and Germany. Starting now, consumer-to-consumer (C2C) sellers won't have to pay any fees for domestic sales.
30 Sep 2024
CoalUK shuts down last coal-fired power plant after 142 years
The UK has officially shut down its last operational coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, after 57 years of service.
29 Sep 2024
Ammy VirkWatch: Diljit Dosanjh introduces his mother, sister at UK concert
In a heartwarming moment, Diljit Dosanjh introduced his family to his fans at a concert in Manchester on Saturday.
27 Sep 2024
Elon MuskElon Musk hits out at Britain after reported summit snub
Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest individual and CEO of Tesla, has expressed his displeasure with the United Kingdom government on X, a social media platform he owns.
26 Sep 2024
Emmanuel MacronMacron backs permanent UNSC seat for India
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed support for India's bid to secure a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
25 Sep 2024
Harry Potter'Sex Education' star Asa Butterfield to make stage debut
Asa Butterfield, acclaimed for his performance in Sex Education, is set to make his theatrical debut in a one-man play titled Second Best.
25 Sep 2024
Academy AwardsSandhya Suri's 'Santosh' chosen as UK's official Oscar 2025 entry
The British Academy has chosen Sandhya Suri's Hindi-language crime thriller, Santosh, as the UK's entry for the Oscars's International Feature Film category.
24 Sep 2024
MicrosoftFrom travel to healthcare: Global impact of CrowdStrike's outage explained
A software update by US cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, triggered a major global IT disruption.
22 Sep 2024
ItalyMike Lynch's sunken superyacht may hold sensitive intelligence data
The wreckage of a $40 million superyacht, which sank off Sicily in August, is believed to contain watertight safes with highly sensitive data.
18 Sep 2024
GoogleGoogle challenges £7B UK lawsuit over alleged search market dominance
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has requested a London tribunal to dismiss a collective lawsuit that accuses it of exploiting its supremacy in the online search market.
18 Sep 2024
COVID-19'Highly contagious' XEC COVID variant spreading rapidly in 27 nations
The XEC COVID-19 variant, a hybrid of earlier omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is spreading swiftly across Europe and other regions including the United States and China.
12 Sep 2024
DubaiG20 nations backtracking on fossil fuel pledge, warn activists
Climate change campaigners have expressed concern over the apparent backtracking by G20 nations from their commitment to transition away from fossil fuels.
11 Sep 2024
Tata SteelTata bags £500M from UK government for green steel project
Tata Steel has successfully secured a £500 million grant from the UK government for its green steel project in Port Talbot.
11 Sep 2024
BusinessUK: PwC to track employee locations amid stricter return-to-office policy
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world's leading consulting and accounting firms, has announced plans to track its employees' locations in the UK.
09 Sep 2024
AmazonStarlink may face competition from Amazon's satellite internet in UK
The United Kingdom's telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, is considering granting a license to Amazon's Project Kuiper, according to Bloomberg.
08 Sep 2024
Electric VehiclesUK start-up develops heat-resistant solid-state EV battery: Know its significance
Ilika, a UK-based start-up, has developed a prototype solid-state battery called the Goliath P1, which has successfully passed a critical safety test known as the nail penetration test.
06 Sep 2024
GoogleGoogle is abusing dominance over online ads: UK competition watchdog
UK's antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has accused Google of exploiting its dominant position in the digital advertising sector.
06 Sep 2024
BollywoodKaran Aujla adds Jaipur-Kolkata shows to India tour: Check dates
Punjabi music sensation Karan Aujla, whose hit song Tauba Tauba (Bad Newz) took the world by storm, has announced two additional shows in Jaipur and Kolkata for his upcoming It Was All A Dream World Tour.
06 Sep 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUS, UK, EU sign treaty to regulate AI systems globally
The US, the UK, the European Union, and several other nations have signed an international treaty on artificial intelligence (AI).
21 Aug 2024
ItalyWhat's a waterspout that likely caused 'Bayesian' superyacht sinking
A luxury yacht carrying 22 people, including the United Kingdom's tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah, has sunk off the coast of Sicily.
20 Aug 2024
UkraineUkraine's new robot dogs can dispose bombs on the battlefield
Ukraine has made a groundbreaking move by deploying robotic dogs on the battlefield, marking the first known use of such machines in combat.
