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Boris Johnson-led UK government on defensive as 'partygate' report looms

Boris Johnson's government went on the defensive as it awaited an official report into coronavirus lockdown-breaking parties at the UK prime minister's Downing Street office and residence

UK elects first Dalit female mayor Mohinder K Midha in London council

An Indian-origin politician from the UK's Opposition Labour Party, Councillor Mohinder K Midha, has been elected mayor of Ealing Council in west London, becoming the first female mayor of a local London council belonging to the Dalit community. Midha was elected for the next year's term of 2022-23 at a council meeting on Tuesday. We are so proud that Cllr Mohinder Midha has been elected Mayor of Ealing for the next year, the Labour Party in Ealing said in a statement. The election is being celebrated by the British Dalit community as a proud moment. The first ever Dalit woman mayor in the UK. A proud moment for us, said Santosh Dass, chair of the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisation (FABO) UK, an umbrella group representing Dalit rights in the country. Midha, who was re-elected as a Labour councillor for the Dormers Wells ward in the Ealing Council in the May 5 local elections in London, had been serving as the Deputy Mayor for the council previously. Tackling the

Premier League approves proposed sale of Chelsea to Boehly consortium

The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly

UK lawmakers criticise 'absence' of troops withdrawal plan from Afghanistan

UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan was a disaster and betrayal hampered by a lack of leadership from senior politicians and civil servants, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said

More turn to UK food banks as bills soar even as Covid threat fades

While the virus threat has faded, the need for food banks in Britain has soared. Skyrocketing energy and food bills are pushing millions deeper into financial hardship

Andhra's Jyothi Yarraji smashes own 100 m hurdles national record in UK

Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women's 100m hurdle national record for the second time in less than two weeks while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK on Sunday.

UK consumer confidence plunges to record low amid cost-of-living crisis

The UK Consumer Price Index rose by 9.0 per cent in the 12 months to April 2022, up from 7.0 per cent in March

NATO considering supplying Moldova with weapons: UK Foreign Secretary

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the United Kingdom and other NATO members are discussing the possibility of sending modern weaponry to Moldova.

Rishi Sunak, wife Akshata make UK's 'Sunday Times Rich List' debut

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty made their debut in the annual Sunday Times Rich List' on Friday, ranked 222 with their combined fortune estimated at GBP 730 mn

Russian troops likely to be redeployed from Ukraine's Mariupol: UK minister

With the number of defenders left holed up in a Mariupol steel factory dwindling, Russian commanders will be coming under increasing pressure to reallocate troops, Britain's Defense Ministry said

RIL to submit bid for British medical retail chain Boots by month-end

In final bids for Boots, billionaires, and owner of UK's retail ASDA Group, Issa Brothers, are in the race with TDR Capital, a British private equity firm, and will be the front-runners.

WHO issues warning as more monkeypox virus cases reported in Britain

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an warning that more cases of the monkeypox virus could be reported in Britain.

Monkeypox found in US and UK: What is it and should you be worried?

The case, the first in the US so far this year, follows reports of scattered cases in Europe, including seven in the UK and others in Portugal and Spain.

UK inflation hits 9%, highest since 1982 as food and energy prices soar

Sterling fell after the data and was down by 0.4% against the US dollar.

UK confirms plan to change N Ireland Protocol amid tensions with EU

The UK announced its plan to introduce legislation to make changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol amid mounting tensions with the European Union (EU) over post-Brexit arrangements.

Petrol in India cheaper than UK, Germany but costlier than US, China, Pak

Petrol in India is cheaper than in countries like Hong Kong, Germany and the UK but costlier than in China, Brazil, Japan, the US, Russia, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, a BOB Economics Research report showed

Four strange Covid -19 symptoms you might not have heard about: Study

During an infection, including that of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19), our bodies naturally try to express that they're under an unusual amount of stress.

Blinken discusses Ukraine, Iran deal with German, French, UK counterparts

'Discussed with my counterparts from Germany, the UK, and France today our plans to continue supporting Ukraine while holding Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin) and his enablers accountable'

Russia advises against travel to UK because of 'unfriendly' visa stance

Tensions between Moscow and London have ratcheted up in recent weeks, with Britain announcing fresh sanctions on Putin's financial network on Friday over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

UK pledges extra 1.3 bn pound military funds for Ukraine to counter Russia

The UK government pledged an additional 1.3 billion pounds in military support to Ukraine during this financial year to help the country counter Russian forces in the ongoing conflict,