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LONDON: Britain’s deputy prime minister warned Sunday that the country’s upcoming general election faces threats from hostile actors such as Russia seeking to influence the UK’s democratic process. The country will go to the polls on Thursday, in an election expected to oust the governing right-wing Conservatives and put the opposition Labour party in power.
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Ahead of the British general election, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, visited the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in London, also known as Neasden Temple on Sunday.The crowd at the temple waved at the couple as their convoy entered the temple premises. After the two performed puja under the guidance of the
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LONDON: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who is widely expected to become the next British prime minister, visited the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Kingsbury on Friday where he said “there is absolutely no place for Hinduphobia in Britain” and that Labour would “build a new strategic partnership with India”. He began his speech with “Jai
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Robert Maudsley, a 70-year-old serial killer considered one of the most dangerous men in the UK, has been confined in a glass cage reminiscent of Hannibal Lecter‘s cell for the past 45 years due to his threat to other inmates, UK Mirror reported. Despite already being imprisoned for murder, Maudsley went on to brutally kill
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NEW DELHI: In the run-up to the July 4 general election in the UK, the Opposition Labour Party has made a concerted effort to address concerns within its ranks over anti-India sentiments and to strengthen ties with India under a potential Keir Starmer-led government.At a ‘Political Hustings’ event for Britain’s South Asian community in London,
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Flights departing from London’s Gatwick Airport experienced significant disruptions on Friday morning when British Airways flight BA2279, bound for Vancouver, aborted its high-speed takeoff at 11:48 am due to overheated brakes. The incident resulted in the closure of the runway for nearly an hour, as confirmed by a London Gatwick spokesperson.The spokesperson said, “Safety is
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LONDON: Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan hopped into a horse-drawn carriage with King Charles III, laid a wreath at Westminster Abbey or toured one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he kicked off his trip to the UK by visiting a site that has special meaning for him: The Thames Barrier. While the massive flood
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Princess Anne was released from the hospital after a 5-night stay after sustaining head injuries believed to have been caused by a horse. The 73-year-old sister of King Charles has returned to her home at Gatcombe Park in southwest England to recuperate. Her medical team will determine when she can return to her public duties.Anne’s
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LONDON: British PM Rishi Sunak Friday denounced the use of a racist slur against him by a now-suspended member of the anti-immigration Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage.Sunak said he was hurt and “angry” after broadcaster Channel 4 filmed a Reform canvasser using a racist slur to describe him, adding that Farage had “some
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STEVENAGE: ‘Mondeo man’, a social type named after a popular Ford car helped Tony Blair win the 1997 British general election. “Workington man” did the same for Boris Johnson in 2019. Now the UK’s main opposition leader Keir Starmer is hoping “Stevenage woman” will propel him to power.This archetypal working mother in her early 40s
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