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Updated on: Oct 18, 2025 08:28 pm IST “A 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman from Sandwell were arrested this morning on suspicion of rape,” the police said in a statement on Friday. Two people, a man and a woman, have been arrested on suspicion of the racially aggravated rape of a British Sikh woman…
One more day. One more day up and down the pitiless slide. One more day of blistered hands gripping unforgiving oars. But after more than 8,000 nautical miles (15,000km) at sea – an epic five-and-a-half-month journey across the Pacific that included close encounters with whales, failing beacons and chocolate shortages – the sea had one…
Christopher Starkey died in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn on March 6. Opening an inquest into his death at Norfolk Coroners Court, senior coroner Samantha Goward said the primary cause of death was pneumonia. He had also suffered a perforated duodenal ulcer. Mrs Goward said Mr Starkey was a retired bus driver, who…
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, in prison for over six years, has told a UK court there are “sensational developments” to come when his Indian extradition case on fraud and money laundering charges reopens for a hearing in London next month. Nirav Modi, a fugitive diamond merchant, is wanted in India in the estimated USD 2…
Afghanistan has withdrawn its national team from a cricket series in Pakistan after strikes in an eastern border province killed three local players, the national governing body said. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on social media cricketers had been “targeted during a gathering” in Urgun district, Paktika province, on Friday after they had returned…
It was one scandal too many. After emails emerged this week showing that Prince Andrew remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he had previously admitted, the House of Windsor finally moved to insulate the monarchy from years of tawdry headlines about Andrew’s dodgy friends and suspicious business deals. Buckingham…
Lando Norris who starts in second: “It was more of a struggle today, struggling to be as good as this guy, it could have been worse – no chance we were going to be a pole today. “Don’t get hit [tomorrow]! Hope to have a good race with Max.” Kieran Jackson18 October 2025 23:46 Kieran…
Amritsar: Aiming to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage, UK-based Essex Cultural Diversity Project (ECDP) launched a 30-day exhibition titled ‘After the Partition: A Shared Cultural Heritage’, highlighting the journey of the Punjabi diaspora in the UK.Developed in collaboration with elderly Punjabi community members living in East England, the exhibition presents powerful memories of the 1947…
McDonald’s UK is going global with its latest offerings to bring new flavors to its local customers. The famous fast food restaurant announced that for a limited time, favorite food items from different countries are coming to its British stores starting 22 October 2025. McDonald’s UK is dropping the ‘World Menu Heist’ in a few…
Democrats denounced the move, including the state’s top Democrat Gene Wu, who argued: “Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do – and Greg Abbott just proved he’s one of them.” Virginia’s Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin also ordered the state National Guard to be activated. Earlier this week actor Robert…