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A Government spokesperson said at a roundtable meeting on Friday she listened to their views on trade with the US and reiterated that the Government is seeking a solution. Attendees expressed their support for the Government’s approach and engagement with the US administration, the spokesperson added. The tariff on vehicles imported to the US will…
An Italian millionaire from the family business that created the Lambretta scooter has launched a grant making charity in the UK. Lorenzo Innocenti has created the Ferdinando and Luigi Innocenti Foundation (F&LI) to support young people facing disadvantage in the UK. He has chosen to set up the charity, which is named after his father…
NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari lashed out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday regarding Banerjee’s UK visit and contentious remarks at a collegiate institution in England. Bhandari asserted that INDI alliance leaders consistently disparage Bharat while abroad. Bhandari emphasised that while Rahul Gandhi had previously criticised the nation on foreign…
Artificial intelligence can help detect foetal abnormalities from pregnancy scans nearly twice as quickly but with the same accuracy, according to the results of a UK trial published Thursday. The trial which included 78 pregnant women and 58 sonographers focused on looking for heart problems in the 20-week scans, but researchers said the AI could…
Three people have now been confirmed dead in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok’s governor said. Chadchart Sittipunt also warned of the possibility of aftershocks. Authorities in the Thai capital have already received 169 calls about building damage. A British holidaymaker described how window panes started “popping out of the side” of the building next to his hotel…
The UK economy grew faster than initially estimated in the first half of last year but has shown little growth since Labour took power last summer, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. The ONS has revised its estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) growth between January and March 2024 to 0.9 per…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently boarded one of the UK’s four nuclear-armed submarines for a photo call as part of his attempts to demonstrate the UK’s defense capabilities as tensions with Russia continue. However, Starmer faces a problem. The submarine and the rest of the UK’s nuclear fleet is heavily reliant on the US as…
The mother of a young girl operated on 17 times by a now-suspended surgeon has told Sky News she’s “angry and so upset” and fears her daughter may never walk again. Her child is only eight years old and now needs further surgery, including a hip replacement. She was one of nine patients whose treatment…
Britain’s opposition Conservative Party lawmaker Bob Blackman on Thursday asked the UK government to ‘formally’ apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. Speaking at the House of Commons, British Parliament’s Lower House, Blackman said, “On April 13, 1919, families gathered, very peacefully, in the Jallianwala Bagh to enjoy the day out with their families….
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is weighing the possibility of leaving the UK following the government’s decision to end tax benefits for non-domiciled residents. If he proceeds with this move, he will be among the wealthiest entrepreneurs to leave due to tax reforms. According to a Financial Times report, Mittal, who has lived in the UK…