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Indians among 171 delivery riders arrested in UK crackdown on illegal working

December 06, 2025 7:18 pm

A new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act, which received Royal Assent this week, will extend right-to-work checks to the gig-economy sector, including delivery riders.

US, UK to agree to zero tariffs on pharmaceuticals, announcement expected, sources say

December 01, 2025 8:07 pm

The White House and the British government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

4 UK Police officers to face misconduct probe in death of Indian-origin woman Harshita Brella

November 24, 2025 10:55 pm

he IOPC said a disciplinary panel could find that officers failed to properly review the case, set investigative actions, seek supervisory advice or keep Brella updated.

FILE – Tourists on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, Oct. 17, 2025. The British government announced plans on Thursday, Nov. 20, to extend the time required for legal immigrants to be granted permanent residency, saying foreign workers would have to “earn” the right to remain in the country indefinitely. (Jeremie Souteyrat/The New York Times)

Want to immigrate to Britain? The government says you must earn it.

November 21, 2025 3:51 pm

The proposals are part of a tightening of immigration rules under the center-left Labour government as it tries to counter the rise of Reform UK, a right-wing populist party that has put cutting immigration at the heart of its identity.

UK police rule out terrorism in train knife attack; King Charles ‘appalled and shocked’

November 02, 2025 6:44 pm

Police said 11 people were taken to hospital after the stabbings. Four have since been discharged, while two remain in life-threatening condition.

UK, US impose sanctions on Southeast Asian scam networks using trafficked workers

October 14, 2025 10:55 pm

The British government said the scam operations, based in Cambodia, Myanmar and across the region, used fake job adverts to lure workers.

Britain issues first online safety fine to US website 4chan

October 14, 2025 1:00 pm

If 4chan ignores the fine, Ofcom can take steps to stop internet service providers allowing access to its site in Britain.

UK jets flew 12-hour mission with US, NATO near Russian border

October 11, 2025 5:52 pm

Britain said the operation followed incursions into the airspaces of NATO countries including Poland, Romania and Estonia.

Recruiters use AI to scan resumes. Applicants are trying to trick it

October 07, 2025 9:02 pm

As companies increasingly turn to AI to sift through thousands of job applications, candidates are concealing instructions for chatbots within their resumes in hopes of moving to the top of the pile.

For Britain’s Jews, a new and deadly sign of rising antisemitism

October 03, 2025 9:07 pm

Britain has blacklisted two far-right members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet: the security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich. It also partially suspended exports of weapons to Israel.

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Storm Darragh triggers emergency alerts as it approaches the UK

December 07, 2024 9:32 pm

The rare red warning, issued for wind, covers western and southern coastal areas of Wales, Bristol, and Cardiff, with gusts expected to reach 90 mph or more.

Overworked and underpaid nurses in UK go on strike for first time

December 15, 2022 9:02 pm

The nurses are arguing that they have suffered a decade of real-terms cuts and that low pay means staff shortages and unsafe care for patients.

Rishi Sunak set to become Britain's next Prime Minister

October 25, 2022 9:18 am

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.

Britain pays tribute to world's oldest monarch Queen Elizabeth II

September 11, 2022 7:35 pm

Days after Queen Elizabeth II's demise, London and other parts of Britain witnessed emotional scenes as people from all walks of life paid tribute to the nation's longest-serving monarch.

Record temperatures, dry rivers, fires: Drought declared in several parts of Britain

August 13, 2022 2:37 pm

A drought has been officially declared in some parts of southern and central England, following the driest summer of the past fifty years.

Relentless heatwave sweeps Europe, firefighters tackle wildfires

August 11, 2022 2:32 pm

An incessant heatwave has engulfed Europe. The governments in several countries have warned citizens of severe drought conditions. Farmers in France have started to see a decrease in production especially in fields of soy, sunflowers and corn.

British Army on standby as UK reels under fuel crisis

September 28, 2021 9:28 pm

Up to 90% of British fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis in the country.

'Kill the Bill': Britain's fight for the right to protest

April 03, 2021 8:24 pm

The demonstration is against the contentious Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, 2021 which is currently going through Parliament and would give police stronger powers to restrict “highly disruptive protests” causing “serious disruption to the public.”

With British government, parliament and people divided, a disorderly Brexit looms

April 02, 2019 8:25 pm

The European Union said on Tuesday that Britain could be heading for a potentially disorderly exit in just 10 days time as Prime Minister Theresa May met with ministers to thrash out ways to break the Brexit deadlock.

City that voted for Brexit is still waiting

March 25, 2019 9:28 am

In Britain's 2016 EU membership referendum, Sunderland voted by 61 per cent to 39 per cent to leave a bloc from which many residents — rightly or wrongly — believe they have received little benefit