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UK office building likely to be turned into gurdwara
London, Jan 17 A three-storey office building in the UK, could soon be transformed into a Sikh temple if plans are approved. An application has been filed by a Sikh community member with Telford & Wrekin Council to move the current gurdwara in Oakengates to Abbey House in Shropshire's Telford ...UK teachers, nurses to strike further over pay disputes
London, Jan 17 Further strikes were announced by teachers and nurses in the UK, amid the continued cost-of-living crisis and lengthy disputes over pay. If progress is not made in negotiations by the end of January, February will see the most widespread strike so far by National Health Service (NHS) ...Sikh family alleges racial discrimination at Windsor Castle, threatens legal action
London, Jan 16 Accusing two British Army guards of racially discriminating against them at Windsor Castle, a Sikh family has threatened to take legal action against the UK government. Rapinder Kaur, 36, said she, her turban-wearing husband and their two-year-old child were subjected to racial taunts by guards during a ...UK passports to become more expensive from Feb
London, Jan 14 For the first time in five years, the UK government is set to introduce new passport fees for all applications starting February 2023. The price changes, which will come into effect on February 2, will affect those who are renewing or applying for a new passport. The ...UK economy expanded in Nov as services activity strengthens: ONS
London, Jan 14 The UK's economy is estimated to have grown by 0.1 per cent in November 2022 as services activity strengthened during the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, statistics have revealed. Between October and November 2022, the country's services sector grew by 0.2 per cent, while production output ...Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ sells 1.43 mn copies on Day 1, beats Obama’s record
London, Jan 12 Prince Harry's jaw-dropping memoir 'Spare' -- which does not spare any member of Britain's royal family in its tell-all revelations -- has broken the first-day sales record set by Barack Obama's 'A Promised Land'. It sold 1.43 million copies in the US, UK and Canada on its ...Reckless driver jailed for killing Sikh woman in UK
London, Jan 12 A 23-year-old man in the UK has been jailed for six years for recklessly driving at a speed of nearly 100 mph, which led to the death of a Sikh woman -- mother to a five-month-old. Hashim Aziz was driving at over three times the speed limit ...Cyber criminals accessed staff data in ransomware attack: The Guardian
London, Jan 12 British newspaper The Guardian has confirmed that hackers accessed some of its employees' data in the ransomware attack in December last year. An internal email, seen by The Record, said that it is "now clear that we experienced a highly sophisticated cyber attack involving unauthorised third-party access ...UK govt introduces laws to mitigate disruption of strikes on public
London, Jan 11 The UK government has introduced new laws that would enable it to set minimum levels of service during strikes to ensure the safety of the public and their access to public services. In a bid to mitigate the disruptions caused by strikes, the bill would ensure that ...Leicester violence: Cops release images of wanted men
London, Jan 11 The UK police have released 'bodycam' images of 10 men wanted in connection with the Leicester communal clashes, which erupted last autumn following a cricket match between India and Pakistan. In a statement, the Leicester police said they have been working with detectives scouring through "many hours" ...
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