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  • Christian Michel alleges abuse in Tihar Jail to UK PM

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    London, Dec 7 Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case, has claimed in a signed five-page hand-written letter from Tihar Jail to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that he is "being abused in a Delhi jail" and is being held "without trial, without charge, without bail" ...
  • Flight heading to UK diverted to Prague after bomb scare on board

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    Prague, Dec 5 An EasyJet flight bound for the UK from Poland had to be diverted to the Czech Republic due to a report of a "possible bomb" on board, according to a media report. The low-cost British airline's flight EZY6276 was heading from Krakow to Bristol on Sunday evening ...
  • EU passengers will soon be able to use 5G tech on planes

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    London, Dec 5 Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use 5G technology in their phones to full effect in the sky, the media reported. According to BBC, the European Commission ruled that airlines can offer 5G technology alongside slower mobile data on board planes. ...
  • Long Covid symptoms in kids change over time, reveals Lancet study

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    London, Dec 5 Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people change over time, and while some of the children's original symptoms declined, new symptoms were reported, the world's largest study on long Covid in children published in the Lancet journal has revealed. This was also the case ...
  • UK Covid cases again rise above 1 million in a week

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    London, Dec 3 The number of Covid-19 cases in the UK has again increased above one million, in a worrying sign of a new winter wave, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of people in the UK testing positive for the virus rose by 6 per ...
  • Residents seek King Charles intervention as China plans massive embassy in London

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    London, Nov 30 Residents of an apartment complex that sits on a historic parcel of land opposite the Tower of London want Britain's King Charles to buy it back, claiming that its current owner, China, will turn it into a hub for shadowy diplomatic activity, according to a media report. ...
  • The golden era of UK-China ties over: Sunak

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    London, Nov 29 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the so-called "golden era" of relations with China is over as "we need to evolve our approach" towards Beijing. He made the remarks while addressing Lord Mayor's Banquet in London on Monday. In his address, which was his first foreign ...
  • Sunak stresses the importance of deepening ties with the Indo-Pacific

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    London, Nov 28 Britain's new Prime Minister, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak, was expected to stress in a speech on November 28 night, 'the importance' of 'deepening ties in the Indo-Pacific'. This means Britain wants to consolidate defence and economic relations with India, among other Asian nations, for mutual trade and investment ...
  • Sunak’s idea of restricting foreign students to the UK could meet resistance

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    London, Nov 27 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's reported plan to restrict foreign students to premier universities in the UK could meet resistance from his chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. Hunt told media immigration was required to boost growth, adding there had to be "a long-term plan if we're ...
  • Covid hit the mental health of kids, and young people harder than thought

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    London, Nov 27 A team of UK researchers has found a deeper impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of children and young people that could result in an increased demand for support services. The research, led by the University of Exeter and the University of Cambridge, is the first ...