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Liver cancer cases, and deaths estimated to rise by over 55% by 2040
London, Oct 6 The number of people diagnosed with or dying from primary liver cancer per year could rise by more than 55 per cent by 2040, reveals a new analysis. According to a new report, published in the Journal of Hepatology, countries must achieve at least a 3 per ...Suella Braverman objects to increasing visas for Indians
London, Oct 6 Suella Braverman has again risked upsetting No. 10 after saying she has "reservations" about Britain's trade deal with India because it could increase immigration to the UK, The Guardian reported. Liz Truss said she wants to sign a trade agreement with India by Diwali at the end ...UK government has U-turned on plans to scrap top income tax rate (Ld)
London, Oct 3 The UK government has U-turned on plans to scrap the 45p rate of income tax, the chancellor has confirmed, BBC reported. Kwasi Kwarteng told BBC that the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a massive distraction on what was a strong package." "We just talked ...Conservative MPs urge Liz Truss’s removal after less than a month in office
London, Oct 2 Three-quarters of UK voters, including a staggering 71 per cent of those who backed the Conservatives at the last general election, believe the prime minister, Liz Truss, and the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, have "lost control" of the economy, according to a devastating poll for the Observer on ...Two police officers stabbed in London
London, Sep 16 Two police officers were stabbed in central London on Friday and the incident is not being treated as terror related, said the Metropolitan Police (Met). Police encountered a man with a knife near Leicester Square, a pedestrianized square in the West End of London, according to the ...UK: Calls for ‘Elizabeth the Faithful’ as ‘the Great’ has been linked with ‘despotic rulers’ ...
London, Sep 15 A campaign has been launched to give the late Queen the title of 'Elizabeth the Faithful' because 'the Great' is rather common and has been used by despots and conquerors, local media reported. Senior UK politicians, including Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, have referred to Elizabeth ...Plane carrying Queen Elizabeth’s coffin becomes most tracked flight ever
London, Sep 15 The plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has broken records to become the most-tracked flight ever, according to an aviation tracker website. The website, Flightradar 24, said that about five million people followed along online as the late Queen was flown from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday, ...‘Ukraine has pulled off one of greatest counter attacks in modern history’
London, Sep 14 Vladimir Putin has no good options for how to react after a lightning offensive by Ukraine inflicted Russia's most serious and rapid military defeat on the battlefield since the Second World War, a UK military expert said, Daily Mail reported. Justin Bronk, a research fellow at London's ...Britain’s King Charles III speaks of ‘weight of history’ in speech to parliament
London, Sep 13 Britain's King Charles III said he felt "the weight of history" and vowed to follow the example set by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his first address to the parliament. "As I stand before you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history ...Commonwealth nations could quit bloc after Queen’s death
London, Sep 13 Commonwealth nations could "rush for the door" of the bloc after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an expert has warned, media reports said. In addition to the UK, Charles III now rules in 14 Commonwealth countries that were former dominions of the British Empire, Daily Mail ...