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British Navy carrier breaks down after departing for US
London, Aug 29 The British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has broken down off the south coast of England shortly after embarking for exercises in the US. The 65,000-tonne warship left from Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, on Saturday before an "emerging mechanical issue" occurred, dpa news agency ...UK households told to ‘look at’ energy use as prices soar
London, Aug 27 UK households need to "look at" how they are using energy, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi suggested amid calls for urgent government intervention to tackle soaring bills. It comes as outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson predicted a "tough" few months ahead, but promised energy prices will eventually come down ...Jury’s out on Macron if he’s friend or foe: UK’s Liz Truss
London, Aug 26 Liz Truss, one of two contenders to become the new UK Prime Minister, has been accused of risking worsened diplomatic relations with France after she said the "jury's out" on President Emmanuel Macron. Truss, the incumbent Foreign Secretary, told Conservative Party members at a leadership hustings in ...British postal workers to walk out in ‘summer’s biggest strike’
London, Aug 26 More than 100,000 postal workers in Britain will walk out on Friday in a dispute over pay, in what is being described as the "summer's biggest strike". The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a "dignified, proper pay rise" after they ...England pauses Covid testing for health staff without symptoms
London, Aug 25 Covid-19 testing among the National Health Service (NHS) and care home staff with no symptoms in England is to be "paused" at the end of August, officials have announced. The UK's Department of Health and Social Care has announced said that the decision to stop all "asymptomatic ...UK Defence Secy rules out blanket ban on visas for Russians
London, Aug 24 UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has rejected the idea of a blanket ban on visas for Russians, but insisted "we can toughen up the conditions". "I certainly think we can toughen up the conditions of our visas. I am not sure whether an outright ban is the ...UK trade union calls for large rise in minimum wage
London, Aug 24 The UK's Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for action from the government to set about increasing the minimum wage to 15 pounds ($17.7) an hour "as soon as possible". It comes amid of a summer of significant industrial action as leading unions have raised frustrations over ...Record profits for global grain firms known as ABCD amid food crisis
London, Aug 23 Companies at the centre of the global grain trade have enjoyed a record bonanza amid soaring food prices around the world, raising concerns of profiteering and speculation in global food markets that could put staples beyond the reach of the poorest, and prompting calls for a windfall ...UK intelligence agencies tipped off Indian authorities on Jagtar Singh Johal
London, Aug 23 UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about Jagtar Singh Johal, a British national, before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police, the media reported. Johal, from Dumbarton, was in India in 2017 when his family say he was forced into an unmarked ...British Airways to cancel around 10,000 Heathrow flights
London, Aug 23 British Airways said that it will axe around 10,000 short-haul flights to and from London's Heathrow Airport between October 2022 and March 2023. Some long-haul flights will also be affected, the flag carrier said on Monday of its move, which aims to minimize cancellations and delays during ...
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