The United Kingdom’s top climate change advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), has issued a stark warning to Keir Starmer’s new Labour government, urging it to act “fast” to put Britain on target to meet its 2030 climate targets. It pointed out that the UK has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68...
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Top 10 world news: Indian warship conducts rescue op; UK government agenda; and more
‘Prestige Falcon’ oil tanker capsized off Oman coast on July 15, putting lives of 16 crew members at risk. Now, Indian warship INS Teg has rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan citizen from the waters and the operation is still underway to rescue remaining survivors. Investigators suspect that Cyanide poisoning likely killed six foreign tourists in a...
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Teenager arrested after two injured in attack at Gurdwara in UK
A 17-year-old boy in the United Kingdom was arrested on Friday (July 12) after he was suspected to be behind an attack at a Gurdwara in Kent. In a statement, the local police said that cops were called to the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on Thursday evening to investigate reports that a male...
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UK crossbow attack: Man suspected of killing 3 women formally arrested
A 26-year-old man in the United Kingdom (UK) who was suspected of killing three women has been formally arrested, British media reported on Thursday (July 11) citing the police. Carol Hunt, 61, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, died at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday evening. The victims were the family members of...
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Prince Harry, Hugh Grant to expose Britain’s tabloids in documentary
Prince Harry and Hugh Grant are set for a new stint together. The duo have signed up for a documentary where they open up about the ongoing legal battles including the phone hacking scandal which they are calling Tabloids On Trial. The legal issue resulted from publishers allegedly snooping on the Duke of Sussex’s whereabouts....
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Top 10 world news: UK general election results; Iran elections; Wimbledon 2024 updates; and more
Keir Starmer addressed the nation after the Labour Party won the UK General Election with some 412 seats, an increase of 211, while the Conservatives, lost about 250 lawmakers, including a record number of senior ministers and former prime minister Liz Truss. In Iran, polls have opened on Friday in a presidential runoff a week...
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UK Election 2024: Labour Party origin, vision and more
The Labour Party in the UK has won the general election 2024 with majority votes. Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party is expected to take oath as Britain’s next prime minister. Starmer has defeated the Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak by a huge margin, thereby ending the 14-year rule of the Conservatives over Britain. The Labour...
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Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria Starmer? a lawyer and soon-to-be First Lady of Britain
Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria Starmer? After the highly-anticipated result of the general elections in 2024, the UK is set to get its new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a Labour Party candidate. As Starmer gets the magic number of 326 seats, he will become the country’s next head with her wife, Victoria Starmer....
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UK voters preparing to head to polls for the general election
The UK voters are heading to the polls on Thursday (July 4) for a key general election that is being seen as a referendum on 14 years of Conservative rule. The snap election, announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is being held much earlier than required, taking many in his party by surprise. In the...
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Dua Lipa holds court as UK’s Glastonbury Festival starts
British-Albanian pop sensation Dua Lipa was to headline the first night of the Glastonbury festival on Friday which has again drawn tens of thousands of fans. Rows of tents dotted the fields at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in southwest England, where the iconic festival has become a fixture of British culture since...
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Princess Anne released from hospital after treatment of head injury
UK’s Princess Anne, sister of King Charles, has been discharged from hospital on Friday after being treated for a minor head injury and concussion. The Princess Royal, 73, was taken to hospital on Sunday after she was thought to have got injured by a horse at her Gloucestershire estate. She is not expected to return...
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Britain’s Princess Anne suffering ‘memory loss’ head injury: Report
British monarch King Charles III’s sister Princess Anne has reportedly suffered ‘memory loss’ after sustaining head injuries following a horse-related incident. The 73-year-old suffered minor injuries to her head and a concussion at Gatcombe Park on Sunday evening, the royal palace said in a statement, without revealing exact details of the accident. She was airlifted...
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