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British govt proposes tightening visa rules to reduce legal migration

The measures - outlined in the Immigration White Paper that will be released Monday - propose new graduate level requirements for skilled visa applicants and limits on lower-skilled visas

Explained: India-UK free trade agreement: What’s in it for Indians?

Donald Trump confirms trade pact with UK: 'Many other deals to follow'

Trump hails 'comprehensive' US-UK agreement as first in series of major deals; says pact will cement long-standing ties, press conference set for 10 am at Oval Office

India-UK FTA highlights: Whiskey, luxury cars set to get cheaper

UN judge gets 6-year sentence in UK for holding Ugandan woman as slave

A United Nations judge studying at Oxford has been sentenced in the UK for keeping a Ugandan woman as an unpaid domestic worker in her home

UK court defines 'woman' as biological; JK Rowling, others applaud

UK court rules 'woman' means biological female under law; JK Rowling, Martina Navratilova, and others hail decision amid fierce debate over trans rights

UK Supreme Court rules 'woman' means biological sex, excludes trans women

Can someone be legally recognised as a woman if not born female? The UK's top court will decide today in a case that could reshape sex-based rights and gender laws

UK deploys military planners to tackle Birmingham waste, rat crisis

The UK government on Monday called in military planners to help local officials combat the health crisis of mounting rubbish and rats on the streets of Birmingham as talks remain ongoing to resolve a nearly month-long strike by the city's bin collectors over a pay dispute. Birmingham City Council had declared a major incident at the end of last month with around 17,000 tonnes of waste uncollected across the city in the West Midlands region of England. Ministers and local council members have since been focussed on addressing rising concerns of risks to public health and damage to the environment. "The government has already provided a number of staff to support the council with logistics and make sure the response on the ground is swift to address the associated public health risks, a UK government spokesperson said. "In light of the ongoing public health risk, a small number of office-based military personnel with operational planning expertise have been made available to Birmingh

Rishi Sunak rewards aides, allies with honours in resignation list

Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak has rewarded his former Cabinet colleagues, Downing Street aides and advisers in his resignation honours list released by the UK government on Friday. While his former housing secretary Michael Gove and former transport secretary Mark Harper are among seven allies elevated with life peerages to the House of Lords, former ministers Andrew Mitchell and Theresa Villiers have been conferred with Knight and Dame Commander honours respectively. Former England team cricketer James Anderson and filmmaker Matthew Vaughn are among those granted Knighthoods in the honours list. Sunak, 44, was Britain's first Indian heritage prime minister until July 4 last year, when as the Conservative Party leader he lost the general election to Labour's Keir Starmer. It is customary for an outgoing prime minister to request the British monarch to grant peerages, knighthoods, damehoods or other awards in the British honours system to his chosen political allies and

UK financial watchdog's Indian-origin CEO re-appointed for second term

Nikhil Rathi, the Indian-origin chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), was on Thursday re-appointed to his post for a second term by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. Describing Rathi's leadership of the financial watchdog as crucial to the government's reform agenda, Reeves said she wanted him to go further in his efforts to boost economic growth and investment during his new five-year term. The FCA, as a regulator for the UK's financial markets and over 40,000 financial services firms, is in charge of holding them to account. Nikhil Rathi has been crucial in this government's efforts to reform regulation so it supports growth and boosts investment I am delighted he will be continuing his leadership of the FCA, Reeves said in a statement from the UK's Treasury department. We want the FCA to go further and faster to deliver this government's Plan for Change and we look forward to continuing to work together to achieve this, she said. The Treas

UK to support India in the internationalisation of rupee currency

The FM is currently in the UK for the 13th Economic and Financial Dialogue between the two countries

Mamata Banerjee heckled at Oxford, shows 1990s attack photo in reply. WATCH

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Oxford speech turned chaotic as protesters heckled her. In response, she held up an old injury photo, calling it proof of an attack on her

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal looks to leave UK over govt's non-dom crackdown

Former ArcelorMittal CEO Lakshmi Mittal may be look to relocate to a destination that offer attractive tax incentives for high-net-worth individuals

Advanced economies overtake Gulf nations in share of remittances to India

Advanced economies such as the US, the UK, Singapore, Canada, and Australia together accounted for more than half of India's remittances in FY24, reflecting a shift in migration patterns

Oxford historian faces UK deportation for studying Indian history in India

After 12 years in the UK, an Oxford historian faces deportation for spending too many days in India - conducting essential research on Indian history and archives

Indian students studying abroad drop in 2024 – What’s behind the decline?

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Between Trump snub and EU meet, Zelenskyy secures £2.26 billion for Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the UK was markedly different from his tense encounter at the White House with US President Donald Trump

Europe at 'crossroads' as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace: Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rallied his European counterparts Sunday to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he announced outlines of a plan to end Russia's war. Every nation must contribute to that in the best way that it can, bringing different capabilities and support to the table, but all taking responsibility to act, all stepping up their own share of the burden," he said. Starmer's exhortation to 18 fellow leaders that they need to do the heavy lifting for their own security comes two days after US backing of Ukraine appeared in jeopardy when President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and said he wasn't grateful enough for America's support. The meeting had been overshadowed by the extraordinary scolding that took place on live television at the White House. Starmer used the opportunity as part of his broader effort to bridge the gap between Europe and the US and also salvage what had seemed like the sta

UK sanctions Chinese firms in clampdown on supplies to Russia amid war

The fresh sanctions, which also apply to some firms in Thailand and India, target those who support Russia's military regime and the supply networks it relies on, the UK's Foreign Office said