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Uber files: UK union stages 24-hour strike to make CEO accountable

In the wake of the shocking Uber Files revelations, the UK's App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) staged a 24-hour strike till Wednesday, demanding that the ride-hailing platform be held accountable

Google, Oracle data centres knocked offline as record-high heatwave hits UK

London data centers used by Google and Oracle Corp. buckled on Tuesday after a record-setting heat wave hit Britain, knocking some websites offline

UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100, mostly in London

British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of them in London

London's burning: Fire engulfs homes as UK temperatures hit record 40C

UK hits record 40C at Heathrow Airport; train routes cancelled due to the heat; heatwave prompts focus on climate change promises

Top headlines: Vedanta declares dividend of Rs 19.5; HUL Q1 net rises 11%

Business Standard brings you the top headlines this hour

Meta Platform's forced sale of Giphy halted as UK court orders review

A judge quashed the Competition and Markets Authority's order that Meta must sell Giphy, according to a ruling made public Monday

TCS is UK's no.1 software and IT services company once again: Report

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said on Monday it has been ranked number one by revenue among the top 30 suppliers of software and IT services (SITS) to the UK market by industry analyst firm

London's Heathrow goes from Europe's gateway to UK's travel nightmare

For Heathrow and the rest of the aviation industry, I think it's key to focus on getting sorted for summer 2023, although the gloomy economic outlook makes it much harder to forecast demand

UK to roll out 4th Covid-19 booster vaccine doses to all aged 50 and over

Scientific advisers on the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) have recommended an extra dose be offered in the autumn months.

Battle on for second place to beat Rishi Sunak in British PM race

Sunak, who was the winner of the first two rounds of voting by Tory members of Parliament, will appear for a series of televised debates over the weekend with his remaining opponents

UK's met office issues first-ever red warning for extreme heat next week

Exceptional, perhaps record-breaking, temperatures are likely on Monday, then again on Tuesday: Met Office

LIVE: Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa headed to Saudi Arabia, says report

Live news upedates: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is headed to Saudi Arabia via Singapore

Rishi Sunak wins first round of Conservative Party leadership vote in UK

Sunak, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law, told the BBC he feels great about the result of the first round of voting

Eight contenders in race to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister

The first round of voting among Tory lawmakers will be held on Wednesday and only those contenders who receive at least 30 votes can enter the second ballot

Rishi Sunak hits threshold for PM race; gets support from 20 MPs

Pledges tax cuts once inflation is under control

Won't demonise Boris Johnson, says Rishi Sunak at UK campaign launch

Let me be clear, I will have no part in a rewriting of history that seeks to demonise Boris, exaggerate his faults or deny his efforts, he said.

UK's new PM to be announced on September 5 after Boris Johnson resigns

The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also close for nominations on Tuesday

British foreign secretary Liz Truss to run for prime ministership

Truss said she would cut taxes and maintain a tough line against Russian President Vladimir Putin

Almost 4.5 million UK families are under serious financial difficulties

Of those in serious financial difficulty, 71% have reduced the quality of food they eat, 36% have sold or pawned possessions and 27% have canceled or not renewed insurance

Race to replace Johnson heats up as big names target 10 Downing Street

Sajid Javid, the former Health Minister, and former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who lost to Johnson in the 2019 leadership runoff, used interviews in a newspaper to announce their campaigns