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  • UK airports face nationwide border system issue, causing major delays May 27, 2023 05:34 PM IST

    UK airports face nationwide border system issue, causing major delays

    Heathrow, Britain's busiest airport, said it had deployed extra staff to manage the queues and was working with Border Force to help resolve the problem.

  • Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address UK competition concerns May 26, 2023 04:47 PM IST

    Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address UK competition concerns

    Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns.

  • Britain loses its luster for job seekers from Poland to Portugal May 26, 2023 10:59 AM IST

    Britain loses its luster for job seekers from Poland to Portugal

    For the UK, that means that arrivals from the EU of just over 150,000 last year were about half the level seen in 2019, according to figures released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics. That’s despite a record 606,000 for net migration into the UK in 2022.

  • Burberry's Quiet Luxury Isn't Getting Its Due May 18, 2023 06:14 PM IST

    Burberry's Quiet Luxury Isn't Getting Its Due

    Britain’s answer to LVMH is suffering a setback. But don’t rule out its transformation just yet.

  • In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones May 15, 2023 07:46 PM IST

    In Pics: Ukraine's Zelensky, in Britain, wins pledge of long-range drones

    Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader's Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine's request for Western fighter jets.

  • Rail strikes in Britain disrupt services amid wage dispute standoff May 12, 2023 06:05 PM IST

    Rail strikes in Britain disrupt services amid wage dispute standoff

    Many members of the drivers’ union Aslef commenced a 24-hour long strike on virtual platforms across all the big passenger operators in England which led to the stoppage of many major intercity and commuter services entirely.

  • Anand Mahindra to King Charles: 'You will be remembered for more than your crown' May 07, 2023 04:42 PM IST

    Anand Mahindra to King Charles: 'You will be remembered for more than your crown'

    Anand Mahindra has worked with Britain's King Charles on The Sustainable Markets Initiative.

  • King Charles's coronation: Agitated horse runs into crowd during parade. Viral video May 07, 2023 11:56 AM IST

    King Charles's coronation: Agitated horse runs into crowd during parade. Viral video

    King Charles's coronation: The viral clip shows the horse having lost control as it backed onto a crowd of onlookers who frantically stepped aside to make way for the agitated animal.

  • In Pics: King Charles III is officially ascending throne; a look at other King Charles who reigned before May 05, 2023 05:08 PM IST

    In Pics: King Charles III is officially ascending throne; a look at other King Charles who reigned before

    King Charles III will be crowned alongside wife Camilla on May 6 in a centuries-old ceremony with celebrations marked by pomp and pageantry. There have been two King Charles who reigned before Charles III. Take a look…

  • King Charles' coronation should be Britain’s last May 05, 2023 05:04 PM IST

    King Charles' coronation should be Britain’s last

    The country needs to grapple with urgent challenges of the present and future instead of lavishly reenacting its past

  • Britain’s Economy Needs a Pick-Me-Up. Is the Coronation Enough? May 04, 2023 08:14 PM IST

    Britain’s Economy Needs a Pick-Me-Up. Is the Coronation Enough?

    The country — businesses and households alike — could use some respite. For much of the past year, the British economy has been stagnant.

  • Britain readies for King Charles III’s coronation: See Pics May 04, 2023 05:27 PM IST

    Britain readies for King Charles III’s coronation: See Pics

    More than 2,200 people will attend the coronation of Britain's King Charles, Buckingham Palace said on May 1, including international representatives from 203 countries as well as community and charity workers.

  • For King Charles, Coronation Day Is a Step on a Tightrope Walk May 03, 2023 07:18 PM IST

    For King Charles, Coronation Day Is a Step on a Tightrope Walk

    It’s good to be the king. But it’s not without its traps, as King Charles III learned last weekend when the organizers of his coronation invited millions of Britons to pledge an oath of homage to the monarch during the ceremony Saturday.

  • King Charles III: Here’s what happens during the coronation of Britain's monarch April 28, 2023 03:08 PM IST

    King Charles III: Here’s what happens during the coronation of Britain's monarch

    King Charles’ coronation ceremony will be held on 6th May. A look at what will happen during the ceremony that’s been in the making for years.

  • King Charles coronation to be recorded as an album April 28, 2023 06:42 AM IST

    King Charles coronation to be recorded as an album

    In a statement on Friday, label Decca Records said it would record the May 6 service at Westminster Abbey, as well as pre-service music, as "The Official Album of the Coronation" and release it for streaming and download on the same day.

  • Britain finding a soft spot for homemade Brie and Camembert | In Pics April 10, 2023 02:50 PM IST

    Britain finding a soft spot for homemade Brie and Camembert | In Pics

    France, the country of a thousand cheeses, is often a source of inspiration. Nine employees work in Hedges's creamery near Basingstoke in England's southern Hampshire region, making about 7,000 cheeses a week, and up to 12,000 during the Christmas season

  • Russia says sending uranium ammo to Kyiv would be 'serious' escalation March 22, 2023 06:36 PM IST

    Russia says sending uranium ammo to Kyiv would be 'serious' escalation

    President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would be "forced to react" to any such British moves.

  • Japan PM Fumio Kishida arrives in India, defence and trade on agenda March 20, 2023 09:14 AM IST

    Japan PM Fumio Kishida arrives in India, defence and trade on agenda

    The Kishida-Modi talks will also focus on how the Global North can help the Global South with the economic and social advantages that flow from AI and technology.

  • Doctors are quitting Britain’s NHS for a career in business March 14, 2023 11:48 AM IST

    Doctors are quitting Britain’s NHS for a career in business

    Many of the medics on picket lines are also thinking of walking out of their careers entirely — and the world of finance and business offers an unexpected but increasingly attractive option.

  • In Pics: Top dogs compete at Britain's Crufts Dog Show 2023 March 14, 2023 11:42 AM IST

    In Pics: Top dogs compete at Britain's Crufts Dog Show 2023

    Orca, the Logotto Romagnolo, won the Best in Show at the Crufts 2023 do show on March 12. A look at the top dogs compete at Britain's Crufts dog show.

  • Britain says Ukraine forces defending Bakhmut under increasingly severe pressure March 05, 2023 07:59 AM IST

    Britain says Ukraine forces defending Bakhmut under increasingly severe pressure

    Oleh Zhdanov, a prominent Ukrainian analyst of military affairs, said late on Saturday that he could not detect any immediate signs Kyiv was going to order a retreat from the city.

  • From labour shortages to food crisis: Find out how UK got stuck in an ever-spiralling predicament March 02, 2023 08:15 PM IST

    From labour shortages to food crisis: Find out how UK got stuck in an ever-spiralling predicament

    One of the biggest problems Rishi Sunak’s government needs to address quickly is an immense labour shortage in the UK economy, starting by rethinking its immigration policy.

  • 2,400 India Young Professionals Scheme visas on offer in first UK ballot February 21, 2023 09:44 PM IST

    2,400 India Young Professionals Scheme visas on offer in first UK ballot

    The scheme, formally launched last month, allows Indian citizens between 18 and 30 years old to live and work in the UK for up to two years.

  • New Harry Potter series coin first to feature King Charles portrait February 16, 2023 08:55 PM IST

    New Harry Potter series coin first to feature King Charles portrait

    The first two coins in the series feature the lead character Harry Potter and the book's Hogwarts Express train, with the portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse or heads side.

  • Britain, Malta sign deal covering defence, migration February 10, 2023 04:55 PM IST

    Britain, Malta sign deal covering defence, migration

    The agreement was signed during a short visit to the island by British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who met Foreign Minister Ian Borg.