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  • Cooking eggs in microwave left woman with skin peeling from face May 30, 2023 02:07 PM IST

    Cooking eggs in microwave left woman with skin peeling from face

    A UK-based woman has warned against cooking eggs in a microwave after the viral TikTok hack left her with burnt and peeling skin.

  • UK India Business Council sees big opportunity in defence, manufacturing tie-ups with India Inc; says FTA on track May 30, 2023 07:21 AM IST

    UK India Business Council sees big opportunity in defence, manufacturing tie-ups with India Inc; says FTA on track

    The UKIBC is helping companies seeking to move their supply chains to India, especially in manufacturing and advanced manufacturing, its CEO Richard McCallum says.

  • Inside the 1st 'Metaverse School': Poke at the human heart, play with planets! May 29, 2023 07:44 PM IST

    Inside the 1st 'Metaverse School': Poke at the human heart, play with planets!

    Reddam House School in Berkshire, England, has introduced a pioneering initiative where students utilize virtual reality (VR) headsets to enhance their learning experience in traditional subjects. Through this innovative approach, students engage in immersive activities such as interacting with woolly mammoths, manipulating planets, and exploring the intricacies of the human heart. This forward-thinking educational method provides students with novel perspectives and hands-on encounters with various topics.

  • The UK can't cut immigration without suffering the consequences May 25, 2023 05:35 PM IST

    The UK can't cut immigration without suffering the consequences

    Global Britain has arrived, though it’s not what Brexiteers imagined

  • Seagulls steal drugs from people in UK and get high, branded 'psycho gulls' May 25, 2023 01:20 PM IST

    Seagulls steal drugs from people in UK and get high, branded 'psycho gulls'

    Seagulls have been reportedly swooping down and stealing the drug, causing some unusual behaviour among the avian population.

  • Sewage smells sweet in the stock market May 25, 2023 10:32 AM IST

    Sewage smells sweet in the stock market

    Publicly traded water companies are facing flak in UK for sewage leaks into rivers and beaches prompting fresh investments, but higher consumer bills down the line. The handsome returns these utility companies are providing shareholders is under the scanner, raising doubts whether they are ploughing enough capital back into the business 

  • UK set to win battle to host Tata electric car battery plant May 25, 2023 07:01 AM IST

    UK set to win battle to host Tata electric car battery plant

    The boss of Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata is expected to fly to London next week to finalise the deal, the BBC report added.

  • Jaguar Land Rover owner set to pick UK for EV battery plant: Report May 24, 2023 08:27 PM IST

    Jaguar Land Rover owner set to pick UK for EV battery plant: Report

    Tata's boss is expected to fly to London next week to finalise the deal to build the battery factory, which could employ 9,000 people in Somerset, southwest England, the BBC report added, without citing sources.

  • UK annual inflation slides to 13-month low May 24, 2023 01:19 PM IST

    UK annual inflation slides to 13-month low

    The rate of price increases slowed from 10.1 percent in March, bringing inflation under 10 percent for the first time since August last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.

  • UK economy to avoid recession but inflation still a worry, says IMF May 23, 2023 05:46 PM IST

    UK economy to avoid recession but inflation still a worry, says IMF

    In its latest assessment of the U.K. economy, the Washington-based fund said domestic demand had proven more resilient than anticipated in the face of the surge in energy costs.

  • Suella Braverman's UK speeding scandal threatens political crash for Rishi Sunak May 23, 2023 10:07 AM IST

    Suella Braverman's UK speeding scandal threatens political crash for Rishi Sunak

    Sunak has also already lost three cabinet ministers to scandals over ethical breaches.  He has staked his re-election hopes on both a record of delivery and a reputation for accountability.  But firing Braverman could turn a key wing of the Conservatives demanding tough immigration laws against Sunak

  • Woman sues boss after misinterpreting ‘xx’ in emails as kisses May 19, 2023 10:47 AM IST

    Woman sues boss after misinterpreting ‘xx’ in emails as kisses

    A UK-based woman sued her boss after misinterpreting the 'xx' in his emails as kisses, and '??' as a coded way of asking for a sexual relationship.

  • UK plans meeting on AI risks with OpenAI, DeepMind bosses May 19, 2023 09:08 AM IST

    UK plans meeting on AI risks with OpenAI, DeepMind bosses

    The summit will be convened as soon as this month, with invitations likely for OpenAI chief Sam Altman and the leaders of Alphabet Inc.’s DeepMind and Anthropic, the people said. Sunak could be among officials in attendance, they said, requesting anonymity because the plans haven’t been finalized.

  • Jaguar owner Tata leans toward UK over Spain for battery plant May 19, 2023 07:44 AM IST

    Jaguar owner Tata leans toward UK over Spain for battery plant

    Tata, a conglomerate involved in industries from cars to salt, is currently favoring a factory in England after the UK government offered a support package, according to people familiar with the matter.

  • UK plans 1 billion pounds of semiconductor investment in new strategy May 19, 2023 06:58 AM IST

    UK plans 1 billion pounds of semiconductor investment in new strategy

    The strategy focuses on Britain's role in designing semiconductors, used in everything from cars to smartphones and washing machines, the government's newly formed department for science, innovation and technology (DSIT) said.

  • UK to ban Russian diamonds at G7 in fresh round of sanctions May 19, 2023 06:21 AM IST

    UK to ban Russian diamonds at G7 in fresh round of sanctions

    Britain is also targeting an additional 86 people and companies from Russian President Vladimir Putin's military industrial complex, in addition those involved in energy, metals and shipping industries.

  • Leaders begin arriving in Japan for meeting of G-7 nations, with war in Ukraine high on the agenda May 18, 2023 12:58 PM IST

    Leaders begin arriving in Japan for meeting of G-7 nations, with war in Ukraine high on the agenda

    The Japanese leader planned to hold separate meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later in the day, before the wider summit kicks off May 19.

  • Stellantis says UK needs to change Brexit deal May 17, 2023 06:17 AM IST

    Stellantis says UK needs to change Brexit deal

    Stellantis, whose brands include Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat, had committed to making electric vehicles in the UK but said it was no longer able to meet Brexit trade rules on where parts are sourced, the report said.

  • Next round of talks for India-UK trade agreement to be held in June May 15, 2023 08:52 PM IST

    Next round of talks for India-UK trade agreement to be held in June

    Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Saranagi said that trade negotiations are a matter of give and take and this has nothing to do with elections in individual countries.

  • Rishi Sunak welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on surprise visit to the UK May 15, 2023 02:02 PM IST

    Rishi Sunak welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on surprise visit to the UK

    This is the fourth European country that Zelenskky has visited in the past few days.

  • Ad promising Rs 1.3 crore salary, 20 days off a month and free stay lure UK doctors to Australia May 14, 2023 07:45 PM IST

    Ad promising Rs 1.3 crore salary, 20 days off a month and free stay lure UK doctors to Australia

    The ad offers Rs 1 lakh per shift for a year, with a completion bonus of Rs 10 lakh after 12 months.

  • First 'three-parent baby' born in the UK through pioneering IVF procedure May 12, 2023 03:16 PM IST

    First 'three-parent baby' born in the UK through pioneering IVF procedure

    This innovative technique has been developed to create IVF embryos that are free from harmful mutations that mothers carry and are likely to pass on to their children.

  • Island that inspired Agatha Christie's darkest novels is now on sale. You can buy it for... May 12, 2023 01:40 PM IST

    Island that inspired Agatha Christie's darkest novels is now on sale. You can buy it for...

    The island has played host to a number of famous visitors including Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, Duke and Duchess of Windsor and The Beatles.

  • Calpol is most shoplifted item in this London neighbourhood amid cost-of-living crisis: report May 11, 2023 12:09 PM IST

    Calpol is most shoplifted item in this London neighbourhood amid cost-of-living crisis: report

    Cost-of-living crisis: According to the British government's forecast, inflation is expected to slow down significantly and reach 2.9 per cent by the end of this year.

  • 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.