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Thousands queue outside the Westminster Hall to file past the Queen’s coffin

Image By WPA/Getty Images Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time on Wednesday, 14 September and is now open for to the public to pay their last respects at the Westminster Hall. The Queen’s lying in state will continue for the next four days with tens of thousands of people […]

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British Indian MPs pay their tributes to the Queen, adding that she loved the country and the Commonwealth

Image by Today Post US Zero As Members of the Parliament paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during the weekend, the common theme among many British Indian members was the love that she had for India and the Commonwealth. They also added that this sentiment was expressed by her successor King Charles III.

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UK provides necessary aid and funds as death toll continues to rise in Pakistan

Image by Arshad Arbab/EPA The UK has stepped up to provide urgent support to Pakistan after flooding in the south of the country killed many people with the death toll having crossed 1400 as of Tuesday, 13 September. Extreme monsoon rainfall has affected millions, with their homes completely destroyed. In response to the disaster, the UK

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QUEEN’S COFFIN ARRIVES AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Image by James Veysey, the Guardian The Queen’s coffin has been welcomed by crowds of mourners as it arrived at Buckingham Palace. Officials have set out the formal plans for a queue up to five miles long for people to pay respects to the Queen lying in state, a complex logistical exercise including toilets, first aid and round-the-clock refreshments

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New report finds British Muslims reduced to ‘second-class’ as racist citizenship removal powers introduced

image by Rex Features/Independent Institute of Race Relations, a London-based thinktank, has released a report that says the powers that allowed citizenship to be removed without notice led to the creation of a lesser form of citizenship. This citizen-stripping power, introduced in the UK in 2002, affects mainly the Muslim community in Britain putting them

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British Indian actor, Himesh Patel, steps the Emmys red carpet as a nominee for the first time

Image by Chris Delmas/Getty Images Cambridgeshire-born actor of Indian origin, Himesh Patel, was all smiles at the Emmy Awards held on Tuesday after making it to the shortlist of nominees for the very first time. Patel was nominated in the Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie category for his role in HBO’s Station Eleven

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Young Bolton boy and #iwill Ambassador pays tribute to Her Majesty the Queen

image by Daxa Kumar 10-year-old Milan Paul Kumar, has dashed to London to pay his respects to Her Majesty. Last month, the young boy was selected as one of the 85 #iwill Ambassadors to represent the United Kingdom for the #iwill movement. The new King, Charles III, launched #iwill back in 2013. #iwill Ambassadors were

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PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND PAY RESPECT TO THE QUEEN

Image by Murdo McLeod/The Guardian Thousands of tearful mourners came out to view Queen Elizabeth\’s coffin this morning as queues remained lengthy overnight, with the people of Scotland paying their last respects at St Giles\’ Cathedral. The coffin of the UK’s longest serving monarch will return to London today with the Queen\’s only daughter, Princess Anne, to accompany her late

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PM Liz Truss and PM Narendra Modi discuss bilateral ties between the UK and India

Image by The Quint India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the newly elected Prime Minister of the UK, Liz Truss, last week to futher strengthen strategic ties between both the nations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). MEA said in a statement, “PM Modi congratulated PM Truss on assuming the office of

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King Charles III pays tribute to his mother, the late Queen, at the Westminster Hall

Image by Henry Nicholls/PA/The Guardian King Charles III, who was officially proclaimed as the King of the United Kingdom by the Accession Council over the weekend, has paid tribute to his mother at a ceremony in Parliament. The new monarch heard the formal condolences in speeches addressed by the Speakers of the Commons and Lords today

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