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Rishi Sunak appointed prime minister of the United Kingdom by King Charles III

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Image by Aaron Chown/PA Rishi Sunak, met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace this morning to be officially appointed as the UK’s 57th prime minister, replacing Liz Truss who resigned last week. Sunak was welcomed at the palace by Sir Clive Alderton, principal private secretary to the king and queen consort, the monarch’s equerry, […]

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Free Trade Agreement between Indian and the UK on the verge of collapse

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Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar with former Home Secretary Priti Patel. Image by Tom Hammond/No.10 Downing Street Reports have stated that Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which was supposed to be finalised by Diwali is set to collapse after ministers in New Delhi were left angered by Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments on Indian

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Asda launches £1 cafe meal deal for over 60s to help with cost of living

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Image by Asda Asda, Britain’s supermarket giant, announced on 6 October a range of new ‘winter warmer’ initiatives to support customers and community groups struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The supermarket is offering those aged 60 and over the chance to enjoy soup, a roll and unlimited tea and coffees for just £1 in any

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The impact of the energy crisis and solutions to protect UK families

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Image by Energy Magazine The UK is bracing itself for a dark winter following the recent announcement of an 80% increase in the government’s energy price cap from October 1, 2022. This will raise the annual bill for an average UK household to £3,549. The cap is expected to go up again by up to

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Human Appeal carries out global fundraising challenges to help people in need

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Image by Human Appeal Humanitarian NGO Human Appeal launched a new series of UK and global fundraising challenges in a bid to challenge the country to help people in need, both in the UK and around the world. The series of sponsored fundraising activities ranges from climbing some of the UK’s top peaks, to sporting

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Suella Braverman calls out Tory MPs for plotting a coup against prime minister Liz Truss

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Image by gov.uk Britain’s Home Secretary, Suella Braverman has called out Tory backbenchers for plotting a “coup” against Prime Minister Liz Truss that led to a U-turn over plans to abolish the top rate of income tax for the country’s highest earners. In an interview with The Telegraph, Braverman said, “I’m very disappointed that members of

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King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla host reception for the British Asian community in Edinburgh

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Image by royal.uk King Charles III has received praises after his first reception as a monarch held at the Holyrood House in Edinburgh on Monday. The King and Queen Consort met over 300 people from the British South Asian Community. They joined a reception in the Great Gallery where they met guests of British Indian, Pakistani,

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British Asians react to Diljit Dosanjh starrer film, Jogi, after its Netflix release

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Image by Netflix Jogi, a film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, best known for films like Tiger Zinda Hai, Sultan and Bharat, released on Netflix last week and has been a trending topic since. As more people watch the movie, it became clear that a topic as controversial as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was handled

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Her Majesty The Queen laid to rest: State funeral marks the end of an era

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After a momentous state funeral at the Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September, the world finally bid adieu to the Queen. She has been laid to rest with her family and next to her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor at 7.30 pm on Monday, marking the end of her tremendous journey as

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Queen Elizabeth II state funeral commences: see full timeline of events set to take place before the burial