Great Britain has named a 215-strong team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a record representation of female athletes. The Paris Paralympics will be held between August 28 and September 8 with females making up 46 per cent of the British team. Chef de mission Penny Briscoe said: “I am absolutely delighted to confirm...
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New coins featuring King Charles III with British bees go into circulation
The design symbolises the over 250 species of bees which exist in Britain. Image: Reuters 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 20 2024 | 1:49 PM IST The first one pound coins featuring King Charles III with a design incorporating British bees have gone into circulation in the UK from Tuesday, with a...
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What inflamed the far-right riots in Britain? | Explained
Counter protesters assemble ahead of a potential anti-immigration protest in Walthamstow, United Kingdom on on August 7. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: The recent far right riots in Britain are a continuation of the phenomenon of urban rioting that the country regularly experiences, especially in the summer months such as the...
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UK faces £2.8bn tourism black hole as it struggles to attract visitors
Despite the UK being home to some of the best tourist attractions, including the Tower of London, Stonehenge and Buckingham Palace, Britain is grappling with a £2.8 billion shortfall in spending. UK visitor attractions are suffering from the effects Covid and as a result, Britain is attracting nearly three million fewer overseas visitors annually compared...
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A GREAT UK Day in Guatemala, a festival of British culture
The British Embassy in Guatemala and the Department of Business and Trade (DBT), in collaboration with Librería Sophos, Fontabella, Little India, Mocca’s and the British brands Diageo, Land Rover, Mini, Penlon, Pernord Ricard, Sterifeed, Triumph, Twinnings, Tyrrell’s, Vitabiotics, Walkers, held a festival called A GREAT UK Day to share with Guatemalans the British culture and...
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Who is Mike Lynch? £1bn Tech tycoon in yacht disaster dubbed UK’s Bill Gates
Mike Lynch, one of the UK’s best-known tech entrepreneurs, is feared missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily. Dubbed as the ‘UK’s Bill Gates’ Lynch was one of the people sailing onboard the vessel, the Telegraph reported this afternoon. As many as 22 were on board when the Bayesian got into trouble...
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Israel perpetrating war crimes in plain sight in Gaza, says ex-UK diplomat
Israel is “flagrantly and regularly” committing war crimes in Gaza, according to a former British diplomat who recently resigned over ministers’ failure to ban arms sales to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Mark Smith, who resigned as a counter-terrorism official at the British embassy in Dublin after raising complaints about the sale of British weapons to Israel,...
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British tech entrepreneur missing after UK yacht capsizes in Sicily
British businessman Mike Lynch is missing after the yacht he was on capsized in Sicily leaving at least one person dead. Angela Bacares, Mr Lynch’s wife, was among those rescued after the incident. Mr Lynch is the co-founder of software company Autonomy Corporation and the founder of Invoke Capital. A spokesperson for Mr Lynch said...
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Lawyers seeking arms export ban submit claims of Israeli war crimes to UK court
Claims of Palestinians being tortured, left untreated in hospital and unable to escape constant bombardment have been submitted to the high court in London by lawyers seeking an order preventing the UK government continuing to grant arms export licences to British companies selling arms to Israel. The 14 witness statements covering more than 100 pages...
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Cave divers called in to Sicily yacht rescue after man’s body is pulled from sea
Cave divers have been called in to join a search for missing Brits after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily overnight. As many as 22 were on board when the Bayesian got into trouble after it was hit by a tornado near Palermo, with eight still missing as of earlier this morning. The...
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One person dead and six missing after superyacht with 22 on board is sunk by tornado off coast of Italy
A man has died and six people are missing after a UK-flagged superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily in a tornado – with a prominent British businessman among those unaccounted for. Sky News understands technology tycoon Mike Lynch owned the 56-metre vessel (183ft), named Bayesian, which has been described as one of the biggest...
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Horror as UK yacht sinks off Italian coast with seven people still missing
A 160-foot-long UK-flagged sailboat has sunk off the coast of Palermo, Italy, with seven people still missing after a rescue attempt. Fifteen people, including a one-year-old child, were rescued by the Italian Coastguard and firefighters in the area. The vessel is believed to have sunk after a tornado struck in the area. The people on...