Badly lagging in the race to win Britain’s election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went hunting for votes among whirling robots in a retail distribution centre on Tuesday, kicking off his first campaign stop of the day before 5 a.m. (0400 GMT). Sunak, who has often looked exhausted as he crisscrossed the country during a six-week...
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UK election gives hope to first time immigrant voters
LONDON — Voting for the first time in a British election, Prathesh Panjak and other immigrant voters are excited to take part in the July 4 ballot, hoping they can influence change in the country that they have chosen to call home. The opposition Labour Party is widely expected to win by a landslide, replacing Prime...
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Labour win in U.K. election would likely mean continuity for Asia
Despite its strong campaign focus on domestic issues, Britain’s opposition Labour Party is unlikely to turn its back on the Indo-Pacific region should it win Thursday’s general election. If polls are correct, the party will win the vote by a thumping margin, putting an end to 14 years of successive Conservative-led governments as the country...
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British Medic Peter Fouche, Who Saved Over 200 Lives In Ukraine, Dies On Frontline
Peter Fouche was famous in Ukraine for saving the lives of hundreds of soldiers. The front-line combat medical worker, Peter Fouche, a volunteer from Britain who saved the lives of over 200 soldiers in Ukraine, has died, according to the BBC. Since 2022, Fouche, who hails from Fulham and formerly worked in west London as...
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Main players in the UK’s upcoming national election
World Main players in the UK’s upcoming national election Main players in the UK’s upcoming national election Updated On: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:11:52 PKT LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls on...
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Argentina claims Falklands residents may ‘prefer to be Argentinians’
Buenos Aires sensationally claimed the residents of the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, may end up desiring to become Argentines. Argentina and the UK clashed once again on the issue of the sovereignty of the Falklands during the latest General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), held last week in Paraguay. In...
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Who are the BBC Wimbledon 2024 pundits?
FORMER tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Ash Barty are among the BBC’s new presenters for Wimbledon this year. Starting on Monday, July 1, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024. 11 Wimbledon 2024 is set to have a star-studded line-up commentating this yearCredit: Alamy Live News Who are the BBC Wimbledon...
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UK election winners inherit huge challenges, from economy to health
British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer with Maahwish Mirza, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Mid Bedfordshire, during a Labour general election campaign event, at Hitchin Town Football Club, in Hitchin, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters Published: Mon 1 Jul 2024, 1:49 PM Last updated: Mon 1 Jul 2024, 1:50 PM The winners of Britain’s election...
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The ‘world’s most remote’ island is part of the UK and home to just 238 people
NASA has just shared new satellite images of Tristan da Cunha, which has been called the most remote inhabited island in the world. Captured by Landsat 9, the pictures show an aerial view of the British Overseas Territory, which is part of an island group located in the South Atlantic between the southern tips of...
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A report card on Conservatives 14-year rule in the UK.
The winners of Britain’s election on Thursday – which looks set to end 14 years in power for the Conservative Party – will take on some of the biggest challenges faced by any new government since the end of World War Two. The economy has struggled to grow, health and other services are under severe...
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Vote-ready UK waits to scoop up Brexit boost
Eight years after Britain voted for Brexit, businesses still lament economic fallout caused by the country’s departure from the European Union, with little prospect of change after this week’s election. Vote-ready UK waits to scoop up Brexit boost “After Brexit, I had to close my second shop to cut my loss,” ice-cream parlour owner Diego...
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In final days before UK election, PM Rishi Sunak insists he can stay in power
“It’s entirely wrong, this kind of declinist narrative that people have of the UK. I wholeheartedly reject,” he said. “It [the UK] is a better place to live than it was in 2010.’’ After 14 years of Conservative-led governments, many voters blame the party for Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, long waiting lists for healthcare, high levels...