Jardiel Veira Soares takes a shot for reigning champions Brazil against Turkey on the first day of the blind football at the Paralympics (FRANCK FIFE) The Paralympic amputee sprinters burst into action on Sunday and Britain chased China’s medal haul with a golden success in the pool and on the track. There was a setback...
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Chinese electric cars will be dumped in Britain, experts warn
Chinese electric cars will be funnelled towards Britain as manufacturers seek to avoid punishing European Union tariffs, analysis predicts. Car makers including MG owner SAIC and BYD offloaded a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe this summer, as part of efforts to escape incoming taxes imposed by Brussels. But in a bid to...
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Govt alerts Hongkongers of personal safety on UK travel amid riots
Demonstrators clash with police officers during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. (Reuters) The government on Tuesday reminds Hong Kong residents to exercise caution as well as avoid large gatherings of people when traveling to United Kingdom after the ongoing protests and riots. Residents who intend to visit the country or...
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Inside dangerous world of slap therapy which promises to improve blood circulation and release toxins from the body but has been linked to number of deaths including a diabetic boy, six, in Australia and grandmother, 71, in Britain
Slap therapy is claimed to be an art of ‘self-healing’ which promises to improve blood circulation and release toxins from the body. But the seemingly painful practice has been linked to a number of deaths worldwide, and left practitioners covered in deep cuts and huge swollen bruises. Hongchi Xiao, was today convicted of the gross-negligence...
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China’s Infra Expansion At Border Areas? Vibrant Village Programme Gets Largest Ever Fund Allocation – News18
Reported By: Ankur Sharma Last Updated: July 24, 2024, 11:36 IST With this project, the government will boost infrastructure in border areas which will be a great help in case of escalation by adversary. (Representational Photo/ News18) In the last budget, the Centre had not allocated any fund for the Vibrant Village programme but this...
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Stats boffins predict how many medals Team GB will win at Paris Olympics – so, who is tipped to join Adam Peaty and Keely Hodgkinson in bagging a gold?
The Paris 2024 Olympics starts this week, with the opening ceremony on Friday Team GB have high hopes and are targeting a haul of between 50 and 70 medals Stats boffins Gracenote have produced a virtual medal table for Paris 2024 By David Coverdale Published: 10:04 BST, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 23...
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Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
“It will be an opportunity for him to learn and get to know other leaders as much as to communicate any particular messages,” foreign policy expert James Strong told Agence France-Presse. Britain’s previous Conservative government was one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, providing money, weapons and troop training to help it repel Russia’s invasion. Starmer has...
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Nato summit, mending EU relations among first tasks for new UK PM Starmer
Starmer is set to make a high-profile international debut next week, when he is expected to attend Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington. (Photo: Reuters) 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 06 2024 | 11:40 AM IST New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election...
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How to Style like … Lewis Hamilton: F1 champ dresses as boldly as he drives
Formula One drivers don’t lack confidence. Their sport favours the fast and the brave and Lewis Hamilton has very much proved he is both those things, winning the world championship a joint record seven times – and piling up millions in the process. The 39-year-old Briton displays those same traits off the track too, with...
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Ed Miliband’s ‘fantasy eco plans’ will create tens of thousands more jobs in China than in Britain, Tories warn
Labour seeks a huge boost in eco energy, but critics say it will be ‘made in China’ By Martin Beckford Published: 00:29 BST, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 3 July 2024 Ed Miliband’s ‘fantasy eco plans’ will create tens of thousands more jobs in China than in the UK, senior Tories claimed last night....
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How a British tech champion almost fell into China’s grasp
‘James Bond fantasy’ The documents have emerged as part of an unfair dismissal case brought by Black, who claims he was sacked for blowing the whistle on China’s attempt to take over the company. In April 2020, Black explosively quit the company over the plan to add the four directors. It was after executives leaked...
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Britain selling arms to nation described as ‘greatest threat to UK security’
The UK authorised £25.6 billion worth of military and dual-use equipment exports to China last year, despite an arms embargo, according to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This makes China the largest buyer of UK military-related exports in 2023, even though the embargo has been in place since May 2022. The UK’s embargo...