Keir Starmer addressed the nation after the Labour Party won the UK General Election with some 412 seats, an increase of 211, while the Conservatives, lost about 250 lawmakers, including a record number of senior ministers and former prime minister Liz Truss. In Iran, polls have opened on Friday in a presidential runoff a week...
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UK Election 2024: Labour Party origin, vision and more
The Labour Party in the UK has won the general election 2024 with majority votes. Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party is expected to take oath as Britain’s next prime minister. Starmer has defeated the Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak by a huge margin, thereby ending the 14-year rule of the Conservatives over Britain. The Labour...
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Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria Starmer? a lawyer and soon-to-be First Lady of Britain
Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria Starmer? After the highly-anticipated result of the general elections in 2024, the UK is set to get its new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a Labour Party candidate. As Starmer gets the magic number of 326 seats, he will become the country’s next head with her wife, Victoria Starmer....
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UK voters preparing to head to polls for the general election
The UK voters are heading to the polls on Thursday (July 4) for a key general election that is being seen as a referendum on 14 years of Conservative rule. The snap election, announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is being held much earlier than required, taking many in his party by surprise. In the...
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Dua Lipa holds court as UK’s Glastonbury Festival starts
British-Albanian pop sensation Dua Lipa was to headline the first night of the Glastonbury festival on Friday which has again drawn tens of thousands of fans. Rows of tents dotted the fields at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in southwest England, where the iconic festival has become a fixture of British culture since...
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Princess Anne released from hospital after treatment of head injury
UK’s Princess Anne, sister of King Charles, has been discharged from hospital on Friday after being treated for a minor head injury and concussion. The Princess Royal, 73, was taken to hospital on Sunday after she was thought to have got injured by a horse at her Gloucestershire estate. She is not expected to return...
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Britain’s Princess Anne suffering ‘memory loss’ head injury: Report
British monarch King Charles III’s sister Princess Anne has reportedly suffered ‘memory loss’ after sustaining head injuries following a horse-related incident. The 73-year-old suffered minor injuries to her head and a concussion at Gatcombe Park on Sunday evening, the royal palace said in a statement, without revealing exact details of the accident. She was airlifted...
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Britain’s Princess Anne in hospital with minor head injury
Princess Anne, King Charles’ younger sister, suffered minor injuries and concussion following an incident on Sunday and is in hospital as a precaution, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she was expected to make a full and swift recovery. “Her royal highness is recovering well, is in a comfortable condition and is being kept in hospital as...
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Affordable housing, a utopian dream in the UK
The UK housing market is in no way welcoming to first-time buyers, as the price of houses increases by 1.1 per cent in the year to April 2024. At this rate, the average house price is now positioned at 281,000 British Pounds, sending worse prospects for people with an appetite to enter the property market. ...
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UK’s richest Hinduja family accused of spending more on dog than servant in exploitation case
Britain’s richest family has been accused of spending more on a dog than a servant in a court statement by prosecutors. Billionaire Hinduja family is facing allegations of trafficking and abuse of staff at their Lake Geneva villa. According to prosecutors, the family made a servant work for up to 18 hours a day, seven...
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UK Hindu community issues first ever manifesto ahead of British elections
In a key move ahead of the upcoming British elections, the Hindu community in the United Kingdom has issued its first-ever manifesto. The collective effort by Hindu organisations aims to present a unified voice to parliamentary candidates and the future government, outlining seven key assurances that reflect the community’s needs and aspirations. The Hindu Manifesto...
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China says MI6 recruited state workers to spy for UK
China on Monday accused Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple who worked for the central government to spy for the UK, adding to months of mutual espionage allegations between Beijing and Western powers. The Ministry of State Security said in a post on its official WeChat that MI6 operatives convinced a man...