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Couple caught on camera having sex inside toilet of Ibiza-bound flight, escorted off plane

Sep 14, 2023, at 12:25 am

A video has gone viral on social media where a couple was caught on camera in the middle of the act inside the bathroom of a flight.

UN expert urges immediate review of discredited UK sentencing scheme

Sep 01, 2023, at 09:32 pm

A UN expert on torture has called on the UK Government to conduct an urgent review of sentences imposed on prisoners who are being held indefinitely under the discredited Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentencing scheme.

Jaranwala violence:Pakistani Christians demonstrate in London, demands better protection for community

Aug 24, 2023, at 01:56 am

Pakistani Christians demonstrated outside the country's High Commission in London recently against the violence in Jaranwala region when attackers set several churches on fire.

Shots fired at UK kabaddi tournament, four arrests made

Aug 22, 2023, at 03:55 pm

Four men have been arrested after a large-scale disturbance at a sports event in Derby left four people injured involving the British Punjabi community in the East Midlands region of England.

Moscow bars entry of 54 British citizens from entering Russia

Aug 19, 2023, at 03:52 pm

The Russian government has barred 54 British citizens from entering the country, media reports said.

UK: Man, who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs ahead of Easter, jailed

Jul 22, 2023, at 11:59 pm

A man, who has stolen  200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs weeks before Easter in the UK, has been prisoned.

UK: Protesters demonstrate outside Chinese embassy in London to mark Urumqi Massacre anniversary

Jul 08, 2023, at 12:09 am

The members of Stop Uyghur Genocide, a UK-based campaign to defend Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China, recently protested outside the   Chinese Embassy in London to mark  the 14th anniversary of Urumqi Massacre, media reports said.

UK’s anti-terror police arrest ex-Pak army man

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:46 pm

Social media activist and YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been released on bail after he was arrested by the UK police on suspicion of encouraging acts of terrorism inside Pakistan, media reports said.

UK: Car crashes into Downing Street gates, police arrest 1

May 26, 2023, at 04:43 am

London/IBNS: A man was arrested by the police after he crashed his car into the gates of the UK Prime Minister's Downing Street office and residence in central London on Thursday, reports said.

UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

May 12, 2023, at 09:04 pm

Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a culture of increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom, the UN-appointed independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity warned today.

Pakistan unrest following Imran Khan's arrest: US,UK, Canada issue travel advisory for citizens

May 10, 2023, at 01:59 pm

The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued travel advisories to its citizens from visiting Pakistan where unrest was reported following the arrest of former PM Imran Khan.

U.K. citizen extradited and pleads guilty to Cyber Crime offenses

May 10, 2023, at 01:45 pm

A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.

Canada's $20 banknote and coins to feature King Charles III

May 09, 2023, at 04:56 am

Ottawa/IBNS: Amid celebrations marking the UK King’s coronation Canada's federal government announced that the country's $20 banknote and coins will feature King Charles III.

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigns over involvement in facilitating loan to ex-UK PM Boris Johnson

Apr 28, 2023, at 10:23 pm

London: BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday resigned after a probe revealed he had violated rules for failing to disclose his connection in making a loan available for then prime minister Boris Johnson, AFP reported.

Bloom Review reveals aggressive Khalistan extremism in UK

Apr 28, 2023, at 05:52 am

London: The Bloom Review has reportedly raised concerns over the growing influence of pro-Khalistan extremists within the British Sikh community.

Jihadi gangs in UK prisons are telling crooks to ‘convert or get hurt’: Report

Apr 28, 2023, at 05:41 am

London: Radical prisoners are forcing crooks to convert to Islam or face violence, with the phrase “convert or get hurt” now a commonplace inside the UK’s jails, according to a latest report.

Oliver Dowden named UK Deputy PM after Dominic Raab resigns

Apr 22, 2023, at 07:33 am

London: Dominic Raab resigned on Friday as the deputy prime minister of the UK, prompting the British government to subsequently appoint Oliver Dowden in his position.

UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts

Apr 12, 2023, at 11:21 pm

New York: The United Kingdom must ensure that all children seeking asylum are properly protected and put an end to the Government policy of placing unaccompanied youngsters in hotels, where hundreds have reportedly gone missing since mid-2021, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on today.

UK to shut down bank accounts of illegal migrants: Home Office

Apr 08, 2023, at 12:02 am

London: The government of the United Kingdom will start blocking access to banking services for those staying in the country illegally, in an attempt to tackle illegal migration, the Home Office said on Friday.

UK regulator fines Chinese company-owned TikTok for registering children under 13

Apr 05, 2023, at 10:15 pm

London: The United Kingdom's information regulator said on Tuesday that it had issued a 12.7 million pound (almost $16 million) fine to Chinese company-owned video sharing app TikTok for its violations of data protection legislation, including by the provision of services to children under the age of 13 and processing their data without parental consent.

UK food inflation hits record high of 17.5 pc

Mar 28, 2023, at 10:41 pm

London: Food price inflation in the United Kingdom has hit a record high of 17.5 percent, which could increase the average annual household grocery bills by 837 pounds ($1,029), UK data analytics and consulting company Kantar said on Tuesday.

Inflation rate spikes to 10.4  percent in UK

Mar 22, 2023, at 08:33 pm

London: Driven by a shortage of salad and vegetables, cost of living has unexpectedly jumped up in the UK, media reports said.

Kate Middleton had to undergo fertility test before marrying Prince William: Reports

Mar 16, 2023, at 07:40 am

According to a surprising revelation, Kate Middleton had to undergo a fertility test to marry Prince William in 2011, media reports said.

UK, France seek to develop new cruise missile by 2030: Joint Declaration

Mar 12, 2023, at 01:24 am

London: London and Paris have flagged their intention to build a new jointly-developed cruise anti-ship missile by 2030, according to a statement released following a France-UK summit on Friday.

New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR

Mar 10, 2023, at 05:42 pm

New York: Draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government would result in a de facto “asylum ban”, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.

Prince Harry, Meghan to be 'evicted' from their home on Windsor estate: Reports

Mar 02, 2023, at 06:45 am

London/IBNS: UK Royals Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are being evicted from their home on the British royal family's Windsor estate, reports said on Wednesday.

Number of days lost to strikes in UK highest since 1989: ONS

Feb 15, 2023, at 03:33 pm

London: The United Kingdom (UK) lost about 2.5 million working days in 2022 to continued labor disputes, the highest number in more than three decades, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday.

Hazara Committee in UK releases report on situation of members in Pakistan

Feb 03, 2023, at 08:40 pm

Islamabad: The Hazara community in the UK has recently released a report which revealed the atrocities faced by the community members in Pakistan.

Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts

Jan 28, 2023, at 11:07 pm

Racism in the United Kingdom is “structural, institutional and systemic”, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday, warning that people of African descent in the country continue to encounter discrimination and erosion of their fundamental rights.

King Charles III to break centuries-old tradition of wearing royal attire at his grand coronation

Jan 22, 2023, at 06:09 pm

London/IBNS: The grand coronation of Britain's King Charles III and his wife Camilla is scheduled to take place in May this year and if reports are to be believed, the new monarch is set for breaking the tradition of wearing the royal attire.