London: British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday following an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied colleagues, the latest scandal to force out one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's top ministers. The loss of the third senior minister over their
London: Britain's government on Wednesday published an updated list of ministers' interests, including an outline of the affairs of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is under investigation over whether he properly declared his wife's shareholdings. Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began an investigation on April 13 into
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by a parliamentary watchdog for his alleged failure to declare his wife’s shareholding in a childcare company that could benefit from a new government policy, the BBC reported. The investigation pertains to shares that Sunak’s wife –
New Delhi: India on Wednesday asked Britain for increased monitoring of UK-based supporters of Khalistan movement, a Sikh separatist movement, following a “breach of security” at its High Commission in London, an incident that has raised tension between the two countries. At a meeting in New
New Delhi: India has “disengaged” from trade talks with Britain after accusing it of failing to condemn the Sikh separatist group that attacked the Indian High Commission in London last month, The Times reported on Monday, citing British government sources. “Indians don’t want to talk about
London: Britain's MI5 intelligence agency has increased the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to "severe" - meaning an attack is highly likely. The move to return the level to its second highest category follows recent attacks on police offices and comes weeks before
London: More than two-thirds of Muslims in England and Wales live in local authorities that report the highest levels of unemployment. Census data shows that about 2.6 million Muslims live in areas where the recorded unemployment level was as high as one in 20 people aged
London: Britain's Conservative government is expected to present on Tuesday a new bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country via small boats, according to media reports. Despite Brexit-related promises to tighten control of its borders, Britain has
London: Health workers in Britain began their largest strike, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute, putting further strain on the state-run National Health Service (NHS). Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately on and off
Dubai: Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said late on Friday Iran must not follow through