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Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and Permanent Representatives of more than 40 African countries, members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for offering 10 marine cadetship scholarships from Bangladesh for African LDCs and SIDS at the IMO. At a reception hosted by Bangladesh High Commission London in honour of African members of the IMO who supported Bangladesh’s ...

Labour will act to block people not fit to be MPs, shadow defence secretary John Healey has pledged, as the party struggles to deal with an ongoing row about comments made by its candidates. He insisted the party was diligent when picking candidates to be MPs but added: “You can’t see everything, everywhere.” The Jewish Labour Movement said it had ...

No-fault evictions in England will be “outlawed” by the next general election, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told the BBC. The Conservatives first promised to end the right of landlords to evict tenants without needing a reason in 2019. However, the government has previously said a ban cannot be enacted until the court system is improved. Campaigners have raised concerns ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a former banker, paid more than 500,000 pounds ($630,000) in taxes in 2023, his office revealed on Friday. The 43-year-old, who has been prime minister since October 2022, had revenues of 2.2 million pounds in the 2022-23 tax year, a 13-percent increase on the previous year, according to documents released by Downing Street. About 140,000 ...

The Duke of Sussex has arrived in the UK to visit his father following the King’s cancer diagnosis. Prince Harry arrived in London on Tuesday after an overnight flight from Los Angeles. The King, 75, informed both of his sons about his diagnosis before Buckingham Palace announced he would step back from public duties for treatment. The Duchess of Sussex ...

King Charles III’s cancer was “caught early” and normal communications between the monarch and No 10 are continuing, Rishi Sunak told the BBC. The prime minister said he was left “shocked and sad” by the news but is in “regular contact” with the monarch. The King, 75, has postponed all public duties and began “regular treatments” for his condition on ...

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday and will postpone public duties during the treatment, the Palace said. The King, 75, “remains ...

The education secretary has said she is “confident” free childcare for two-year-olds in England will be ready in time for its April rollout. Gillian Keegan told the BBC she would “deliver” the pledge for 15 hours per week free childcare to working parents. She initially said she was “pretty confident” of delivering the hours, but later said she was “very ...

A woman killed in an attack by dogs was visiting her grandson for the weekend, her family have said. Esther Martin, 68, died at the scene of the attack in Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on Saturday afternoon. A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences and the animals have been destroyed. Ms Martin’s daughter told the ...

A former Tory minister has announced he will stand down as an MP at the next election to spend more time with his wife, who has suffered a stroke. Sir Bob Neill, 71, was first elected in 2006, and served as a junior minister in the coalition government. The Bromley and Chislehurst MP chairs the Commons justice committee. In a ...