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Britain’s most famous clock tower is to fall silent so that urgent repair work can be carried out at a cost of £29m. Parliament says it has no choice but to stop the chimes of Big Ben, after 157 years of nearly unbroken service, to prevent its mechanism from failing. The Elizabeth Tower, which houses it, will also be repaired ...

The first all-out doctors’ strike in the history of he NHS has begun in England with ministers admitting it is a “bleak day” for the health service. But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt again reiterated that the government would not back down and halt the imposition of the new contract. Junior doctors walked out of routine and emergency care at 08:00 ...

It could take Britain 10 years to negotiate a trade deal with the US if it votes to leave the EU, Barack Obama has said. Speaking to the BBC at the end of his final visit to the UK as president, Obama said: “It could be five years from now, 10 years from now before we’re actually able to get something done.” ...

Queen Elizabeth cuts the cake Nadiya Hussain, winner of the Great British Bake Off baked for her, as she walks through Windsor on her 90th Birthday. Queen Elizabeth has greeted thousands of well-wishers from across Britain and beyond as she celebrates her 90th birthday, demonstrating the world’s oldest monarch’s intent to keep doing the job she has performed for more ...

The National Union of Students (NUS) National Conference in Brighton has chosen Malia Bouattia as president for the next academic year. The former NUS black students’ officer beat current president, Megan Dunn, with 372 votes to 328 to land the highest national role in student politics in the UK. Ms Bouattia is the first black and minority ethnic (BME) woman ...

Enam Ali MBE has become the President of British-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries which was held on 20th of April. Monir Ahmed, Managing Director of JMG Air-Cargo was elected as Finance director for the organisation. The bi-yearly General meeting and election of British-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries was held on 20th of April in a hall in East ...

This year, we have the honour of celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday. We celebrate Her Majesty’s dedication, service and commitment to the United Kingdom, and the Commonwealth. Our celebrations are shared:  Bangladesh is a highly valued member of the Commonwealth family and I am delighted to be part of the festivities in Dhaka in my first year ...

Government attempts to introduce a discriminatory residence test for anyone claiming legal aid have been summarily thrown out in a unanimous supreme court ruling. Halfway through a two-day hearing, the bench of seven justices in the UK’s highest court abruptly halted the case and announced on Monday afternoon that it had found against the Ministry of Justice. The surprise ruling ...

As the country prepares to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Queen — the first reigning monarch to reach the milestone Dynasty: the Queen with Prince Charles, Prince George, Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at Trooping the Colour last year Rex She once confided that, had she not become Queen, she would have liked simply to be ...

The UK would be “permanently poorer” outside the European Union, Chancellor George Osborne has warned ahead of the in-out vote on membership on 23 June. A Treasury analysis suggests an EU exit could see the UK economy 6% smaller than it would otherwise be by 2030. Mr Osborne said the smaller size of the economy projected in the report was ...