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British daily The Times in a damning editorial has called on Sheikh Hasina’s niece, the embattled Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to step down from her role as the UK’s Treasury minister, pending investigations into allegations of corruption involving Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project and a “free flat” in London. In the editorial, the newspaper owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch ...

Wintry weather is tightening its grip in many parts of the UK, with sub-zero temperatures expected to plunge even lower than during the heavy snowfall of the past weekend. Weather forecasters predict the coldest nights of the year over the next two days, and temperatures are expected to fall as low as -20C in some areas. A series of yellow ...

Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq has referred herself to the PM’s standards adviser after controversy over her links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh. It comes after the minister was named last month in an investigation into claims her family embezzled infrastructure funding in the country. Siddiq had faced growing calls for an investigation after reports in recent days she ...

Warnings for snow, ice and rain are in place across parts of the UK, with areas in southern England being warned of flooding due to rain and melting snow caused by milder temperatures. More than 100 flood warnings have been issued for parts of the south of England, meaning flooding is “expected” in these areas. More than 260 flood alerts ...

Passengers are facing cancellations and delays after several major airports in England had to shut their runways as snow and freezing rain swept parts of the UK. An amber weather warning is still in place from the Midlands up to Carlisle. Less severe yellow weather warnings are also in force for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and elsewhere in England. ...

Tulip Siddiq, a British treasury minister and ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina’s niece, has used at least three London apartments as her official address despite the properties being once owned by people close to Hasina’s despotic regime. The current residence of Siddiq’s mother and Hasina’s sister Sheik Rehana also has ties to a glaringly questionable pro-Awami League figure. The UK-based Financial ...

The Prince of Wales has said he and Catherine are “shocked and saddened” by the death of his former nanny’s stepson, Edward Pettifer, who was killed in the New Orleans attack. The 31-year-old was among 14 people killed in a vehicle attack on New Year’s Day. His stepmother Alexandra Pettifer, previously known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, cared for Prince William and ...

Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday (January 4) assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair. “People could not vote in the last three elections. There were a fake parliament, fake MPs, and a fake speaker,” he told Rupa Huq after she called on the Chief Advisor at the ...

  The mayor of London has warned people to be aware of scammers ahead of the capital’s official New Year’s eve fireworks event. Sadiq Khan said tickets for the famous annual display, which takes place around South Bank and Victoria Embankment, had sold out having gone on sale in October. “Ticketmaster is the only place to buy resale tickets – ...

Rain, snow and strong winds will hit the UK as 2025 gets under way, with a series of weather warnings covering all parts of the country coming into force between Monday and Thursday. An amber alert for rain has been issued for parts of Scotland on New Year’s Eve, and stormy conditions are expected to spread to the rest of ...