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Foreigners in the UK who display antisemitic behavior or praise Hamas could face deportation, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has asked Home Office officials to explore ways to revoke visas for people convicted of hate crimes, citing national security concerns. UK law as it stands permits authorities to cancel visas for students, visitors and workers ...

LONDON, Oct 13 : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday there had been a “disgusting” rise in antisemitic incidents since last weekend’s attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, as police stepped up patrols in vulnerable communities. London’s Metropolitan Police said the number of antisemitic incidents had risen to 105 in the two weeks Sept. 30 to ...

At the Conservative Party Conference last week, the one thing that seemed to cheer the party’s MPs up was Rishi Sunak’s net zero policy. There was a feeling that the watering down of targets had landed well with voters. And if it did, that would make sense. After all, polls suggest people do tend to support the ambition to reach ...

LONDON, Oct 12 : British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group on Thursday won a $250 million London lawsuit against U.S. train operator Brightline over a cancelled branding deal. Virgin Group sued Brightline after the latter cancelled a deal to use the Virgin brand in 2020, just over 18 months after it was signed. Brightline said it terminated the deal because ...

As the conflict intensifies, 17 British nationals are feared dead or missing after the attack in Israel by Hamas on Saturday. The violence since the weekend has already claimed more than 2,000 lives, with many expecting further escalations. A 26-year-old British man who was working as a security guard at a music festival in Israel when it was attacked by ...

British Airways said on Wednesday it would suspend all of its flights to Tel Aviv after it diverted a flight from London back to Britain due to security concerns in Israel. Israel’s airports authority said there was no security threat at the airport at the time. Governments and airlines have sought to add flights from Israel to evacuate their country’s ...

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said democracy must continue in Bangladesh at any cost, reiterating her commitment to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “Democracy should continue in Bangladesh at any cost. In no way, the undemocratic forces can assume power,” she said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London, said this when a ...

    Tower Hamlets and Queen Mary unite to reduce the risks of nitrous oxide misuse “Nitrous oxide (NOX/N2O) can damage your spinal cord and cause serious, permanent disability” – that is the message to young people in Tower Hamlets as part of a programme to highlight the consequences of using the drug. ‘N2O Know the Risks’ is a new ...

    A commercial flight of the British Airways carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the London Heathrow Airport at 11:07am today local time. Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Saida Muna Tasneem received the Premier at the airport. The flight had departed the Dulles International Airport, Washington DC, for London at 11:40pm (Washington ...

  Speakers at a high-level panel discussion ‘Empowering Women in Maritime and Oceans Diplomacy’ praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership to encourage women in the maritime industry including inducting women in the marine academy. The event was organised by Bangladesh High Commission, London at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Wednesday. High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the UK Saida Muna ...