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Charles III will be officially crowned king next month, in a solemn religious service eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The set-piece coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6 is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised, reports AFP. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch ...

Head of the British government Rishi Sunak’s office confirmed on Friday that Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Cabinet Office Secretary Oliver Dowden has been named the new deputy prime minister. No. 10 added Dowden will keep fulfilling his role as the Duchy of Lancaster chancellor. Earlier in the day, Dominic Raab announced his resignation as deputy prime minister ...

Dominic Raab said Friday he had resigned as UK deputy prime minister and justice secretary, following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations. The review into Raab, conducted by independent investigator Adam Tolley, followed eight formal complaints about his behavior while acting as foreign secretary, Brexit secretary and justice secretary. In a resignation letter posted on Twitter on Friday, ...

The Crescent of the month of Shawwal has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom and Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated in Hajaz-e-Muqadas tomorrow on Friday. According to reports, the Arab media reported on Thursday evening that the crescent of Shawwal has been sighted in Saudi Arab and England. As per the Islamic calendar, now Eid ul ...

UK passport office workers launched a five-week stoppage Monday, the latest walkout in strike-hit Britain as the country reels from the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) accused the government of failing to deal even handedly with public sector workers. The UK has been hit by a wave of industrial action ...

Each week, the Current Affairs team of the British Broadcasting Corporation, visit a different town or city up and down the four corners of the United Kingdom, for its weekly Question Time programme. The concept of the programme is pretty straightforward. An audience of a hundred or so local people are invited to a town hall or similar small theatre, ...

One concern is that protesters will use the occasion to publicise their fight against President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Striking trade unionists have even threatened to withhold red carpets for the visit but the body responsible insisted they would be rolled out as planned. Charles, 74, and Queen Consort Camilla, 75, are ...

The UK and EU will on Friday formally agree a post-Brexit deal to overhaul Northern Irish trade rules after lawmakers from both parties approved it despite a rebellion within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party. UK foreign minister James Cleverly and EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic will sign off the “Windsor Framework” at a joint committee meeting in London. UK ...

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly responded to the attack on Indian High Commission and called the attack by the Khalistani elements “unacceptable” in a statement on Thursday. Cleverly said in a statement that the acts of violence towards staff at the Indian High Commission in London are unacceptable. He said that the police investigation is ongoing and UK Government is ...

Britain signed a digital trade deal with Ukraine on Monday granting the war-torn country access to financial services “crucial” for its reconstruction efforts. The deal facilitates cross-border data flows between the two countries, allowing Ukrainian businesses to trade more efficiently and cheaply with the UK through electronic transactions, e-signatures and e-contracts, the department of business and trade said. “The historic ...