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UK to refuse citizenship to undocumented migrants
The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship.
Under new guidance migrants arriving by sea, or…
UK govt to fire civil servants who fail to make savings
Senior civil servants in the UK could lose their jobs if they fail to make savings, while those who do will receive bonuses, the government said yesterday.
The moves come as part of an effort by the Cabinet Office, the ministry that…
UK PM’s allies mulling options to replace Tulip Siddiq: report
Senior allies of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq if she is forced to quit over links to her aunt's ousted Bangladeshi regime, reports the Times.
Officials reportedly identified…
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven ‘intention economy’
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon "covertly influence" users' decision making in a new commercial frontier called the "intention economy", University of Cambridge researchers warned in a paper published Monday.…
Royals attend Christmas Day service at Sandringham
The King and Queen have arrived at a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, with the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royals by their side.
Excited crowds, who had been gathered for hours, watched on as the monarch and his…
Met Office forecasts a ‘green Christmas’ in the UK
People across much of the UK should be safe to leave their winter layers and umbrellas at home on Christmas Day, as a run of unseasonably mild weather continues.
Highs of between 11C and 13C are forecast, lower than the warmest Christmas…
Graft allegations against Tulip make headlines in UK
Several news outlets in the UK yesterday reported on the corruption charges brought against UK Treasury's Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The ACC accused her and family members of…
UK scrambles jets to monitor Russian military plane over North Sea
UK jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said yesterday.
Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland followed the Russian Bear-F aircraft as it…
Will things get worse like UK PM Keir Starmer says?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that "things will get worse before they get better".
He has been hammering home the argument that the Labour Party has taken over from the Conservatives at a time when the government is short of…
Harry and William attended uncle’s memorial service
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex both attended a memorial service for their mother’s brother-in-law Lord Robert Fellowes on Thursday.
Prince Harry flew from his home in the US to join his brother at St Mary’s Church in Snettisham,…