- Monday, July 21, 2025
WHILE prime minister Rishi Sunak may be going through a politically turbulent period with the Conservative party facing a defeat in the recent local election and opinion polls favouring Labour in the forthcoming general elections, his wife Akshata Murty appears unperturbed and focused on the smooth running of the house.…
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has defended the party’s decision to select candidates residing in England for upcoming elections in Scotland. Sarwar said that while these candidates are based in London and Kent, their affinity for Scotland is what matters most, reported The Times. The candidates in question include Melanie…
An Asian-origin businessman who used to donate regulary to the Conservative party has now pledged to fund the Labour. Puneet Gupta, who co-owns PG Paper with his wife, has said that the country’s economic growth has stagnated under Rishi Sunak and the overall performance of the government is ‘hugely disappointing’,…
WHEN he took office as the first minister of Wales in March, Vaughan Gething became the first Black head of government in Europe – yet he believes UK society is more overtly racist than a decade ago. “On virtually every piece of social media that went out for my campaign,…
ACTOR Anshuman Jha bagged the Best Director award for his directorial debut Lord Curzon Ki Haveli at the prestigious UK-Asian Film Festival 2024. Also, Arjun Mathur won the Best Actor award for his performance in the black comedy thriller. The film, which has been having a wonderful festival run over…
THE families of Nottingham attack victims have expressed their ‘deep disappointment’ following the court’s decision to uphold Valdo Calocane’s sentence. Criticising the criminal justice system, they said they now face a lifelong mission to ensure he is never released, media reports said. Three senior judges at the Court of Appeal…
Singer Zayn Malik has opened up about his time in One Direction, saying that he regrets his “teen angst” while in the band. In a May 8 interview with Zach Sang, the singer revealed he wished he appreciated that era more. “The main thing that I always feel bad about…
An obesity drug has been found to decrease the risk of heart attacks, strokes, or heart failure in obese individuals regardless of the amount of weight they lose while on the medication, according to researchers. The study of the drug, Wegovy, revealed that participants maintained significant weight loss over four…
THE proportion of people expressing dissatisfaction with their lives in the UK has increased to 5.8 per cent in the five years to October to December 2023, new data revealed on Thursday (9). More people are not working in the country due to long-term sickness, with 22.2 per cent of…
THOUSANDS of migrant care workers in the UK are facing deportation following enforcement actions by the Home Office against their employers. Zainab Contractor, 22, and her brother Ismail, 25, from India, paid £18,000 to a recruitment agency for care jobs in the UK but found themselves scammed. They were instructed…
