British television executive Samir Shah has been chosen as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the BBC, according to media reports, quoting UK’s culture minister Lucy Frazer. Shah, 71, has been the chief executive of Juniper TV, a production company, since the late 1990s. He has a 40-year career in television, having held positions including […]
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UK introduces tougher visa rule to cut migration
The UK government has unveiled a plan to slash migration levels and curb abuse of the immigration system, delivering the biggest-ever reduction in net migration. “Together, this package will mean around 300,000 people who came to the UK last year would now not be able to come,” read a statement issued by the UK government. […]
Pay dispute: Over 1,000 Amazon workers go on strike in the UK’s Coventry
More than 1,000 Amazon workers go on strike in UK
UK: PM Rishi Sunak removes Home Secretary Suella Braverman, brings back David Cameron
Suella Braverman removed as UK Home Secretary.
India to make it to UK’s safe states list
UK to add India to its safe states list
Diwali comes to 10 Downing Street as UK PM Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty light lamps
10 Downing Street was decorated in a theme of vibrant marigolds and candles, as the first couple marked a year since Rishi Sunak took charge as the UK’s first Prime Minister of Indian heritage.
UK AI Summit: UN chief Antonio Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight
UN Secretary-General António Guterres attends the summit on AI safety held in UK
UK: Indian-origin man charged with murder of woman in Croydon
Indian origin man charged with murder of 19-year-old woman.
Hamas-Israel conflict: London, other UK cities witness pro-Palestine marches
London, and other cities witness pro-Palestine march
Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting ‘unavoidable’: British Antarctic Survey
Study says increased West Antarctic ice sheet melting ‘unavoidable’
