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Franco-British agreement: Migrant expelled to France for the second time

A migrant has been expelled from the United Kingdom to France for the second time under the new bilateral migration agreement between the two countries, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on Wednesday. “This should serve as a warning: anyone attempting to return to the UK after being......

Knife Attack in England: Suspect inked to three other incidents

Police in Cambridgeshire are investigating three other incidents potentially connected to a knife attack on a trainSaturday evening, which left several passengers injured. Authorities say all incidents occurred in Peterborough between Friday night and Saturday morning, and bear......

Ten injured, nine critically, in knife attack on train bound for London

British authorities are investigating the motives behind a knife attack that left ten people injured, including nine in critical condition, on a train traveling toward London on Saturday evening. The counterterrorism unit has joined the investigation, though police have not confirmed any link to terrorism. The......

Prince Andrew stripped of titles: What future awaits the fallen duke?

The British monarchy faces renewed turbulence following King Charles III’s decision to strip his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his princely titles, including Duke of York. The move marks the most severe step yet in distancing the royal family from the long-running scandal linked to Andrew’s......

The Maldives becomes the first Country to introduce a generational smoking ban

Starting on November 1, the Maldives has officially become the first country in the world to implement a generational ban on smoking, prohibiting anyone born after January 1, 2007, from buying, using, or selling tobacco products. The new law, announced by the Ministry of Health, aims to promote a tobacco-free......

Virgin wins key approval to challenge Eurostar in Channel tunnel race

British group Virgin has won a key step in its bid to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly on passenger rail services through the Channel Tunnel, after obtaining access to the Temple Mills depot in London — a crucial maintenance facility previously reserved exclusively......

United Kingdom: Ethiopian Asylum seeker wrongfully released from prison deported to home country

An Ethiopian asylum seeker, who was mistakenly released from prison while serving a sentence for sexual assaults, has been deported back to Ethiopia, the UK Home Office confirmed. The release had previously sparked protests against immigration across the country. Hadush Kebatu, 38, had been sentenced......

King Charles III inaugurates memorial honoring LGBT+ soldiers

King Charles III, Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces, inaugurated on Monday in central England a memorial dedicated to LGBT+ service members who were long victims of discrimination — the first monument of its kind in the United Kingdom. Wearing a grey suit, the 76-year-old monarch......

London: Search underway for Asylum Seeker wrongfully released from prison

British police are actively searching in the London area for Hadush Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday. The 27-year-old had been sentenced in September to one year in jail for sexual assaults against a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, northeast......

King Charles III to pray with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican — a first in five centuries

Vatican City, October 22, 2025 — King Charles III of the United Kingdom will join Pope Leo XIV in prayer during an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday — the first event of its kind since the Anglican schism nearly five centuries ago. The two-day state visit marks a historic......

Prince Andrew faces renewed scandal after Virginia Giuffre’s memoir release

Prince Andrew is once again under public scrutiny following the publication of Nobody’s Girl – A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, written by the late Virginia Giuffre. The American woman, who had long accused the prince of sexual abuse in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein......

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann disproved by DNA test

A DNA test has conclusively disproven the claims of Julia Wandelt, a 24-year-old Polish woman, who for years insisted she was Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished in 2007 in Portugal. During a hearing at the Leicester Crown Court on Monday, October 20, forensic expert Rosalyn Hammond stated......

UK Government faces legal questions over Chinese embassy assurances

A new legal opinion has warned that the approval of a planned Chinese “super-embassy” in east London could be unlawful if UK ministers gave prior assurances to Beijing about the project. According to Lord Banner, one of Britain’s leading planning law experts, any promise made by Prime......

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