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Video dispatch: is China about to get a new mega-embassy in London? – video
A decision on China’s controversial mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British dip…
- Asia Pacific, China, City of London, Espionage, Foreign policy, London, Planning policy, Politics, UK news, World news
Video dispatch: is China about to get a new mega-embassy in London? – video
A decision on China’s controversial mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British dip…
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UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January
New date to approve site near Tower Bridge in London aligns with Keir Starmer’s planned visit to BeijingThe go…
- Bangladesh, London, Politics, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, Tulip Siddiq, UK news, World news
What led to Bangladesh trial of former UK minister Tulip Siddiq in her absence?
Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate says she has not been informed of charges against herTulip Siddiq, the La…
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Bangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison in absentia
MP for Hampstead and Highgate in London denies allegations and condemns ‘flawed and farcical’ trialWhat led to…
- China, Foreign policy, London, MI5, Politics, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
MI5 ‘very relaxed’ about proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, sources say
Senior Security Service officers told Commons speaker in private meeting they can tackle espionage risks MI5 o…
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China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy
Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialTensions between Bri…
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Starmer on horns of dilemma over China’s seven-year mega-embassy saga
Decision time is coming after Labour called in the planning application for the new building in east LondonIn …
- Bangladesh, Business, Land ownership, London, Property, Real estate, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year
Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consul…
- India, London, Marathon, Marathon running, Older people, Running, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘When you get old, you become young again’: remembering Fauja Singh, the marathon man
After a life shaped by grief and resilience, Singh began running at 89 and became an icon of endurance and joy…
- India, London, Marathon, Marathon running, Older people, Running, South and Central Asia, Sport, UK news, World news
Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114
Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a m…
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‘All our community are sad’: shock and solace as British Gujaratis come together after Air India crash
In the close-knit community, meetings among neighbours have become vigils for the deadAir India crash – latest…
- Bangladesh, Crime, London, NCA (National Crime Agency), Real estate, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
NCA freezes £170m of UK property belonging to ally of ousted Bangladesh leader
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury’s assets frozen as authorities in Dhaka investigate alleged corruption of former regimeB…
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Tributes paid to ‘kind and loving’ British tourist who died in Laos
Simone White was one of six people to die in suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang ViengTributes have …
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China blocking UK plans in Beijing amid east London mega-embassy dispute
Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court s…