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Rachel Reeves to encourage import of raw materials from Commonwealth countries to counter China’s grip on market Businesses that import critical minerals to the UK will be given access to state-backed loans in a move to counter China’s dominance in the…
One passenger has died and dozens have been injured after a flight from London to Singapore was hit by turbulence. Passengers onboard the Singapore Airlines plane told of a ‘dramatic drop’ that launched those not wearing a seatbelt straight into the ca…
One man dies and 18 hospitalised, with a further 12 requiring treatment in hospital, after plane encounters severe turbulence. This live blog is closedOne person dies after severe turbulence on London to Singapore flightIn the US, there has been a rece…
Thai authorities say Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, probably had heart attack, and seven are critically injured as passengers describe ‘dramatic drop’What causes air turbulence and how worried should passengers be?A British passenger has died and seven people h…
So far, 2024 has been a busy year for animal escapes. From a sauntering circus elephant in Montana to huskies breaking out of a pet cafe in Shenzhen, here are five times animals went on the runBrass neck: giraffes stroll on to 18th hole during Kenya La…
Fear of crime in UK capital is one of biggest concerns of rich Indians, says entrepreneurIndian business people are avoiding being out and about in Mayfair over fears they could be mugged for their expensive watches after a 27% rise in “theft from a pe…
Images of the struggle for human rights and freedoms around the world this week, from a women’s march for justice in Brazil to an attack on churches in Pakistan Continue reading…
Event celebrates Afghan culture and protests against restrictions on women and girls two years after Taliban offensiveHordes of colourful kites soared into the sky over London in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on the second anniversary of th…
Peter Lam Bui posted his video after a Vietnamese official visited the celebrity chef’s London steakhouseA Vietnam court has jailed a noodle seller who went viral for impersonating celebrity chef Salt Bae, after the restaurateur served a gold-leaf stea…
About 9,000 of the people who arrived in Britain since the fall of Kabul are still living in temporary accommodationSince the fall of Kabul in August 2021, 22,833 people have arrived in the UK from Afghanistan, nearly all of whom had at least one famil…
Barriers also removed from high commissioner’s residence after Sikhs protest at Indian mission in LondonNew Delhi has reduced security outside the British high commission and the high commissioner’s residence in the Indian capital, removing the usual y…
Families who fled Taliban rule say they are grateful for the help they have received but long for a home where they can settleThe west London hotel where Fawzia Amini, a senior Afghan judge, her husband and their four daughters have lived for the last …
Shah Muhammad Rais survived decades of misrule in Afghanistan but finally fled to escape the TalibanHe was made famous by international bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, and survived a succession of repressive regimes in Afghanistan. But two decades …
A British orchestra will this week play, for the first time, a programme of Afghan music, featuring exiled Afghan musicians on traditional instrumentsThe musicians of Afghanistan have again been silenced by the Taliban. Other than specific religious an…
Liza Begum said confusion with Apsana Begum who was acquitted of fraud charges ‘reflects notion all people of colour look the same’The BBC has agreed to pay £30,000 in damages to a British Bangladeshi Labour councillor after it mixed her up with Apsana…