UK deploys warship to Middle East with eye on potential Hormuz mission
- 09-May-2026
LONDON: Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. HMS Dragon, an air defence destroyer, was sent to the Eastern Mediterranean in March, shortly after the start of the Iran […]
UK net migration hit record of more than 900,000 in 2023
- 28-Nov-2024
LONDON: Net migration to UK hit a record of more than 900,000 in 2023, much higher than original estimates, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Immigration is a big political issue in Britain, where voters worry that already stretched public services cannot cope with such large […]
UK’s post Brexit border arrangements to cost $6 billion
- 20-May-2024
LONDON: The British government estimates it will spend at least 4.7 billion pounds ($6 billion) on implementing post-Brexit border arrangements, after repeated delays in setting new rules, parliament’s spending watchdog said on Monday. Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 but, such was the scale of the task to untangle supply chains and […]
UK’s foreign secretary calls on PM Kakar
- 26-Sep-2023
LONDON: Foreign Secretary of UK James Cleverly called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar here on Monday and discussed with him matters relating to mutual interests, ARY News reported. During the meeting matters of all areas of mutual interest, including multifaceted bilateral relations, and resumption of PIA flights came under discussion. PM Kakar and Cleverly […]
Pakistan, UK agree to further strengthen bilateral ties
- 13-Sep-2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom on Wednesday agreed to strengthen the institutional coordination to further improve bilateral relations, ARY News reported. The bilateral ties were discussed in a meeting between Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and UK’s Minister of State Lord Tariq Ahmed, on the sidelines of 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Meeting held […]
Merub Ali’s latest posts go viral
- 17-Aug-2023
Merub Ali is a social media darling who has 1.1 million followers on Instagram.
UK unemployment rises to 4.2 percent: official data
- 15-Aug-2023
LONDON: UK unemployment jumped to a two-year high in the three months to the end of June, official data showed Tuesday, as the country grapples with high inflation and a cost of living crisis. The number of people out of work increased to 4.2 percent compared to 4.0 percent in the three months to the […]
Influencer Mahek Bukhari, mother found guilty of double murder
- 05-Aug-2023
Mahek Bukhari and her mother Ansreen were convicted after 28 hours of deliberations.
Doctors walk out in UK health service’s biggest strike
- 13-Jul-2023
LONDON: Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staff retention is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the NHS, which is already reeling from a vast pandemic […]
UK unemployment dips to 3.8%: official
- 13-Jun-2023
LONDON: UK unemployment eased in the three months to the end of April but wage rises continue to lag inflation, official data showed Tuesday. The unemployment rate decreased to 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in the three months to the end of March, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. “While there has […]