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Fringe first-timer Alex Stringer tackles Britain’s booze culture and mental health taboo
Edinburgh Evening News
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June 12, 2025
Making her highly anticipated Fringe debut this August with Happy Hour at Pleasance Courtyard, Stringer isn’t just out to make audiences laugh. She’s on a mission to dismantle some of the most deep-rooted taboos in British society: addiction,...
UK economy contracts in blow for Chancellor after summer of strong growth
Business Live
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June 12, 2025
April saw the UK economy contract more significantly than foreseen, according to official figures, indicating this year's early momentum has faded. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released new data showing a 0.3% contraction, which...
British passenger miraculously survives Air India plane crash
Manchester Evening News
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June 12, 2025
James Holt Senior Live and Breaking News Reporter and Chiara Fiorillo 15:46, 12 Jun 2025Updated 15:47, 12 Jun 2025 A British passenger on board the Air India flight has miraculously survived the horrific plane crash that killed hundreds of people...
UK Food Regulators Ban Jolly Ranchers, Claiming Candy Can Damage DNA and Increase Cancer Risk
The New York Sun
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June 12, 2025
Food regulators in the United Kingdom have zeroed in on a new public health threat — Jolly Rancher candies — calling them unsafe to eat and urging anyone already in possession of the sweets to throw them out. The Food Standards Agency says the...
UK PM Starmer says scenes of Air India plane crash ‘devastating’
News Today Net
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June 12, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday expressed his anguish following a plane crash involving a London-bound Air India flight with 53 British nationals among 242 on board, shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport. “The scenes...
UK envoy Sarah Cooke happy with Yunus’ visit to Britain
Bangladesh Post
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UNB, London: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke, currently in London, on Thursday said she was pleased with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ visit to the UK. "Fantastic to welcome Hon. Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus to...
British couple feared to have been on doomed Air India flight: Celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband posted 'Goodbye India' video as they prepared to board plane
Daily Mail
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June 12, 2025
British celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband posted a haunting video of themselves at the airport waiting to board the doomed Gatwick-bound Air India flight that crashed moments after it took off. They are feared to be among the 242...
UK Risk Managers Identify ‘Tech, AI and Cyber’ as Top Concern in AIRMIC Survey
Insurance Journal
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June 12, 2025
UK risk managers identified five key themes that could affect their businesses, topped by “technology, AI and cyber,” according to AIRMIC, the British risk management group, which conducted a survey of its members. Nearly 90% of respondents...
UK throws support behind carbon capture and storage pair set to unlock $34 billion by 2035
Offshore Energy
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June 12, 2025
Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has deemed the UK’s backing of carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) projects as an important step for the domestic offshore energy industry, as the country...
UK reacts to Air India Crash: Starmer 'deeply distressed', King Charles briefed, British High Commission offers support
The Economic Times
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June 12, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said he is being “kept updated as the situation develops” following the crash of Air India Flight AI171 shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad. Describing it as a “deeply distressing time,” Starmer...
Culture, curiosities and champagne: Ten speak easy bars ready for events
Conference News
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June 11, 2025
Whether you’re planning a pop-up, an artful soirée, or business event, the right setting makes all the difference. Across the UK, a new wave of bars is blurring the lines between drinking den and cultural destination offering spaces steeped in...
UK's 'best' fish and chip shop is in Yorkshire and people can't believe the price
Leeds Live
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June 12, 2025
If you're by the seaside and not munching on fish and chips, you're definitely missing a trick. Savouring a portion of cod or haddock with chips, smothered in salt, vinegar, and a dollop of curry sauce by the harbour is quintessentially British....
Theatre nurse and head of sustainability required - Kingsbridge Healthcare Group and Lagan Specialist are recruiting this week with GetGot
The Irish News
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June 12, 2025
Nurse (Theatre Day Procedure), Kingsbridge Healthcare Group Kingsbridge Diagnostic and Treatment Centre is currently seeking to recruit an additional theatre nurse within the Day Procedure Unit. The successful candidate will be based at...
British passenger miraculously survives Air India crash as seat number revealed
Daily Express
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June 12, 2025
A British passenger has miraculously survived a plane crash in India that killed hundreds. The passenger, named as British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, was in India for a few days to visit his family and was going back to the UK along with his...
UK: Four myths behind plans to cut low-skilled immigration
Scroll.in
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June 12, 2025
The UK government has outlined plans to reduce low-skilled migration to the country. A central aspect is linking skills and training to the immigration system. This, so the thinking goes, will mean that no industry is able to rely on immigration...
BRITISH MOTHER’S HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THEIR SONS WILL HAVE TO DIE FOR NATO AGAINST RUSSIA NOT LONG FROM NOW FORMER UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
Zambian Observer
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June 12, 2025
By CIC International Affairs. BRITISH MOTHER’S HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THEIR SONS WILL HAVE TO DIE FOR NATO AGAINST RUSSIA NOT LONG FROM NOW FORMER UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER. Mothers in Britain will soon have to make an inconceivable choice – send...
British man who was sat at front of plane believed to be the only survivor of Air India crash
Metro
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June 12, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British man is believed to be the only surviving passenger from Air India flight AI171. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was on the plane...
UK beach is 'gorgeous' with a 'classic crescent of golden sand' and even has palm trees
Nottingham Evening Post
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June 12, 2025
The UK boasts stunning coastlines and one beach has been hailed as "better than the Caribbean". Porthminster Beach in St. Ives, Cornwall has been receiving accolades for its turquoise waters and near-white sands, a beauty captured in a video...
British Steel row overshadows China trade talks
London Daily Digital
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June 12, 2025
Reynolds has met Chinese commerce minister as Scunthorpe steel plant crisis deepens over ownership and bailout demands The row over the future of British Steel surfaced during bilateral trade talks this week between UK Business Secretary Jonathan...
British national survives Air India crash that killed over 200
The Express Tribune
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June 12, 2025
Listen to article Indian authorities confirmed that at least one person survived the fatal crash of an Air India flight that killed over 200 people minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad on Thursday. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was...