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India-UK FTA to double bilateral trade, unlock investment avenues: Piyush Goyal
Mangalorean
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June 19, 2025
India-UK FTA to double bilateral trade, unlock investment avenues: Piyush Goyal London: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal highlighted the progress and implementation of the India-UK free trade agreement and its potential to...
UK suffers second highest fall in wealth of any major economy in 2024
City A.M.
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June 19, 2025
Thursday 19 June 2025 6:00 am | Updated: Wednesday 18 June 2025 6:31 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email The UK suffered the second highest fall in...
UK business set to gain big from India trade deal, says minister
City A.M.
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June 19, 2025
Thursday 19 June 2025 6:00 am | Updated: Wednesday 18 June 2025 6:57 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email UK businesses have been promised big...
UK's high-speed rail faces new delays, amid soaring costa
Hurriyet Daily News
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LONDON Britain's Transport Secretary has announced further delays to the country's new high-speed HS2 train line, describing the project as an "appalling mess" amid soaring costs. The high-speed rail track between London and Birmingham will no...
UK Pound sheds value against Pakistani rupee significantly – 19 June 2025
Pakistan Observer
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June 19, 2025
KARACHI – The buying rate of the British Pound against Pakistani rupee on Thursday registered significant decline of Rs2.67 as it stood at Rs381.72 in open market. The selling rates for the Pound also recorded downward trend and stood at Rs385.59,...
Britain sweats on the hottest day of the year: Temperatures of 32C (90F) today spark warnings for babies, the elderly and the vulnerable - and it's going to get even warmer this weekend
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
Britain has now entered an official heatwave with temperatures set to hit 32C today as health warnings were issued for babies, the elderly and other vulnerable people. The mercury has steadily risen in recent days with highs of 25.2C (77.4F) last...
British police ‘failed family’ of teen killed in crash caused by US envoy’s wife
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 19, 2025
London – An independent review has sharply criticised police in Britain over their handling of a 2019 road collision between an American driver and a teenage British motorcyclist in which the teenager died and the American fled the country on a...
UK Front Pages 19/06: UK Faces Strategic Crossroads Amid US–Iran Standoff
London Daily Digital
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June 19, 2025
In a rare moment of media consensus, today’s front pages of The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Financial Times, and London Daily converge on a shared focus: Britain’s precarious position as tensions between the United States and...
UK set for first tropical night of the year as 33C heatwave approaches
The Independent
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June 19, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UK-India Week hears how FTA concluded over ice creams in London's Hyde Park
The Economic Times
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June 19, 2025
London, Dubbed a "landmark deal" between India and the UK, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations last month concluded during a walk in London's Hyde Park when Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal was treated to a chocolate ice cream...
UK air pollution 'killing 500 people a week' - and shortens life by nearly two years, doctors say
Radio X
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19 June 2025, 05:25 | Updated: 19 June 2025, 08:38 Air pollution will kill nearly 500 people a week in 2025. Picture: Alamy Air pollution negatively affects almost every organ in the body and around 30,000 UK deaths will be linked to toxic air in...
UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say
The Guardian
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June 19, 2025
Air pollution in the UK is costing more than £500m a week in ill health, NHS care and productivity losses, with 99% of the population breathing in “toxic air”, doctors have said. Dirty air is killing more than 500 people a week, with health harm...
UK consumer sentiment improves for second straight month
ShareCast
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The BRC's consumer sentiment monitor for June showed an increase in the current economic situation index to a net balance of -28% from -36% in May – the highest reading since December 2024. The proportion of consumers who expect the economic...
UK politicians vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
The Journal
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June 19, 2025
A NEW LAW which will decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales terminating their own pregnancies has been passed by the UK’s House of Commons. The legislation was sparked by Northern Ireland’s move to decriminalise abortion in 2019....
UK to empower women, drive economic growth across Africa
Daily Trust
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June 19, 2025
The British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Jonny Baxter, reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting inclusive economic growth and sustainable development across the country. He made this statement at the second edition of W.O.M.A.N by Alitheia, a...
UK woman dies from rabies after Morocco dog exposure
EasternEye
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June 18, 2025
The vote follows public attention on the issue after recent court cases, including one where a woman was acquitted at trial and another who was released from prison on appeal. On Tuesday, MPs backed an amendment by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi by a...
UK’s Crown Estate to invest £400m in offshore wind supply chain
Power Technology
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June 18, 2025
The UK’s Crown Estate has announced plans to invest up to £400m ($462m) to bolster the country’s offshore wind supply chain. The strategic investment aims to address current capacity constraints to accelerate clean energy deployment nationwide...
UK, Alitheia support inclusive green growth
Punch
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June 18, 2025
The British Deputy High Commissioner, Jonny Baxter, has reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to supporting inclusive green growth and sustainable development across key economic sectors in Nigeria. According to a statement from the British...
UK manufacturers drop US as top export market amid trade woes: Survey
Fibre 2 Fashion
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UK manufacturers have dropped US out of the top 3 global export growth markets for the first time, according to a major survey. It has now fallen to fourth place, with manufacturers now favouring Asia/Oceania and the Middle East in response to...
UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’
The Guardian
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June 19, 2025
People living with sickle cell disease face substandard care as its treatment significantly lags behind advances relating to other genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, a report has found. The study, commissioned by the NHS Race and Health...