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Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she came under attack for writing an article in the 'Times'. In the article, the Indian-origin MP criticized what she called «pro-Palestinian mobs» and wrote that protest scenes were «disturbingly reminiscent» of those seen in Northern Ireland. Braverman also criticized the Met Police for a «double standard» over their handling of protests. Quitting her office, the Tory MP said it was «the greatest privilege of my life to serve as home secretary». James Cleverly has replaced her.

sacked Suella Braverman. The Downing Street also confirmed the return of former prime minister David Cameron into the UK government, as he has been given the foreign secretary charge. The announcement came as a shock in the UK political circles, as Cameron had quit politics following the Brexit referendum in 2016.

Suella Braverman. The now sacked British Home Secretary was appointed to the post when Sunak became prime minister just over a year ago.

The powers were introduced in January 2022 to allow the government to address security concerns around foreign takeovers of companies with national significance.

A government shutdown remains a strong possibility for the US, Moody’s noted, as the deadline for funding to keep the government open is set to expire on 17 November.

Team Global Express chief executive Christine Holgate has revived her push to access post offices and local delivery services run by Australia Post after a similar move in the United Kingdom earlier this month.

Four days after global law firm Allen & Overy suffered a cyberattack on its storage systems, the firm’s Australian arm will not say whether client data has been affected, or if it has informed local authorities.

World Cup 2023 top run-scorers: Virat Kohli climbs to 1st position as Shreyas Iyer enters top 10; check others on list Jaishankar and his wife, Kyoko Jaishankar also offered prayers at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple) in London during his UK visit. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is Europe's first authentic and traditionally built Hindu temple. Taking to his official handle on X, EAM Jaishankar shared details about his meeting with the UK PM.

London | There are many ways to measure the pandemic’s disappearance into the rear vision mirror. One prime indicator, in the past six months, has been the heavy traffic in business class on QF1, the flight to London.

S Jaishankar has arrived in London at the start of a five-day visit to the UK with an aim to review various aspects of bilateral ties and give «new impetus to the friendly ties». «Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous Diwali. Hope that this Festival of Lights brings peace, prosperity and health for all,» the EAM posted on X on Sunday.

Sanjeev Gupta’s InfraBuild is paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fees to the British industrialist’s other companies as payment for “shared services”, just one part of a complex series of transactions between the Australian company and the businessman’s broader, ailing steel empire.

The OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework will require crypto platforms to share taxpayer information with tax authorities.The UK government says that the standard could potentially recoup hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue.“Today we are sending out a strong message that we will not allow criminals to use crypto to avoid paying their fair share,” says Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Victoria Atkins.The 48 signatories to the agreement encouraged other countries to join them.

₹84.6 lakh ($103,000). The first-class dinner menu from the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage, offering oysters, beef, and mallard duck was sold at £84,0000 ( equal to ₹84.56 lakh), said a UK auction house responsible for its sale on Sunday. The menu, for a meal served on April 11, 1912, is decorated with a red White Star Line burgee but the original gilt lettering is no longer visible, reported news agency AFP.

India voted in favour of five resolutions relating to the situation in the Middle East, including one that condemned Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and abstained on one resolution. The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) of the UN General Assembly approved six draft resolutions on November 9 all by recorded votes, relating to the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

gold closed with a loss of 1.08% at $1938.28 Friday as safe haven demand for the metal is weakening due to no further escalation in the ongoing Hamas-Israel war. Israel has agreed to four-hour pauses in the Gaza strip to allow humanitarian aid and assistance. It has been reported that Hamas and Israel are negotiating over release of the hostages, pauses and aids.

London on Saturday, with police arresting over 120 people as they sought to stop far-right counter-protesters from ambushing the main rally. Skirmishes broke out between police and the far-right groups gathered to protest against the demonstration taking place on Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War One, when Britain commemorates its war dead. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the violence seen at the Cenotaph war memorial and also attacked «Hamas sympathisers» who joined the bigger rally, «singing antisemitic chants and brandishing pro-Hamas signs and clothing on today's protest». Tensions had been running high before Saturday's march — the biggest in a series to show support for the Palestinians and call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip — after interior minister Suella Braverman called them «hate marches» led by «mobs». London's Metropolitan Police had refused ministerial requests to block the event, saying they did not have indications that there would be serious violence, straining relations with the government. Police said in a statement late on Saturday that they had arrested 126 people so far, the majority of whom were right wing protesters who formed part of a group several hundred strong which police said included football hooligans.

Check all the Israel-Gaza War LIVE updates hereThree babies died in the neonatal unit of Al-Shifa Hospital located in northern Gaza after the hospital went "out of service" amid continuous Israeli fire in the vicinity, CNN reported quoting the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health on Saturday.It reported quoting Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director-General of the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health that the doctors in the neonatal ward are now being forced to carry out artificial respiration by hand on the 36 babies that they are treating in the hospital.Bursh also said the hospital was "surrounded from all four directions," estimating that 400 people were being treated at the hospital and around 20,000 displaced people seeking shelter in the hospital complex.The spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, Dr.

Coronavirus that poses a lethal threat to cats, sparking fears of a potential threat to the feline population.

Liverpool were expected to pull their socks against Toulouse in the Europa League. But Klopp's men could not rise to the occasion and fell to a 3-2 loss to their French opponents. With this performance in the background, Liverpool will meet Brentford on Sunday, November 12 in the Premier League.

Netflix, led to its first spin-off, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, unveiling two intertwined tales based loosely on British monarchs, King George III and Queen Charlotte.

The Beatles have once again made their name in music history. The legendary British band, consisting of Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the late John Lennon and George Harrison, has secured their 18th number-one single with the AI-produced track 'Now and Then.' They are the only British act to achieve such a staggering number of chart-topping singles during and after their heyday. Sir Paul McCartney expressed his astonishment and excitement about the accomplishment, stating that it was mind-boggling and had blown his socks off!.. He added that it was a very emotional moment for him. The only act to surpass The Beatles in British chart history is the late 'Hound Dog' rocker Elvis Presley, with 21 number-one singles.