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abdominal surgery in January, as per an AP report. The video message, recorded on March 20, was aired on Friday amid ongoing speculation on social media following the princess' hospitalisation in January for unspecified abdominal surgery. In the message, Kate appealed for "time, space and privacy" during her treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer, which was detected post-surgery, as mentioned in the report.

Telegraph Media Group. Stephen Parkinson, a media minister, announced in the upper-chamber House of Lords that the Conservative government would amend proposed legislation so that it "prevents foreign state ownership of newspapers". A government spokesperson added that the move would "deliver additional protections for a free press, a pillar of our democracy".

Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration

Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in England on Friday. Labour's Dan Egan won the House of Commons seat of Kingswood, south-west England, and the party's Gen Kitchen won Wellingborough, in the East Midlands region of England. The results reflect double trouble for the British Indian leader as the Conservatives had won both seats by decisive margins at the last general election under Boris Johnson in December 2019.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office

Rishi Sunak's team are in New Delhi this week to add momentum behind the ongoing round of negotiations for an India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), according to a UK media report on Saturday. 'The Guardian' newspaper reports that while there is no official comment from either side on such a visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is keen to finalise the FTA by the end of February before Modi sets off on an expected general election campaign trail. Both countries are heading into an election year in 2024 and signing off on a trade agreement with India will bolster Sunak's electoral pitch to voters showing signs of anti-incumbency towards his governing Conservatives.

Boris Johnson has dismissed the racism controversy surrounding the royal family as «normal» and insisted it is «not remotely racist.» The issue resurfaced following the release of Omid Scobie's revealing book on Tuesday. The Dutch version of the book revealed that King Charles and the Princess of Wales were purportedly the senior royals expressing «concerns» about the skin color of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son. This translation mishap led to the abrupt removal and destruction of the Dutch copies just before circulation on social media began. On Thursday night, Piers Morgan utilized his TalkTV program to disclose the names to the British audience, asserting that those in the country who financially support the royal family are also entitled to this information. Buckingham Palace is reportedly feeling heightened pressure amid the latest development in the story.

This incident, occurring earlier this month at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, involved the person confronting up to three attendees after discovering they were Jewish. The Grierson Trust, the organization behind the awards, has decided to ban the individual responsible, who remains unnamed, from attending the awards and other trust-organized events for the next decade. A spokesman for the Grierson Trust said after looking into the allegations of anti-Jewish racism and antisocial conduct by an individual at the post-ceremony reception of this year's British Documentary Awards, The Grierson Trust has decided to enforce a 10-year ban on the said individual from participating in the awards and any events organized by the trust. Insisting that the Grierson Trust is dedicated to fostering inclusivity and diversity in the documentary field and to offering a secure environment for all attendees of its events and initiatives, the spokesperson said the Grierson Trust has a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of racism. The incident happened a little more than a month after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, on November 9 which has reportedly increased the number of antisemitic and islamophobic incidents in the United Kingdom. Notably, a London march against antisemitism, attended by approximately 100,000 people, including prominent figures from the entertainment world and Boris and Carrie Johnson, took place over the weekend. Previously, The Grierson Trust had swiftly condemned the antisemitic incident, expressing deep concern about the rise in divisive and hateful behaviors.

Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should «just let people die» during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday. Patrick Vallance, who was the government's chief scientific adviser during COVID, made a note in his diary on Oct. 25, 2020, about a meeting involving then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sunak, who was finance minister. The diary entry shown to the inquiry recorded how Dominic Cummings, Johnson's most senior adviser during the pandemic, had relayed to Vallance what he said he had heard at the meeting. Vallance quoted Cummings in his diary as saying: «Rishi thinks just let people die and that's okay.

Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, his chief scientific advisor said Monday. In keenly awaited testimony to the country's public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Vallance said he and others faced repeated problems getting Johnson to understand the science and that he changed his mind on numerous occasions. «I think I'm right in saying that the prime minister gave up science at 15,» he said. «I think he'd be the first to admit it wasn't his forte and that he struggled with the concepts and we did need to repeat them — often.» Extracts from Vallace's mostly contemporaneous diary of the time were relayed to the inquiry.

London | Australian Financial Review Rich Lister Michael Hintze has sold most of his $20 billion managed funds company CQS to the Canadian giant Manulife Investment Management, and will strike out on his own.

Court ruled on Wednesday that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, delivering a major blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to stop people arriving in small boats. Here are details about the case and the issue: WHY IS IMMIGRATION SUCH AN ISSUE IN BRITAIN? Taking back control of the country's borders and ending the free movement of people was a major factor that led to the 2016 vote for Britain to leave the European Union. Successive Conservative governments had promised to cut net migration to under 100,000 annually before dropping that pledge before an election in 2019. While official data recording has changed, net immigration has continued to rise since Brexit, hitting a record of 606,000 in 2022, partly due to new visa routes for arrivals from Ukraine and Hong Kong. WHAT IS BRITAIN'S RWANDA PLAN? The Rwanda plan, struck in April 2022 by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is designed to deter asylum seekers from making the dangerous journey of about 20 miles (32 km) across the Channel from Europe in small boats or inflatable dinghies to England's southern beaches. Last year, a record 45,775 people were detected arriving without permission in Britain in this way. So far this year, more than 27,000 have arrived on small boats. Under the scheme, anyone who arrived in Britain illegally after Jan.

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.

Rishi Sunak greeted those celebrating Diwali in his country, as well as across the world, on November 11. In his statement, Sunak stressed on being a “devout Hindu" and shared why the festival is a “guiding light" for him. “As your first British Asian Prime Minister, and a devout Hindu, I also hope this can be a celebration of the fantastic ethnic and cultural diversity which makes the UK the place it is today," Sunak.

Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to boost economic growth

In a address delivered during the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament, Britain's Conservative government presented a pre-election policy agenda. The speech, authored by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's administration, outlined plans for tougher sentences for serious crimes and aspirations for economic revival.

London | The world’s media magnates and billionaires are circling a rare chance to buy themselves a Fleet Street trophy, with two venerable Tory titles now officially on the sales block.

Labour Party gather in Liverpool on Sunday for their annual conference with an unfamiliar feeling: optimism. The party has been out of power for 13 years, and in the last national election in 2019, voters handed Labour its worst drubbing since 1935. But with an election due next year, polls put Labour as much as 20 points ahead of the governing Conservative Party, and Labour scored a morale-boosting special election victory in Scotland last week.

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Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century

Delhi Police assistant commissioner of police Rajender Kalkal has sketched caricatures of 30 world leaders who are scheduled to attend the G20 Summit in the national capital later this week. Kalkal has made caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, US President Joe Biden, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, etc. Kalkal has placed the caricatures at his office on the 14th floor of the Delhi Police headquarters. «I have a hobby of making cartoons and caricatures since my childhood.