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A modern-day Jane Austin meets The Indian 'Godfather'

One of our guests has written an epic novel described as India's answer to "The Godfather". The other wrote one of the most talked-about debuts of the moment, which manages to say all there is to say about Britain today. Natasha Brown, author of "Assembly", and "Age of Vice" writer…

France 24

Hen Galan: why one Welsh community celebrates the new year on January 14

A small community in Pembrokeshire will be holding its annual new year celebrations on January 14, or Hen Galan as it is known in Welsh.

The Conversation

Britain will not call fresh N.Ireland elections next week - minister

Britain's Northern Ireland Minister said on Thursday that he would take time to decide whether to call fresh elections as talks continue between London and Brussels on revising post-Brexit trade rules for the region.

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King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry's memoir

Britain's King Charles and Prince William made their first public appearances on Thursday since the release of the monarch's son Prince Harry's tell-all memoir and TV interviews in which he made accusations against them and other royals.

Reuters

Britain criticises 'erosion of freedoms' in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China

Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China.

Reuters

Iran Video Links Detained British-Iranian to Death of Nuclear Scientist

Iranian state media published a video on Thursday in which British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, sentenced to death for spying, said he played a role in the 2020 assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. In a separate audio recording broadcast by BBC Persian on Wednesday, Akbari said he was tortured…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK weather: Exact date snow will blast Britain with -6C lows as up to 7 inches to fall

The country is currently being battled by rain and heavy wind which is set to give way to icy conditions, as snow is forecast to fall next week in certain parts of the UK

Daily Mirror

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ASOS Revenue Down 3% In Key Christmas Period

Online fashion retailer ASOS reported a 3% fall in revenue over the four months to the end of December, hurt by weaker demand and delivery disruption in its biggest market Britain and making it one of the laggards in the sector. Britain is in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis…

Asharq Al-Awsat

British players handed tough Australian Open draw as Draper faces Nadal

Great Britain’s men’s players have been handed a series of brutal first round draws at the Australian Open

The Guardian - AU

Australian Open: Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie lead British bid in Melbourne

A closer look at the British contenders in Melbourne

The Independent UK

Jeff Beck, guitarist with a chapter in rock history, dies at 78

Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died Tuesday in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78.

Bangkok Post

UK minister reassures Washington on restored stability, fiscal plans

Britain's financial services minister sought to reassure U.S. counterparts on Wednesday that the UK's bout of debt market instability last fall was a one-time event and it has returned to stable government and remains a solid partner for Washington and Wall Street.

Reuters

UK coal-burning power facility to stay open two years longer than planned

Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s fourth unit to be kept viable until late 2024 as ministers make request prompted by energy crisis

The Guardian - UK

Britain urges release of dual national Akbari jailed in Iran

Britain on Wednesday urged Iran to release Alireza Akbari, a dual national who the Tasnim news agency reported Iran had sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain.

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Britain's oldest lorry driver works 12-hour days and passes health MOT at the age of 90

Brian Wilson, from Sheffield, works 12-hour days and he has now been given the green light to carry on for another year after passing a health MOT

Wales Online

Britain's oldest trucker has no plans to retire after passing health MOT aged 90

Brian Wilson has been doing the job for 70 years and still works 12-hour days

Evening Standard

UK could send ‘game-changing’ tanks to Ukraine, Number 10 says

Downing Street said the UK was looking to ‘accelerate’ its support to Kyiv

Daily Mirror

Woman looks unrecognisable after covering up tattoos and 'feels like a lady'

Becky Holt, who is also known as Britain's most tattooed woman, said she felt completely different as she covered up her famous body art to see how she'd look without it

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Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.

Reuters

French President Macron to host UK PM Sunak on March 10

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to France on March 10 in order to hold a bilateral summit, the Elysee said on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to revive their ties after recent tensions.

The Independent UK

UK, Japan sign defense deal amid rising concern about China

The leaders of Britain and Japan are signing a defense agreement that could see troops deployed to each others’ countries

The Conversation

UK strikes: what ongoing industrial action means for the future of Britain's railways

Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to break an industrial action deadlock that, according to Network Rail, has lost the industry more than £400m in revenue since last summer.

Daily Mirror

Europe's best thermal spas from Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon to Budapest's baths

Greece, Switzerland, Britain, France and Hungary have some of the warmest, steamiest and most beautiful thermal spas in the world, with many of them boasting of extra medicinal qualities

The Independent UK

UK's Princess Anne visits British peacekeepers on Cyprus

Britain’s Princess Anne has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew Prince Harry and carried on a visit to British soldiers serving with a United Nations peacekeeping force on ethnically divided Cyprus

Daily Mirror

UK's 20 poshest villages of 2023 revealed with surprising number one - see full list

The swankiest spots in Britain have been named and ranked in a new list for 2023, with many boasting stunning scenery, walks in the countryside or a pub with a Michelin star

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