- Sunday, March 02, 2025
THE MINIMUM age for marriage in England and Wales has been raised from 16 to 18 years, making it illegal for anyone facilitating underage marriages. Under a bill cleared by the UK Parliament on Tuesday (26), religious or cultural marriages not registered with a couples’ local council will also fall…
I HAVE been present in India with every UK prime minister since 2005 – from Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron to Theresa May. Being in India last week with Boris Johnson and with Indian business leaders was a crucial visit. It was the first UK prime ministerial visit…
A young accountant has won a disability case against his middle-aged boss, but lost an age discrimination case, it was reported this week. Jay Patel, 26, was sacked by Insurance boss Lucy Raymond-Williams saying that he was”too demanding” and “expected things to be handed to him on a plate”, reported MailOnline.…
BRITAIN said on Wednesday (27) it will set up a new authority to crack down on financial frauds as chancellor of exchequer Rishi Sunak admitted that the government’s pandemic assistance schemes were abused. The announcement comes amid a series of reports that economic offenders milked the government’s low-interest loan scheme…
THE SCION of Pakistan’s most influential political dynasty was appointed foreign minister on Wednesday (27), the latest step up a ladder likely to take Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to the top of the country’s leadership. Aged 33, Bhutto becomes one of the world’s youngest foreign ministers but inherits a diplomatic bag…
A Luton court heard that a16-year-old boy posted a Snapchat video of man he had allegedly stabbed moments before, according to a report. The teenager allegedly stabbed Ghulam Raja, 63, from Bolton, at a house in Dorrington Close, Luton, last November. The boy denied murder, and is currently undergoing trial…
A WOMAN suicide bomber who killed three Chinese teachers in Pakistan was a teacher who had enrolled for a master’s degree months before her attack, carried out on behalf of separatist insurgents, a Pakistani official said on Wednesday (27). The blast detonated by the 30-year-old woman on Tuesday (26) blew…
ENGLISH cricket has been through its “annus horribilis” partly due to the poor performance of Joe Root’s Test team, but mainly because of the revelations about the racism suffered by Azeem Rafiq at Yorkshire, it has been stated in Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2022. The expression was famously used by the Queen…
INDIAN and Pakistani players have won high praise from Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2022, which has long been considered the sport’s bible. Two Indians, the batsman Rohit Sharma, and the pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah figure in Wisden’s “Five Cricketers of the Year”, which is a great honour. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan was named “the…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has started issuing annual renewal packs for 2.1 million tax credits customers, an official statement said. The packs will be sent between 25 April and 27 May, and customers have until 31 July to check their details and update HMRC if there has been a…
