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Canadian company buys UK’s most iconic Indian restaurants, including Veeraswamy and Chutney Mary

TOI correspondent from London: A Canadian company has snapped up some of Britain’s most iconic Indian restaurants, including Michelin-starred Veeraswamy, whose owners are currently in a legal battle to prevent being evicted.Certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax), a holding company based in Toronto, has acquired MW Eat Ltd, which owns fine dining eatery […]

‘Heavy debt, rising costs’: UK’s largest pub group to sell around thousand sites; eyes deal worth 1 billion pounds | World News

Stonegate Group, the UK’s largest pub operator, is reportedly considering selling approximately 1,000 of its most profitable “platinum” pubs for an estimated £1 billion. This move aims to address the company’s substantial £3 billion debt burden. The sale of these separately structured sites would not impact the rest of Stonegate’s extensive estate. Stonegate Group, the […]

Random Musing: British Broadcasting Calumny – why the UK’s public broadcaster is under siege | World News

There’s a hilarious scene in Casablanca when the Nazis order Rick’s Café to be shut down on any pretext, and the morally flexible prefect of police, Captain Renault, says: “I am shocked, shocked to learn that gambling is going on here,” before pocketing his own earnings with a sotto voce thank you. Much like Renault, […]

Epstein links: UK’s Mandelson removed as US ambassador; action after email expose

The United Kingdom prime minister has directed the foreign secretary to withdraw Peter Mandelson from his post as Ambassador to the United States after newly disclosed emails revealed a far deeper relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. According to officials, the correspondence shows that Mandelson not only maintained extensive contact […]

Insights from UK’s unlikely ‘Blue Zone’ where people regularly live past 100 | World News

By the sea in southwest England, a surprising trend is emerging—residents of Plymouth are living longer, healthier lives than most of their UK peers. According to a Daily Mail report on the Midlife Clarity Index study by Vista Health, Plymouth stands out as the UK city with the healthiest midlifers—people in their 40s, 50s, and […]

Bahraini royal family member and Royal Guard Commander claims victory at UK’s Rushford Endurance Race | World News

Sheikh Nasser has claimed victory in the challenging 120km Rushford Endurance Race/Image: Instagram His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Commander of Bahrain’s Royal Guard, has claimed victory in the challenging 120km Rushford Endurance Race held in the United Kingdom. The […]

Meet 65-year-old ‘Gangster Granny’: UK’s drug cartel mastermind Deborah Mason, jailed for 20 years over £80m Cocaine trade | World News

Deborah Mason(left), Roseanne Mason(right) (Source: Metropolitan police) A 65-year-old grandmother masterminded one of UK’s most sophisticated drug trafficking operations, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Deborah Mason, infamously nicknamed the “Queen Bee” and “Gangster Granny,” ran a sprawling family-led drugs cartel that trafficked more than a ton of cocaine worth up to £80 […]

UK’s former Labour chief starting new left-wing party

Jeremy Corbyn (Pic credit: Getty Images) London: Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday he is forming a new left-leaning political party to advocate “mass redistribution of wealth and power” and take on his former colleagues at the ballot box.The new formation has a website – yourparty.uk – but does not yet have […]

‘Goodbye India’: Who was UK’s celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek, feared to be dead in the Air India crash?

Jamie Meek (right) and his husband are feared to be dead in Air India crash in Ahmedabad. British wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband Fin were feared dead in the massive Air India plane crash in India that took place Thursday seconds after the plane took off. 45-year-old Jamie Meek and his husband, 39-year-old […]

UK’s Tulip Siddiq requests meeting with Yunus over graft allegations

DHAKA: Throwing down the gauntlet at Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former minister in UK govt, has said, “I haven’t done anything wrong, and I have nothing to hide. If you’re serious about finding out the truth, meet me in Parliament – let’s talk”.She sent […]