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Britain retains metric system for selling

The department said the U.K. had “a long and proud history” of using imperial measures and that their use is “closely associated with our culture and language”…reports Asian Lite News The UK

December 29, 2023

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Britain to be made AI-ready with £118 mn package

These plans follow a previously-announced £8.1 million funding package for postgraduate scholarships in AI and data science…reports Asian Lite News The government has announced an effort to future-proof the nation’s artificial intelligence

November 1, 2023

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UK arranges flights for Britons stranded in Israel

Those who will be travelling on the flight have been notified by text message. A number of countries have already completed flights to get people home from Israel, including Canada, France, Italy

October 13, 2023

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3 suspected Russian spies arrested in Britain

The three defendants are due to go on trial at the Old Bailey in London in January. They have yet to enter pleas to the charges…reports Asian Lite News Three suspected spies

August 16, 2023

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KSrelief and Britain join forces in $9.16m donation to aid Sudan

The financial contribution of the two sides to the ICRC in Sudan comes to provide life-saving support in the fields of health, protection and food security…reports Asian Lite News King Salman Humanitarian

August 10, 2023

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Britain only G7 country where inflation is rising

The move, which exacerbated fears of a mortgage catastrophe, marked a divergence from other major central banks that have been able to either slow or pause interest rate hikes…reports Asian Lite News

July 5, 2023

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Britain gets first ever woman Lord Chief Justice

Black judges make up just over one percent of the total in England and Wales, barely changed from 2014, according to a Law Society report last year…reports Asian Lite News Veteran lawyer

June 16, 2023

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3 from Britain missing after boat catches fire in Red Sea

All of those who had been rescued were said to be well. The Hurricane is one of several operated by the Tornado Marine Fleet…reports Asian Lite News Three British tourists have been

June 12, 2023

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UK govt orders China to close ‘secret police stations’ in Britain

The British government has said it was aware of about 100 such stations around the world…reports Asian Lite News The government has ordered China to shut down secret police stations operating on

June 7, 2023

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‘Austerity left Britain unprepared for pandemic’

Report reveals that public services capacity was damaged by “steep cuts” to almost every part of the public sector…reports Asian Lite News Years of austerity left the UK hugely unprepared for the

June 5, 2023

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