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  "Agreed To Take Ties To New Heights": PM Modi Congratulates New UK PM

  PM Modi and Andy Burnham discussed key aspects of the two-way ties during a phone conversation.

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  UK Heatwaves Claim Nearly 3,000 Lives In Just Two Months

  Nearly 3,000 people are estimated to have died during the UK's May and June heatwaves, putting 2026 on track to become one of the deadliest years for heat-related deaths.

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  Virgin Atlantic Engineer Dies After Tragic Maintenance Accident At Heathrow Airport

  A forensic post-mortem report found that the man had suffered a traumatic brain injury - a craniofacial trauma.

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  Nearly 3,000 Excess Deaths Caused By Record-Breaking Heatwaves In England

  The provisional figure is almost double the total for the whole of the summer in 2025, which was 1,504, and represents "a substantial public health impact," the UKHSA government agency said.

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  Drought Grips More Than Half Of England Amid Extreme Heat, Low Rainfall

  "Rivers are running low, farmers are having to harvest crops early, wildfire risk is increasing, and millions of people are living under restrictions on water use," says the UK government.

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  India "Hugely Angry": UK MP Who Signed Nirav Modi's Extradition Order

  Nirav Modi is wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges in an estimated USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case.

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  Water Outage At London Airport Leaves Toilets Out Of Order, Eateries Shut

  SES Water said it was working to restore service after a power outage at its Bough Beech Water Treatment Works caused a drop in pressure and temporary water loss for some customers in Kent and Sussex counties.

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  UK Cabinet Reshuffle: Three Indian-Origin Labour MPs Secure Front-Bench Posts

  Kanishka Narayan has been inducted into the Cabinet as the Minister for AI, while Satvir Kaur and Harpreet Uppal have been appointed to key government roles.

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  Alcohol, Cannabis, Xanax: Saudi Prince Died At London Hotel After Taking Cocktail Of Drugs

  A cleaner found the Saudi royal lying on the bathroom floor of his locked fifth-floor room, fully clothed. Paramedics were rushed but were unable to resuscitate him.

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  UK Heatwave Cost Economy $1.5 Billion, Wiped Out 24 Million Work Hours: Study

  England's record June heatwave triggered a $1.5 billion economic hit as construction, agriculture and other workers cut hours to cope

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  'PPE Funds To Buy Rolexes, Cars': Indian-Origin Couple's Covid Fraud In UK

  The NCA's investigation found bank records showing Bhandari and his wife used the money to buy Rolexes, jewellery, holiday packages, and cars.

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  Prince George Turns 13 As He Prepares To Start At Eton College

  As the eldest child of the heir to the British throne, Prince William, and Princess Catherine, George is set to succeed his father as king one day.

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  Andy Burnham Becomes UK's 7th Prime Minister In A Decade

  Starmer made a short farewell speech outside the prime minister's 10 Downing Street residence, saying "my work is done."

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  'Politicians Come And Go': Larry The Cat Welcomes Another UK PM, His 7th

  Recruited to deal with a rodent problem, Larry arrived at the prime minister's official residence on February 15, 2011, when David Cameron was leader.

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  Why Britain Is Getting A New Prime Minister Without A General Election

  Burnham was the only candidate to secure enough support from his fellow Labour lawmakers to replace Starmer as leader of the governing party. Because Labour holds a majority in government, its leader also becomes the UK prime minister.

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  Pledging To 'Rewire Britain', 'King of North' Andy Burnham Becomes UK PM

  Andy Burnham, 56, faces a long list of problems, from Britain's underperforming utilities to anaemic economic growth, and must first unveil his top team of ministers - already the subject of much debate in the governing Labour Party.

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  New UK PM Andy Burnham To Drop Digital ID Plan To Focus On Living Costs

  Resources devoted to the scheme, deemed a "fiasco" by a cross-party committee of lawmakers, will be redirected to Burnham's priorities, a spokesperson said.

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  Andrew Tate, His Brother Tristan Arrested In US Over Rape, Sex Trafficking Charges In UK

  British prosecutors announced Saturday that they were seeking the Tate brothers' extradition on charges alleging they raped and trafficked women between 2010 and 2017.

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  UK Nationalises British Steel, Takes Control From China's Jingye

  The country's last factory that can make steel from scratch faced imminent closure last year after Jingye said the plant in Scunthorpe, northern England, was no longer financially viable.

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  Andy Burnham To Take Oath As Britain's Prime Minister Next Week

  Burnham brings a more relaxed style of leadership than the rather stern Starmer, and is regarded as one of the Labour Party's best communicators.