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Man, 80, 'dies from first suspected case of cholera in Britain since 1901"
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (528+ words) An 80-year-old man has died from a case of what is thought to be cholera, The Sun has reported. If the man's cause of death is confirmed to be the disease, this would mark the first time a case has…...
Another country agrees to migrant returns deal after UK visa threat
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (531+ words) A third African country has agreed to take back illegal immigrants from Britain after the Home Secretary threatened to block UK visas for its citizens. Shabana Mahmood accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of a lack of cooperation on…...
Starmer to meet businesses and visit Shanghai on last day of China trip
1+ week, 5+ day ago (608+ words) Sir Keir Starmer will meet businesses in Beijing as he continues his push to bolster economic ties with China on the final day of his visit to the country. The Prime Minister will later travel to Shanghai before leaving for…...
Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (783+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has landed in Beijing for a three day visit, in the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018. He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang on Thursday, before heading to…...
Sir Keir Starmer to meet Xi Jinping on crucial day in Beijing
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (728+ words) Sir Keir Starmer will meet Xi Jinping on Thursday at the start of a day of crucial meetings for the Prime Minister in Beijing. The meeting is the second between the two men and represents the culmination of months of…...
Pupils at King’s old school to be on call 24/7 to support Coastguard
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (691+ words) A service which sees students at the King's former school support Coastguard rescue teams responding to lifesaving incidents has gone live. Senior pupils in the operational support team (OST) at Gordonstoun School in Moray will be on call 24/7 to help…...
Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (988+ words) A Conservative bid to "wreck" the Government's Chagos Islands deal is "a simple political stunt", a Foreign office minister has said. Stephen Doughty reaffirmed the Government's commitment to an agreement that would hand over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to…...
UK and US ‘working together’ on Diego Garcia arrangements, No 10 says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (639+ words) Britain and the US are "continuing to work together" to ensure the future operation of the Diego Garcia military base, Downing Street has said after the Government postponed a parliamentary debate on its Chagos Islands deal. No 10 insisted the UK…...
Starmer to visit China this week in bid to build bridges with Beijing
2+ week, 2+ day ago (314+ words) Sir Keir Starmer will travel to China on Tuesday for the first prime ministerial visit to the country in eight years, Downing Street has confirmed. The Prime Minister will also fly to Japan this week, No 10 said. The visit marks…...
Fact check: Government calculations set out three cost estimates for Chagos deal
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1094+ words) At Prime Minister's Questions on January 21, Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Prime Minister is "giving away" the Chagos Islands and "paying "35 billion" to continue administering the island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a UK-US military base. The Government's calculations…...