Kol hosp ties up with UK facility
Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Holi wishes messages and quotesKolkata: A large number of children suffered from renal diseases and the lack of awareness often led to a delay in diagnosis, said doctors. Institute of Child Health (ICH) Kolkata on Wednesday, the eve of World Kidney Day, announced its collaboration with Birmingham Children's Hospital for nephrology care among children.The institute is expected to function as the sister renal training centre for paediatrics for the Birmingham facility. Senior doctors, including ICH director Apurba Ghosh, principal Joydeb Ray and transplant surgeon Pradip Chakrabarti spoke about the disease among children at the meet. But lack of resources and awareness continued to pose a hurdle, said doctors. The hospital will launch an online initiative to address common concerns about kids' kidney health.
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March 12, 2025 18:58 UTC
UK scraps visa-free entry from Trinidad and Tobago after asylum surge
The UK will bar tourists from Trinidad and Tobago from entering the UK without a visa after finding hundreds have abused the route to claim asylum. The Home Office will announce on Wednesday that visitors from the Caribbean nation will have to apply for a visa before entering the UK after a ninefold increase in asylum applications. Claims from Trinidadians and Tobagonians have risen from an average of 49 a year between 2015 and 2019 to 439 last year. The numbers have been rising steadily over the past few years, with 173 in 2022 and 348 in 2023. The Home Office has found that many visitors from the country were overstaying the six-month period allowed for tourists and claiming asylum, saying it was unsafe to
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March 12, 2025 18:28 UTC
Wester Ross Victorian-era lodge named as Scotland’s Hotel of the Year
The Torridon hotel. A WESTER Ross Victorian-era hotel has been named as Scotland’s Hotel of the Year by The Times. The Torridon, on the west Highland coast, is a five-star luxury hotel set amongst breath-taking Wester Ross landscape. The whisky bar in The Torridon hotel. READ MOREHighland 15-bedroom 1800s mansion hits market — for under £300,000How do you trap mink on an uninhabited Wester Ross island?
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March 12, 2025 18:23 UTC
Why the UK Has Not Retaliated Against Trump’s Tariffs
Britain is parting company with the European Union by not retaliating to the tariffs that President Trump imposed on steel and aluminum imports on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer calculates that he can negotiate a trade deal with the United States that would spare his country in the long term. The approach contrasts sharply with that of the European Union, which hit back swiftly with retaliatory measures on American exports, including Harley-Davidson motorcycles, bourbon and jeans, and top European officials have warned about the uncertainty Mr. Trump’s policies are causing. By contrast, British officials have expressed only muted disappointment that they have been swept into Mr. Trump’s protectionist net. Mr. Starmer said in parliament that he was “disappointed” by the global tariffs on steel and aluminum but Britain would take a “pragmatic approach.” A new trade deal would include tariffs, he added, and Britain would “keep all options open.”But Mr. Starmer believes that he can ultimately persuade Mr. Trump that Britain’s trade relationship with the United States is balanced.
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March 12, 2025 18:02 UTC
Derivatives with new toppings back on menu
They are scraps of conversations on synthetic foreign currency derivatives , wafting across bank dealing rooms and corporate treasuries grappling with a volatile rupee and unsettling headlines. Tarfs offers a cheaper rate at which an importer could buy dollars or a higher exchange rate at which an exporter could sell dollars than the prevailing rate in a simple forwards contract. Buying call means the 'right' to buy dollars at the strike rate; selling call means the 'obligation' or compulsion to sell dollars at another strike rate; and, selling put means the obligation to buy dollars at yet another rate. Though cost-effective for an importer who is able to fix the upper rate at which it can buy dollars, the gains are frozen beyond a point. Also, the importer would be obliged to buy dollars (thanks to selling a call) even if the dollar depreciates below its expectations.
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March 12, 2025 17:12 UTC
UK expels Russian diplomat, spouse in tit-for-tat move
The British government announced on Wednesday that it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the recent expulsion of two British embassy staff from Moscow earlier this week.In an official statement, the UK Foreign Office said it had summoned Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin over what it described as an "increasingly aggressive and coordinated campaign of harassment" against British diplomats in Russia, news agency AP reported.The UK government made it clear that it "will not tolerate the intimidation of British embassy staff and their families." In response, the Foreign Office revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat and their spouse, marking an immediate reciprocal action against Moscow’s move.
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March 12, 2025 17:12 UTC
Seven of the UK’s most delightful hotel bars
The competition’s stiffer than the drinks list when it comes to the UK’s top hotel bars. House-made colas, Mexican sour beer and a decent list of alcohol-free cocktails also make the cut. Detail Cocktails from £11 (@sidehustlelondon); room-only doubles from £346 (hilton.com)• Read our full NoMad London hotel review2. Bertie’s Whisky Bar, The Fife Arms, Braemar, AberdeenshireRelax in the decadent art-deco Bertie’s Whisky Bar at The Fife ArmsThere’s a trio of bars at (or near to) this luxurious boutique in Braemar — not to mention a wine cellar with 400 bins and daily tastings. Details Cocktails from £11; room-only doubles from £114 (guesthousehotels.co.uk)Advertisement• Read our full review of No 42 GuesthouseHave we missed any?
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March 12, 2025 16:42 UTC
Louis Tomlinson: When massive artistes like Ed Sheeran and Coldplay perform in India, it sets a precedent
Louis Tomlinson made his India debut at Lollapalooza"It’s a surprise to me that we never came here with One Direction. Louis Tomlinson made his India debut at LollapaloozaRight from the Beatles to now Coldplay and Ed Sheeran. Louis Tomlinson made his India debut at LollapaloozaYou started off quite young as a singer. English singer-songwriter and former One Direction band member, Louis Tomlinson made his India debut at Lollapalooza Day 2, spearheaded by BookMyShow Live. They'll be interested all of a sudden because it's just a really, really exciting place to visit.
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March 12, 2025 15:20 UTC
What time is the 2025 Australian Grand Prix? Qualifying and race start times
The first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season takes place this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix. First practice kicks off at 12.30pm local time (1.30am UK) followed by practice two at 4pm local (5am UK). Then on Saturday final practice takes place at 12.30pm local time (1.30am UK) followed by qualifying at 4pm local time (5am UK). Then the Australian Grand Prix takes place at 3pm local time (4am UK). Australian GP schedule (local time)Friday March 14FP1: 12.30pmFP2: 4pmSaturday March 15FP3: 12.30pmQualifying: 4pmSunday March 16Australian Grand Prix: 3pmAustralian GP schedule (UK time)Friday March 14FP1: 1.30amFP2: 5amSaturday March 15FP3: 1.30amQualifying: 5amSunday March 16Australian Grand Prix: 4am
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March 12, 2025 15:14 UTC
Elon Musk's high-speed Starlink to be trialled on Royal Navy aircraft carrier
HMS Prince of Wales, Britain's biggest warship, is going on a major deployment later this yearSailors on board Britain’s biggest warship will trial Elon Musk’s internet network Starlink when they deploy to the Indo-Pacific later this year. HMS Prince of Wales’ crew are set to use the technology to contact loved ones and watch television during the aircraft carrier’s nine-month deployment. The trial was first reported by The Times and if successful, could see Starlink introduced to the rest of the fleet, according to a source. Starlink is made up of more than 6,750 satellites in orbit, providing high-speed internet to remote areas where there is limited access. A defence industry source told The Times there are concerns Starlink could be “weaponised” by Mr Musk.
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March 12, 2025 15:07 UTC
UK weather: North Atlantic oscillation may mean more storms and floods
Britain faces a severe increase in damaging storms and floods after scientists found climate change could have a “much worse” impact on winter weather than previously thought. Experts have been warning for years that global warming will bring warmer and wetter winters because warmer air holds more water. However, scientists at the Met Office have now identified another way that rising greenhouse gas emissions could “severely” affect Britain with increased flooding and more storm damage. An Atlantic weather pattern known as the North Atlantic oscillation, measured as the pressure difference between the high in the islands of the Azores in the mid-Atlantic to the low in Iceland, already plays a key role in determining winters in Britain and northern Europe. When it is positive, it
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March 12, 2025 14:55 UTC
Amazon’s Bond takeover is a worrying sign of the times
Remember when Daniel Craig was announced as the new James Bond, and the British tabloids acted as though somebody had orchestrated an elaborate assassination plot because he was blond? But recent developments about the impending direction of the 26th James Bond film are making me oddly nostalgic for a storm in a teapot that I don’t even remember. As a Variety article has pointed out, the James Bond franchise’s “TV, licensing, spinoff and interconnected cinematic universe potential remains unmined;” but is that negative? ), many people wondered if the character of James Bond was actually dead, given that Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton and Brosnan were all spared. Complementary ‘Next James Bond’ guess: I would say “Not Henry Cavill,” but who knows at this point?
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March 12, 2025 12:59 UTC
Tourists from Trinidad and Tobago will be banned from entering UK without a visa after asylum applications soared nearly 10-fold
Tourists from Trinidad and Tobago will be banned from entering the UK without a visa as part of a Government crackdown on asylum applications. The Home Office will reportedly announce the changes later today after a ninefold increase in asylum applications from the Caribbean Islands. Tourists from Trinidad and Tobago will be banned from entering the UK without a visa as part of a Government crackdown. Under the proposed law change, support to asylum seekers would be given as a loan rather than a gift. The aim would be to effectively halt the billions being spent annually on supporting asylum seekers.
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March 12, 2025 12:06 UTC
'7 youths, 1 fake professor: How authorities busted human trafficking plot at Mumbai airport
The seven youths were initially detained by police but subsequently released on court orders. "We are yet to verify if the professor is associated with the Haryana-based university, as he claims. Earlier, he had had a meeting at a hotel in Delhi with an agent named Bittu and the seven youths who wished to settle in the UK.Bittu had charged each of the youths Rs 20 lakh. He procured visas for the group after allegedly presenting false details about a student exchange programme in the UK, police said. The "professor" then brought the seven youths from Delhi to Mumbai and was set to fly with them to London via Jeddah.Police said the parents of the minors have been informed.
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March 12, 2025 11:43 UTC
7 bound for UK on ‘student exchange programme’ fail immigration test for not doing homework
The seven youths were initially detained by police but subsequently released on court orders. The officer then enquired what course they were studying at the private Haryana university and which varsity in London they were headed to. Earlier, he had a meeting at a hotel in Delhi with an agent named Bittu and the seven youths who wished to settle in the UK. He procured visas for the group after allegedly presenting false details about a student exchange programme in the UK, police said. The “professor” then brought the seven youths from Delhi to Mumbai and was set to fly with them to London via Jeddah.
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March 12, 2025 11:39 UTC