UK official: India to cut duty only on 'premium cars'
New Delhi: India has agreed to slash import duty only for "premium" cars and has fixed the number of vehicles that will get the benefit of lower levies, a senior UK official said on Tuesday. Under the agreement, which is expected to be implemented after a green light from the British Parliament, India will lower tariffs from over 100% to 10% for these cars, with electric vehicles "protected", govt officials maintained. The UK official also said that at the moment, there is no road map for an increase in the quota.The official asserted that both sides have factored in their respective sensitivities. For instance, there is no reduction of duty by India on dairy products, and New Delhi too recognised UK's concern over cutting tariff on sugar and milled rice.
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May 28, 2025 01:11 UTC
Britain is the work from home capital of Europe, says study
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May 27, 2025 20:29 UTC
How will Reform UK pay for its pledges and policies?
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May 27, 2025 19:53 UTC
Police Quickly Gave Details on Liverpool Car Ramming, Aiming to Prevent Rumors
The English city of Liverpool awoke on Tuesday to a blizzard of questions about a vehicle that rammed a crowd of people in a sports parade the previous evening, injuring dozens, two seriously. But amid all of the horror and confusion, one fact emerged: The car’s driver was a 53-year-old white British man, and he had been arrested at the scene. The decision to disclose the driver’s race and nationality so quickly appeared calculated to defuse the rumors and misinformation that have spread after other recent violent episodes in Britain. Last summer, after a British-born man with parents from Rwanda fatally stabbed three young girls at a dance studio in Southport, a town north of Liverpool, false reports that the assailant was an undocumented Muslim migrant spread rapidly online. The next day, a riot broke out in Southport, the first of several in cities and towns across England.
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May 27, 2025 17:57 UTC
UK economy will be hit by Trump tariffs, says IMF
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May 27, 2025 17:03 UTC
A club cricket team in UK chasing 427 gets bowled out for 2 runs
But what followed was anything but ordinary. North London’s batters unleashed a relentless assault, smashing 426 for 6 in 45 overs and sending balls to every corner of the ground.Then came the chase. Or, more accurately, the massacre.Richmond’s batters faced just 34 deliveries before the innings came to a shocking halt at 2. The club later tried to find humour in disaster, posting on X: "A lot of context but still not a result that we are proud of! "Still, this remains one of the most staggering batting collapses seen in amateur cricket — a reminder that in cricket, you’re never really in until you're in.
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May 27, 2025 16:57 UTC
How Britain's most established news brands are reinventing themselves for the digital age
At Newsrewired (13 May 2025), leaders from The Times & Sunday Times, Sky News, and Reuters explored how their editorial and business models are fundamentally changing in modern times. Breaking away from printThe Times & Sunday Times might be a 240-year-old news organisation with deep roots in print, but its digital transformation tells a compelling story. The Times has been experimenting with AI-narrated articles over the past six months, seeing consumption grow up to five times for this format. Pivoting towards consumer subscriptionsReuters, the 174-year-old news agency, made a significant strategic shift last October by launching its first consumer paywall. Executive editor Simon Robinson outlined the organisation's deliberately global approach, moving beyond the traditional focus on major Western news centres, which has long dominated international coverage.
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May 27, 2025 15:43 UTC
Far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson freed early from prison after judge notes ‘change in attitude’
He co-founded the far-right English Defence League in 2009 and has faced multiple legal issues since. The very issues Robinson himself has often used as rallying cries.Following Robinson's release, the reaction online was swift and polarised. Supporters celebrated his release, while critics questioned the decision and the message it might send.Tommy Robinson thanked Elon Musk as he was released early. Robinson said, "I have to say a thank you to Elon Musk, because without X, if we didn't have X, everyone would just think I lied. Musk has shown support for Robinson, calling for his release and saying he was jailed "for telling the truth.
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May 27, 2025 10:17 UTC
F1 team heads call for Monaco to ‘move with the times’ and make track change
Formula One team principals have called for layout changes to be considered at the Monaco Grand Prix to address the inability of cars to overtake. Christian Horner, the Red Bull team principal, believed the most important change required was to alter the layout to create one area where overtaking was at least feasible. “I’m not sure there’s anything that can be done from a track layout point of view. after newsletter promotionIn what might be considered an unusual show of solidarity that may make F1 take notice, the Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, concurred with his rivals. Is there anything we can change on the layout, if you could in a city limited by mountains and the sea?”
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May 27, 2025 08:31 UTC
Times letters: Nationalisation and a ‘new dawn’ for rail
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May 27, 2025 08:08 UTC
Three more of 10 escapees from New Orleans jail captured, leaving two on run
Two more inmates are still on the run, state police said. Jail escapees Dkenan Dennis, Corey Boyd, Gary C Price, Kendell Myles and Robert Moody were previously taken into custody by authorities. Many of the men were originally in the New Orleans jail awaiting sentences or trials for alleged violent crimes including murder. After the escape, a jail maintenance worker was arrested and accused of turning off the water to the toilet, an act authorities said helped the men get out. In addition, four other people have been arrested for allegedly helping the inmates once they were on the loose.
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May 27, 2025 07:31 UTC
Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot
But the British Medical Association (BMA) said even after the latest pay rise another 20% was needed to bring wages back to where they were in 2008. Resident doctors' committee co-chairs Dr Melissa Ryan and Dr Ross Nieuwoudt said: "We are urging doctors to vote yes to strike action. Streeting said his door was always open but added there was no more money to increase salaries above the latest award. Speaking to the BBC, Streeting said: " I don't think strikes are in their interests, in patients interests and I certainly don't think it's in the interest of the NHS overall." The Scottish government has agreed a deal worth 8% over two years with health unions representing all staff apart from doctors and dentists.
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May 27, 2025 06:24 UTC
Invasive species cost Britain more than any other country
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May 27, 2025 04:30 UTC
Gary Lineker signs off from final Match of the Day as he leaves BBC after 26 years
Gary Lineker held back tears as he signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot seat and officially left the BBC. The host announced in November that he would leave the football show at the end of the Premier League season, which concluded on Sunday. He had been due to remain with the BBC to front coverage of the men's FA Cup and the World Cup, but has now left the corporation completely after apologising for sharing an antisemitic social media post. On his swansong, Lineker apparently made a nod to the controversy, opening the show by saying "it wasn't meant to end this way" - before going on to turn the line into a reference to the final day of the season.
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May 27, 2025 02:51 UTC
What to Know About the Liverpool FC Parade Car Crash
A man accused of driving into an enormous crowd of soccer fans in Liverpool, England, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and driving while “unfit through drugs,” the police said on Tuesday. More than 60 people were injured in the incident on Monday evening, which the British police are not treating as terrorism. Investigators moved quickly to announce that the driver of the car was a 53-year-old white man from Britain, in an effort to stop the spread of misinformation. Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered on Monday, a public holiday, to celebrate Liverpool F.C.’s title in the Premier League, which is the top tier of English soccer. “Scenes of joy turned to utter horror and devastation,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer told broadcast journalists on Tuesday, adding, “The whole country stands with Liverpool.”
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May 26, 2025 23:28 UTC