Britain not seeking visa deal with India, Starmer says
Britain will not pursue a visa deal with India, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, as he aims to deepen economic ties with the country following this year's trade agreement.Starmer begins a two-day trip to India on Wednesday, bringing a trade mission of businesses to promote the trade deal, which was agreed in May, signed in July and due to come into effect next year.Starmer said that visas had blocked up previous efforts to seal a trade deal, and that, having reached an agreement which had no visa implications, he didn't wish to revisit the issue when he meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks on Thursday. "That isn't part of the plans," he told reporters en route to India when asked about visas, adding the visit was "to take advantage of the free trade agreement that we've already struck". "Businesses are taking advantage of that. But the issue is not about visas. "We are looking at whether there should be a link between visas and returns agreements," he said.
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October 08, 2025 05:59 UTC
British Airways to boost connectivity between the UK and India as the airline reaffirms its commitment to key global market as part of landmark trade mission
British Airways underlines ambition to expand flights to India during landmark UK Government ‘Britain Means Business’ trade mission led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. British Airways has reaffirmed its ambition for network growth in India as the airline facilitated a major UK Government trade mission - led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer – to the country. Sean Doyle, Chairman and Chief Executive of British Airways, said: “I am delighted to take part in this important trade mission. Our ties with India were established over 100 years ago and today we have around 2,500 British Airways colleagues based there. This makes India British Airways’ biggest market outside of the US.
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October 08, 2025 05:33 UTC
What happened to Adeline Watkins, Ed Gein's 'girlfriend'?
Wondering who the real Adeline Watkins was and where she is now? Read on for everything you need to know about the figure from Monster season 3.Who was Ed Gein’s alleged girlfriend Adeline Watkins and what happened to her? Suzanna Son as Adeline Watkins. NetflixThe real-life Adeline Watkins lived in Plainfield, Wisconsin, in an apartment alongside her widowed mother. Where is Adeline Watkins now?
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October 08, 2025 05:16 UTC
HGV driver who died in M6 crash near Gretna named
The fatal collision took place on the M6 northbound just before Junction 45, near Gretna, at 6:42 am on Thursday, October 2. Costica Balan, aged 63, from Spalding in Lincolnshire, died at the scene. Mr Balan was Romanian and had lived in the UK for the past 16 years, working as a HGV driver. His family said he was a ‘beloved husband and father who will be dearly missed by everyone’. Anyone with any information regarding the crash can report online via www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting log number 21 of 2 October 2025.
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October 08, 2025 00:10 UTC
Adolescence director is returning to Netflix with a surprising new project
Philip Barantini in One Shot with Ed Sheeran. The show received the award for limited series, directing and writing and also bagged three acting awards. Sheeran released his eighth studio album Play last month, and recently announced a UK and European arena tour for this winter. One Shot with Ed Sheeran will be available on Netflix from 21st November 2025. AdCheck out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.
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October 08, 2025 00:00 UTC
British steel faces ‘disaster’ as EU imposes 50% tariffs
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October 07, 2025 22:47 UTC
There’s one issue that’s key to a Tory revival
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October 07, 2025 21:54 UTC
Putin’s grandchildren — and dictators — wish him happy birthday
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October 07, 2025 21:48 UTC
UK: British Sikh group prepares legal action over Islamophobia definition
Representative image (Picture credit: AP)Farage ‘Exposes’ Starmer’s ‘Islamophobia Law In Britain’ Bid Amid Showdown In US House | WatchLONDON: A British Sikh organisation has threatened to take legal action against the UK government over a potential new definition of Islamophobia and the decision to appoint a working group to develop one, pointing out that any government-backed definition risks discriminating against other faiths.The Network of Sikh organisations (NSO), an umbrella body for Sikhs in the UK, has sent a pre-action letter to communities secretary Steve Reed, raising concerns over the impact of any definition on Sikhs and on freedom of religion and speech in Britain.The anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia working group was set up in March 2025 to develop a non-statutory definition of Islamophobia to provide the UK government and other relevant bodies with a greater understanding of prejudice against Muslims. The working group received a response to the call for evidence from the NSO. “The concerns they raised have informed the work,” a source said. “Any proposed definition must be compatible with the right to freedom of speech. That includes the right to … insult religions.”A MHCLG spokesperson said, “No decisions on a definition have been made, and we will not accept any definition which damages freedom of speech or discriminates against religious communities.”
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October 07, 2025 20:59 UTC
The UCL admissions chaos will damage UK HE’s global reputation
International students who placed their faith – and invested substantial funds – in UCL recently found themselves in bureaucratic limbo. Many had waited weeks for the crucial Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) document needed to apply for a UK student visa. And there is already growing negative sentiment around UK visa and admissions bottlenecks. In fact, most education agents think the US is no longer welcoming to international students. If UK universities want to remain magnets for global talent, the government must be clear that the country is open for international students and stop moving the goalposts.
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October 07, 2025 19:06 UTC
Beloved 1980s TV series starring Hollywood legend available to stream in UK for the first time ever
The groundbreaking and genre-bending series, which is credited as being one of the first dramedies on the small screen, originally aired between 1985 and 1989. STV's managing director of audience (video & technology) Richard Williams said: “We feel privileged to make this iconic show available to UK audiences on STV Player. “With other nostalgic shows like Brookside and Byker Grove available to stream from the start on STV Player, Moonlighting is in great company – and as the colder nights draw in, we hope our viewers enjoy revisiting this seminal ‘80s classic this autumn.”Read more:Moonlighting is available to stream now on STV Player. AdCheck out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what else is on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
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October 07, 2025 14:43 UTC
How a single iPhone led police to gang suspected of sending over 40,000 stolen UK phones to China
We've dismantled criminal networks at every level from street-level thieves to international organised crime groups exporting tens of thousands of stolen devices each year." UK police may have knocked down an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China over the past year. The investigation was reportedly triggered after a victim successfully traced a single stolen iPhone . The Metropolitan Police described the effort as the UK's largest ever operation against phone thefts, resulting in the arrest of 18 suspects and the discovery of more than 2,000 stolen devices. Authorities estimate that the group may be responsible for exporting as many as half of all phones stolen in London, where most mobile thefts occur in the UK.
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October 07, 2025 14:22 UTC
Pro-Palestine protesters defy calls to halt October 7 demonstrations
Asked about the PM’s comments, organiser and computer science student Anton Parocki, of the Revolutionary Communist Party, said: “I think it’s quite funny. “That seems like what he’s saying, which is quite funny.”He said: “But, to be honest, I don’t care what a war criminal says. Writing in the Times, Sir Keir had said the timing of the protests was “un-British” and showed “little respect for others”. Sir Keir said: “Today we mark two years since the horrifying attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. Speaking to the PA news agency during a visit to Fife, he said: “I think people shouldn’t protest today.
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October 07, 2025 14:16 UTC
Church leaders mark two years since Hamas attacks that sparked war in Gaza
About 1200 people were killed at locations including the site of the Nova music festival and kibbutzim near the border with Gaza during the attacks on 7 October 2023. Israel responded with a bombardment of the Gaza Strip which has continued for two years. Health officials in Gaza report that more than 67,000 people have been killed, most of them by air strikes. There had been “rapidly escalating worsening conditions” across the occupied West Bank, exacerbated by the drop-off in tourism, Dean Sewell said. These attacks are almost never investigated or prosecuted by Israel,” Dean Sewell said.
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October 07, 2025 12:51 UTC
Woman, 32, asked ‘am I gonna die?’ after boyfriend ‘stabbed her 18 times during sustained and violent murder’
BRUTAL ATTACK Woman, 32, asked ‘am I gonna die?’ after boyfriend ‘stabbed her 18 times during sustained and violent murder’A WOMAN asked "am I going to die?" after she was stabbed by her boyfriend 18 times in a "violent" murder, a court heard. When he was arrested over Rebekah's death, Ormandy told police: "This wouldn't have happened if you did your job last week." Following his arrest on suspicion of murder, Ormandy told police she had screamed "I've got a knife" when he had entered her home. "In relation to the issues you will consider and grapple with in this case, you know that Michael Ormandy denies murder.
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October 07, 2025 12:50 UTC