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Friday, December 19, 2025
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Topic: London

This London borough spends a bomb cleaning up paan spit stains. It’s a £30,000-a-year problem

The Brent Council has launched a fresh crackdown, which includes a fine up to £100 and enforcement officers on the prowl.

Anti-immigration poster boy with a rap sheet—who is Tommy Robinson, face of Unite the Kingdom rally

Less than a week before the rally, Tommy Robinson said in an interview that Islam is ‘terrorising the country’ and warned ‘the future vote bank is the Muslim community’.

Small plane crashes at London’s Southend Airport, all flights cancelled

A rising fireball could be seen above Southend Airport, which remains closed following the crash. It is unclear how many people were on the plane.

UK parliament votes in favour of landmark assisted dying bill with 314 in favour, 291 against

The law would give mentally competent, terminally ill adults in England & Wales with six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help.

Gujarat plane crash: Air India sets up dedicated passenger hotline

The airline said in a statement the Boeing 787-8 crashed after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport.

Gujarat plane crash: Pilot had 8200 hrs of flying experience, co-pilot had clocked 1100 hours

Gujarat plane crash: Pilot had 8200 hrs of flying experience, co-pilot had clocked 1100 hours

Flights at Heathrow Airport resume after closure causes global flight turmoil

The world’s fifth-busiest airport was forced to close entirely after a huge fire engulfed a nearby substation Thursday night, with travellers told to stay away.

Over 1300 flights affected as London’s Heathrow airport shuts operations due to huge fire at substation

By Kate Holton and Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Heathrow Airport was shut on Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules

UK’s 1st Oberoi Hotel to come up in upscale Mayfair, ‘pivotal moment for brand’s global journey’

New Delhi: Grosvenor and East India Hotels announced Thursday that upscale Mayfair in London will be home to the Indian luxury hospitality group’s first...

Indian Naval ship INS Tabar welcomed with enthusiastic cheers in UK

London's iconic Tower Bridge became a site of celebration, several members of the Indian diaspora chanted 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' with an enormous sense of pride.

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Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.