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.

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out countermeasures in response to the 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports imposed by President Trump. Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Starmer said he was “disappointed” by the move but would take a “pragmatic approach” to the White House. MPs told him he should be “more robust” with the president “like the Europeans and like the Canadians”. Starmer said the UK was “negotiating an economic deal which covers and will include tariffs if we succeed’. He added: “But we will keep all options on the table.”James Murray, the exchequer secretary to the Treasury, earlier told Times Radio that ministers must

A UK-based university has taken the top spot in a world ranking list for nursing studies for the first time. King’s College London has moved up from second to first in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject for 2025. They said: "For nine consecutive years, Penn Nursing has led the QS World University Rankings, a reflection of our unwavering commitment to excellence in nursing education and research. However, QS warned that the financial pressures facing the UK university sector threatened its standing in the future. The Wales-based university has fallen out of the top 100 for nursing in the QS list for 2025.

Kolkata: CESC is planning to develop electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and battery storage systems for green energy in the state in the future. Vineet Sikka, managing director (distribution) of the power utility company, hinted that they may seek collaboration with UK-based EV firms to implement the project. We are currently running a pilot project with fleet operators and if successful, we may develop charging infrastructure with support from UK firms," he said.The six UK companies represented by the delegates are Aegis Energy, Allye, Dock-y, Powerup, Hypermotive and Hodos Media. These firms specialise in areas such as fleet telematics, battery energy storage systems, artificial intelligence and EV component manufacturing. "Andrew Fleming, british deputy high commissioner to East and Northeast India, said, "The UK and Bengal share a vision for a sustainable future and this EV delegation marks a significant step towards advancing EV innovation and forging new partnerships.

(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelBritain's trade minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Wednesday he was disappointed the U.S. imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium, while adding that the UK is negotiating a wider economic agreement with the U.S."I will continue to engage closely and productively with the U.S. to press the case for UK business interests ," Reynolds said, adding that the UK will keep all options open and won't hesitate to respond in the national interest.The government is working with affected companies, Reynolds said in a statement, and he was backing industry's application to the Trade Remedies Authority to investigate what further steps might be necessary to protect UK producers.U.S. President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on steel and aluminium imports took effect on Wednesday as prior exemptions, duty free quotas and product exclusions expired, as his campaign to reorder global trade norms in favour of the U.S. stepped up.

UK pro-life leaders warn of ‘disaster’ in outsourcing assisted dying to private sectornull / Credit: Drop of Light/ShutterstockBy Madeleine TeahanLondon, England, Mar 11, 2025 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Leading pro-life campaigners in England and Wales have expressed alarm following reports that Westminster’s proposed “assisted dying” process might be outsourced to private companies. “Introducing assisted suicide to the U.K. would be a disaster waiting to happen, made potentially even worse if outsourced to the private sector,” she said. “It could easily create a perverse incentive to push assisted suicide on patients where, in a specialized Dignitas-like service, an assisted suicide business seeks to assist in ending the lives of their clients as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to maximize profits,” she added. The government health secretary, Wes Streeting, has made no secret of his concern that legalizing “assisted dying” would place too much pressure on the NHS.

My name is John Hunt and I am blessed to be Carol's husband, and Hannah, Louise and Amy's dad. That you had to consider the evidence was purely down to Kyle choosing to not admit responsibility. I so wanted to deliver these words, eye to eye with Kyle. When I was first invited to provide a victim impact statement, I initially misunderstood its purpose. Do I really need to detail the impact of having three quarters of my family murdered?

A 59-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter, the police in northern England said, after a container ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea a day earlier, leaving one crew member missing and presumed dead. The container ship, the Solong, struck the Stena Immaculate, an anchored oil tanker that was carrying jet fuel and was being operated by the U.S. Navy at the time, officials said. One crew member from the Solong was missing, and an extensive search was called off on Monday night, Britain’s Coast Guard said. The Humberside Police in England said in a statement that it had begun a criminal investigation into the cause of the crash. Craig Nicholson, the detective chief superintendent, said the department had subsequently “arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision.”

Parents are to be given the ability to block teenagers from using TikTok during specific times, such as family meals, school, at night or during a holiday. Until now, TikTok and other social media platforms have enabled parents to set screen time allowances in hours and overnight, but not specific schedules during the day. There is increasing concern from parents about social media and pressure from charities on regulators and the government over new social media laws. Other features enabled by the app will allow parents to see who their child follows, who is following the child and which accounts the child has blocked. Users under the age of 16 will also have a meditation tool pushed into their feeds after 10pm to encourage them

From Scottish castles and revamped Welsh inns to coastal bolt holes in North Yorkshire, The Times has released its annual list of the 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK. Introducing the list, The Times said: "Every year, our team of experienced reviewers stay at hundreds of properties across the UK and we cherrypick the best for our annual survey. Best places to stay in the UK (from Wales)The Welsh establishments among the best places to stay in the UK, according to The Times, are:Harbourmaster (Ceredigion) - Wales Hotel of the YearThe Angel Hotel (Monmouthshire) - Best Foodie Hotel in the UKPenally Abbey (Pembrokeshire)Plas Dinas Country House (Gwynedd)Penmaenuchaf (Gwynedd)Inn at the Sticks (Carmarthenshire)You can see the full list of the best places to stay in the UK for 2025 by visiting The Times website. Why Penally Abbey is among the best places to stay in the UKPenally Abbey describes itself as "a cosy hotel overlooking the sea" while The Times adds its "the pick of hotels around Tenby." For more details or to book a stay (or a meal) visit the Penally Abbey website (a link to which can be found above).

Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, Further to your report “Planning shake-up to spur ‘building boom’”, (Mar 11), what is needed is a way of forcing developers to build on the sites for which they have already obtained planning permission. There are two sites in the centre of our village that have been sitting undeveloped for nearly ten years. In a nearby town a pub was illegally bulldozed more than five years ago, planning permission was granted for housing there yet it remains an empty site. And in an adjacent village a large site also has permission for hundreds of houses but remains undeveloped. The problem is not new sites for development but building on the sites that already have planning consent.

LOVE Island bombshell Samie Elishi has revealed she tried to quit the show three times and "cried all day" in scenes which weren't shown on TV. The reality star shocked fans by revealing the "f***ing dreadful" experience when she was rejected by Luca Bish before she realised she was the last bombshell to enter the villa. And they kind of told me, but not told me, that I was the last bombshell to walk in. On the podcast, Samie also revealed she confronted rival Grace Jackson over her comments about her being the "snakiest" Islander. Yet after she said no obvious apology was proffered by Grace, 26, the Londoner, 25, told how the pair vowed to "agree to disagree."

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New Delhi: The vigilance unit of Delhi Police booked an inspector for demanding bribe from an NRI for registering a case based on his complaint. She filed a complaint on behalf of the NRI, alleging that he was cheated by a woman and her three brothers on the pretext of marriage. She recorded their entire conversation using a hidden camera.On Dec 3, the complainant filed a complaint against the inspector at the vigilance unit office. A trap was set to catch Kumar near a hospital, where he was to receive part of the bribe amount, Rs 40,000. However, he sensed the presence of vigilance unit officers and fled.

Live EventsOnly temporary business mobility visas fall within the purview of the ongoing India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and other categories, including student visas, will not form part of the pact, the UK government has informed peers during a House of Lords debate. "On visas... our negotiations consider only business mobility, so they cover only relevant business visas, which are, by their nature, limited, temporary and for specific purposes. Student visas are not part of the trade deals," he said. In any trade agreement, one of the main ambitions is to reduce the tariffs that UK exporters face. So, I'm cautiously optimistic and hope that it (FTA) doesn't take that long," he said.