James Roscoe, one of Britain’s most senior diplomats in the United States, has stepped down from his position as deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in the US capital.Officials at the Foreign Office confirmed Roscoe had “left his post” but did not provide any further details regarding his departure, BBC reported.Roscoe also served…
Standard Chartered’s plan to cut nearly 7,800 jobs globally by 2030 has triggered a fierce backlash online after CEO Bill Winters described some roles as “lower-value human capital” while outlining the bank’s AI-driven overhaul.The London-headquartered lender, which has major back-office operations in India, said it would eliminate around 15 per cent of corporate-function roles over…
Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, an Indian-origin student leader and current president of the National Union of Students Scotland, has claimed she was asked to withdraw as a Scottish Green Party candidate because of her student visa status.Viswanathan had applied to contest the Holyrood election for the North East of Scotland region…
An Indian-origin finance expert has been appointed as the new Chief Strategy and Investment Officer at Metropolitan Police.Hardev Virdee previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Barts Health NHS Trust and has spent more than a decade working in senior finance roles across the National Health Service, including positions at Central and North West…
Harinderpal Athwal (Photo: West Midlands Police) A UK court has jailed Harinderpal Athwal, a 41-year-old Uber Eats driver, for more than 11 years after he rammed his car into a couple walking hand-in-hand in Birmingham, killing the husband and leaving the wife with life-changing injuries.The incident took place on Soho Road in Birmingham on December…
For a brief moment in medieval England, a poor boy stood at the centre of a royal rebellion and wore a crown meant for kings. Lambert Simnel was only around 10 years old when Yorkist supporters presented him as a claimant to the English throne during the turbulent years after the Wars of the Roses….
Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation A 22-year-old Jewish man visiting London from Israel was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Golders Green, north London, during the early hours of Monday. Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation and are treating the case as an antisemitic hate crime.According to the BBC, the victim sustained…
A series of planned London Underground strikes due to begin on Tuesday have been suspended by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, according to The GuardianThe industrial action included two separate 24-hour walkouts scheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday and Thursday to Friday, with major disruption previously expected across the Tube network.An RMT spokesperson said the…
Q Manivannan, an Indian-origin Scottish Green MSP elected to the Scottish Parliament last week, has drawn criticism after endorsing calls for reparations to Palestinians funded by Scottish taxpayers.Manivannan, who represents the Edinburgh & Lothians East regional list, supported a manifesto issued by the group Art Workers for Palestine Scotland ahead of the Holyrood election.The document…
A UK family donated a hand-built Lancaster cockpit after their father spent 40 years creating it. The family of a Berkshire man has donated a hand-built Lancaster bomber cockpit replica to an RAF visitor centre after he spent nearly 40 years creating it in his garden shed.Leon Ellison, a retired electronics engineer from Binfield, started…