Suitor is arrested over murder of British law graduate who was shot dead in her flat in Pakistan

EXCLUSIVE: Suitor is arrested over murder of British law graduate who was shot dead in her flat in Pakistan after ‘rejecting proposals from two men’ Saad Ameer Butt, 29, was detained by police in Lahore and is being questioned Comes after the killing of Mayra Zulfiqar, 24, who was shot dead in the city Police … Read more

Suitor is arrested over murder of British law graduate who was shot dead in her flat in Pakistan

EXCLUSIVE: Suitor is arrested over murder of British law graduate who was shot dead in her flat in Pakistan after ‘rejecting proposals from two men’ Saad Ameer Butt, 29, was detained by police in Lahore and is being questioned Comes after the killing of Mayra Zulfiqar, 24, who was shot dead in the city Police … Read more

Covid UK: 110 direct flights from India have landed in UK since it was put on ‘red list’

More than 100 direct flights from India have landed in the UK since the covid-ravaged Asian country was placed on the Government’s banned list of countries last month, it has emerged. This means that up to 8,000 travellers have flown in from the subcontinent despite concern over an Indian covid variant that threatens to undermine … Read more

Covid UK: 110 direct flights from India have landed in UK since it was put on ‘red list’

More than 100 direct flights from India have landed in the UK since the covid-ravaged Asian country was placed on the Government’s banned list of countries last month, it has emerged. This means that up to 8,000 travellers have flown in from the subcontinent despite concern over an Indian covid variant that threatens to undermine … Read more

Pakistani politician apologises for backing CNN journalist sacked for Hitler tweet

Mirza Shahzad Akbar, a top Pakistani politician who meets with UK government officials, lent support to sacked CNN reporter One of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s closest advisors has apologised after endorsing a TV journalist who said the world ‘needs a new Hitler’ amid clashes between Israel and Hamas. Mirza Shahzad Akbar, Mr Khan’s right-hand … Read more

Pakistani politician apologises for backing CNN journalist sacked for Hitler tweet

Mirza Shahzad Akbar, a top Pakistani politician who meets with UK government officials, lent support to sacked CNN reporter One of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s closest advisors has apologised after endorsing a TV journalist who said the world ‘needs a new Hitler’ amid clashes between Israel and Hamas. Mirza Shahzad Akbar, Mr Khan’s right-hand … Read more

Indian covid UK: Hancock defends timing of travel restrictions as Labour calls for delay to holidays

Matt Hancock today defended the timing of travel restrictions on India but dodged questions on whether the decision was linked to Downing Street’s planned trade mission as Labour urged the Government to delay the resumption of global travel tomorrow amid concerns over a third virus surge. Critics have warned that tougher action should have been … Read more

Health minister Edward Argar defends delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India

A Health Minister has defended the delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India – saying the move was  ‘based on evidence’.  The government has been blasted for not adding India to the ‘red list’ until April 23, by which time 122 cases of the rapidly-spreading variant had already entered the UK. This is despite its neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh … Read more

Health minister Edward Argar defends delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India

A Health Minister has defended the delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India – saying the move was  ‘based on evidence’.  The government has been blasted for not adding India to the ‘red list’ until April 23, by which time 122 cases of the rapidly-spreading variant had already entered the UK. This is despite its neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh … Read more