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Netflix Is Snapping At The Heels Of The BBC. How Legacy Media Is Losing Out

January 24, 2025 admin

During the last quarter of 2024, Netflix pulled a larger audience in the UK than BBC One, becoming the country’s most popular TV service. Across its entire portfolio, the BBC remains the UK’s favourite news and entertainment destination, but this is nonetheless a significant milestone for a US-based streamer. After all, Netflix was a service…

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Father, Stepmother Convicted Of Pakistani Girl’s Brutal Murder In UK

December 11, 2024 admin

London: The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Wednesday convicted of her murder after a trial which heard harrowing details of her treatment before her killing. Sara Sharif was found dead in August 2023 at her home in Woking, a town…

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2 Dead As Storm Darragh Wrecks Havoc In UK, Thousands Without Power Amid Heavy Rain, Winds

December 8, 2024 admin

London: Tens of thousands of homes across the UK were left without power on Saturday and two people were killed after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel disruption. Darragh, the fourth named storm of the season, is also expected to bring heavy rain through the weekend, with the UK’s…

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Indian-Origin Woman Given Hospital Order For Killing Minor Daughter In UK

October 25, 2024 admin

Jaskirat Kaur denied murder and went on to plead guilty to her daughter’s manslaughter (Representational) London: A 33-year-old Indian-origin woman, who had earlier admitted to killing her 10-year-old daughter, was on Friday sentenced to an indefinite hospital order over her mental health concerns. Jaskirat Kaur, also known as Jasmine Kang, was on March 4 charged…

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Sperm From UK Is Being Exported To Multiple Countries, Sparking Surge In Half-Siblings Worldwide: Report

August 21, 2024 admin

There are no restrictions on sperm or eggs from the UK being sent abroad. (Representative pic) Sperm donated in the UK is being exported to other countries and can be used to create large numbers of children across the world, violating a strict 10-family limit that applies in the UK, experts warned. According to The…

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8 Including Children Wounded In “Horrendous” England Knife Attack

July 29, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident “horrendous and deeply shocking” (Representational) Southport: A knife attack in northern England on Monday wounded at least eight people, reportedly including children, emergency services said. Police said armed officers detained a man and seized a knife after being called to a property in Southport, near Liverpool in northwest…

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UK’s New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House

July 17, 2024 admin

The House of Lords is comfortably larger than any other equivalent in a democracy. (File) London: The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair’s Labour government in the 1990s. King Charles III, opening the first…

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All You Need To Know About New UK Government’s Key Policy Plans

July 17, 2024 admin

The King’s Speech opens the new session of parliament. (File) London: Britain’s new Labour government set out its first package of proposed laws on Wednesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to deliver on his promise to rebuild the country. The King’s Speech – given by the monarch but written by government ministers – opens…

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UK Woman Murdered Parents, Lived With Their Dead Bodies For Several Years

July 4, 2024 admin

She will be sentenced on October 10 and 11. A woman from the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to murdering her parents and living in their home for several years after, as per a report in the Independent. Virginia McCullough, 36, entered a guilty plea to the murders of Lois McCullough, aged 71, and John McCullough,…

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U.K. elections: Sunak and Starmer clash in noisy final debate on tax, borders and gender

June 27, 2024 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer take part in the BBC’s Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP In a final and noisy pre-election debate on Wednesday night, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party Leader, Keir Starmer, argued loudly…

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