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Min Aung Hlaing
Asia

Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing visits India for talks with PM Modi

Analysts said the visit gives India a chance to reduce China’s influence in Myanmar, secure access to rare earth deposits and strengthen security along its north-eastern border areas.

Heathrow Airport
UK

UK holidaymakers advised to arrive early due to EES border checks

ACI Europe said that queues caused by EES had reached up to three-and-a-half hours at some airports and warned the situation could worsen during the summer peak.

Andrew
UK

Court documents show Palace was given 30,000 Andrew emails: Report

The emails included material connected to Mountbatten-Windsor’s role as trade envoy and his dealings with the Rowland family and Banque Havilland.

UK-youth
Business

UK announces 300,000 placements for young people out of work

The placements will include work experience and short government-funded programmes for jobseekers claiming benefits. They will focus on sectors including construction, health and social care, and hospitality.

 Keir Starmer
UK

Starmer defends government after Blair criticism

“(It's a) very different situation in 2024 to 1997; and dealing with what we had to turn around, the policy choices were vindicated by them, because those changes have happened,” Starmer said.

Tony Blair
UK

Tony Blair calls for Labour to become ‘Radical Centre’

Blair made the remarks in a more than 5,000-word essay as the party prepares for a possible leadership contest to replace prime minister Keir Starmer.

Air India crash
Editorial

Final Air India crash report delayed, interim findings due before anniversary

Under international rules, a final report is expected within a year of an accident. If the investigation is not completed within that period, an interim statement should be issued on each anniversary.

uk energy bill
UK

Energy debt crisis may add extra costs to household bills

The energy supplier, which has five million customers, said household debt was “out of control” and could reach £7bn next year during the cost of living crisis and an “emerging culture of non-payment”.