International

London-based Chinese activists demand freedom of speech and the end of Covid restrictions

Posted on Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022 by Pei Heng Ma

Chinese activists rallied in Trafalgar Square late last month to protest over Chinese government's strict Covid policies and President Xi’s...Read More

For Indian billionaire fugitives, Britain has become the top destination to seek asylum in

Posted on Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021 by Ananya Rao

On 14 December, the High Court in London began hearing Nirav Modi’s appeal to fight extradition to India. The billionaire,...Read More

Indian High Commission in London accepts return of ancient goat sculpture

Posted on Dec 14, 2021 by Aashna Jain

After four long decades, a stolen yogini statue, which was once on sale at Sotheby's auction house in London, will...Read More

“If Britain can do it then, Britain can do it now” – Lord Alf Dubs on Britain’s child refugee legacy

Posted on Dec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021 by Kathryn Dalziel

In the late hours of November 21, the Labour MP for Derby made an impassioned plea to the House of...Read More

World AIDS Day: London’s quest to end HIV diagnoses by 2030

Posted on Dec 5, 2021Dec 10, 2021 by Aashna Jain

On December 1st, 2021, London was lit up to celebrate World AIDS Day. The event highlights the global fight against...Read More

Students from red list countries grapple with being alone in London this Christmas

Posted on Dec 3, 2021Dec 10, 2021 by Riddhi Kachhela

When the news of Omicron variant being detected in South Africa hit last Thursday, a horde of countries rushed to impose new travel...Read More

Modern slavery cases increasing in London

Posted on Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021 by Daniela Rivera Samayoa

Reported cases of modern slavery have been on the rise in the United Kingdom throughout the last decade, and London is one of the UK's...Read More

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PM’s new COVID measures criticised, as two more Omicron cases are confirmed in the capital

Posted on Dec 1, 2021Dec 2, 2021 by Kathryn Dalziel

At a press conference yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new COVID-19 protection measures including booster jabs for all adults...Read More

Two more London Omnicron cases confirmed

Posted on Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021 by Ananya Rao

Two new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in London. The UK government announced new measures from yesterday to prevent the spread of...Read More

Barbados Flag, flying from the Barbados Embassy in London

Barbadians in London reflect on the removal of Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state after nearly 400 years of British rule

Posted on Nov 30, 2021Dec 1, 2021 by Ricki-Lee Abrams

Today, on the 55th Anniversary of its independence from Britain, Barbados has officially become a republic after removing Queen Elizabeth II as its head...Read More

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