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File Photo: Vijay Mallya arrives to face an extradition request by India at Westminster Magistrates Court, in London. (Reuters)

UK signals end of good times, orders Mallya’s extradition

1 min read . 05 Feb 2019

The ‘Brexit no deal’ vote means further turmoil for British politics only 10 weeks before the country is due to leave the EU on 29 March. Photo: Bloomberg

Theresa May’s Brexit deal rejected 432-202 in UK Parliament

4 min read . 16 Jan 2019

Opinion: Turning Brexit into a celebration of democracy

4 min read . 28 Dec 2018

UK PM Theresa May insisted that Brexit meant making ‘the right choices, not the easy ones’ and urged lawmakers to support the deal ‘in the national interest’. Photo: Reuters

Defiant Theresa May tells critics it’s her Brexit deal or chaos

5 min read . 16 Nov 2018

UK PM Theresa May. The cabinet meeting ended without any explicit threats of resignation and everyone unwinding with a glass of wine and some snacks. Photo: Bloomberg

Theresa May wins UK cabinet backing for Brexit deal

3 min read . 15 Nov 2018

A sign for BlackRock Inc on its building in New York, US. Image: Reuters

BlackRock, Allianz sue 16 banks in US over currency market rigging

1 min read . 08 Nov 2018

An anti-Brexit demonstrator stands outside the venue of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Second Brexit referendum: a double-edged sword?

4 min read . 04 Oct 2018

Donald Trump’s UK trip will wrap up in Scotland, his late mother’s homeland, where he owns two luxury golf courses. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump to go ahead with UK visit as planned: White House

1 min read . 09 Jul 2018

Shares of Edinburgh-based RBS fell 3.4% to 271.40 pence at 8.47 am in London trading. Photo: Bloomberg.

UK sells $3.3 billion RBS stake, after crisis-era bailout

2 min read . 05 Jun 2018

Lounge picks five cool reads for the blazing months ahead.

Truth, lies and a fair bit of murder

2 min read . 27 Apr 2018

Scientists say the find is globally important as it is rare evidence of the Middle Jurassic period, from which few fossil sites have been found around the world. Photo: Reuters

Rare dinosaur prints found on Scotland’s Isle of Skye

1 min read . 03 Apr 2018

Letter from... a major international tourist destination

4 min read . 09 Jan 2018

Outlets under both the NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland brands will close in the middle of next year, resulting in about 680 job cuts. Photo: Bloomberg

RBS to shut 259 more branches amid shift to digital banking

1 min read . 01 Dec 2017

Schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were closed for a second day as authorities assessed the damage from the worst storm to hit Ireland in decades. Photo: AFP

Ophelia batters England, Scotland after pummeling Ireland

1 min read . 17 Oct 2017

Police forensics officers works alongside an underground tube train at a platform at Parsons Green underground tube station in west London on 15 September 2017, following an incident on an underground tube carriage at the station. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump sparks anger in UK over tweets on London attack

1 min read . 15 Sep 2017

Members of the emergency services work near Parsons Green tube station in London, Britain on Friday. Photo: Reuters

London blast Live: Trump denounces terror attack in London, urges ‘proactive’ steps

5 min read . 15 Sep 2017

Three police officers were injured as they arrested a man brandishing a sword who repeatedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’, near the Buckingham Palace in London. Photo: Reuters

Scotland Yard makes second arrest in Buckingham Palace attack

1 min read . 27 Aug 2017

The dispute over the Brexit bill, which is due to be debated in the autumn, threatens to cause a constitutional crisis for May’s already weakened administration. Photo: Reuters

Wales joins Scotland in opposing UK govt over Brexit

1 min read . 13 Aug 2017

Drone safety awareness test will help potential flyers understand UK’s safety, security and privacy regulations. (Representational image)

UK to introduce drone registration, safety awareness tests

2 min read . 22 Jul 2017

Shiv Gupta, founder and chief executive officer, Sanctum Wealth Management; Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Our proposition at Sanctum looks much better than what it was at RBS

7 min read . 24 Jul 2017