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People lay flowers outside of Buckingham Palace in London on 10 September, 2022, two days after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96

UK police step up security for first state funeral since 1965

As Britain prepares to stage its first state funeral in nearly six decades, security officials are planning what is expected to be the "biggest policing and protective operation" in UK history.

Britain's King Charles III

King Charles proclaimed Britain's monarch at historic ceremony

Charles succeeded his mother immediately on Thursday but an Accession Council met on Saturday to proclaim his succession

In this file photo taken on June 28, 2022 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves as she attends an Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland

Royal family gathers as Queen Elizabeth under 'medical supervision'

Queen Elizabeth II's closest family rushed to Scotland on Thursday after doctors placed the 96-year-old monarch under medical supervision, prompting concern from political and religious leaders.

Buckingham Palace handout image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth during her address to the nation at Windsor Castle, Britain on 5 April 2020.

Physicians voice concern for Queen Elizabeth's health

Family members rushed to be by the side of Britain's 96-year-old monarch

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UK officially declares drought in several parts

England had its driest July since 1935

Chattogram to hold UK Education Expo Saturday

Chattogram to hold UK Education Expo Saturday

The event will remain open from 11 am till 5 pm

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attending Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on 26 January, 2022.

Who could replace Boris Johnson as UK PM?

Below is a summary of some of those who could be in the frame to replace him. However, there is no clear favourite and they are not listed in order of likely prospects.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks at Downing Street, in London, Britain, 6 July 2022

Boris Johnson to resign as UK PM

Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday, a government source said, after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party's lawmakers who said he was ...

Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front the Union Jack and Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 28, 2022.

UK to impose more sanctions on Russia

Britain has targeted Russian businessmen, politicians, religious leaders and businesses as part of its wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel listens during a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on 14 June, 2022

Once darling of UK right, Patel's future on line in asylum battle

By her own admission, UK home secretary Priti Patel's hard line on immigration would have stopped her own parents coming to Britain but it has made her a darling of the right.

British High Commission in Royal Purple Light

Commonwealth missions in Dhaka shined bright to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The British High Commission, the High Commission of Canada, and the High Commission of India in Dhaka were all covered in dazzling royal purple lights between 6pm and 9pm on Thursday, 2 June, to mark ...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) stands with from left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Prince George of Cambridge, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022

Crowds cheer queen at start of historic jubilee celebrations

Huge crowds on Thursday cheered Queen Elizabeth II for the first of four days of celebrations to mark her historic Platinum Jubilee, in what could be the last major public event of her long reign

Russian army in the Ukraine street

UK says Russia suffers devastating losses among lower-ranked officers

Russia appears to have suffered devastating losses amongst mid- and junior-ranking officers in its conflict with Ukraine

The fresh sanctions include Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya (L) and Alina Kabaeva (R)

UK sanctions Putin circle including ex-wife, alleged girlfriend

Britain on Friday sanctioned 12 members of Russian president Vladimir Putin's "inner circle" including his reputed girlfriend, accusing them of hiding tens of billions of dollars on his behalf.

Economist Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Interview: Abhijit Banerjee ‘Post-pandemic education needs us to be open-minded and to experiment’

"I think maybe the one lesson I would take away from the pandemic is that there is actually scope for doing many things, not using just the conventional education system with school being the ...

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