UK: Bee-eaters make historic return to breeding site in Norfolk
London: Three bee-eater birds are believed to have made a historic return to the UK. A colony of breeding bee-eaters...
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British-Pakistani diplomat Fouzia Younis included in King’s Birthday Honours list
Celina Ali Islamabad: Fouzia Younis, a British-Pakistani diplomat, has been recognised in the first King's Birthday Honours List 2023 for...
Incoming British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott gets Royal honour before landing in Islamabad
Celina Ali Islamabad: Incoming British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott has been recognised in the first King's Birthday Honours...
UK is among countries with the most positive attitude towards refugees, poll finds
London: Britons have among the most positive attitudes towards refugees in the world, a new global poll has found, despite...
Italy puts brakes on Pirelli’s Chinese shareholder
Rome: The Italian government has limited the powers of China's Sinochem as a shareholder of tire maker Pirelli on national...
China draws regulatory bottom line on blind-box businesses
Beijing: China's top market regulator unveiled a trial guideline on Thursday to improve the regulation of the blind-box industry. The...
British Council Pakistan launches schools connect Programme
Celina Ali Islamabad: The British Council Pakistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Professional Training and the Federal...
Pakistani hero officer receives Trafficking in Persons Prevention Award
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Zaheer Ahmed, a Pakistani law enforcement officer, was presented with the prestigious Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero...
Foreign UK residents urge govt to seek visa-free travel to EU for them
London: A petition seeking visa-free travel to Europe for holders of a United Kingdom Residence Permit (BRP) has been initiated...
Italy: Ollolai village offering €1 rent for 10 selected newcomers
Rome: The village of Ollolai, which is located in the heart of Sardinia, is offering an extremely low rent price...
Pakistan, Belgium discuss collaboration at int’l forums, regional developments
Abida Shaheen Islamabad: The Second Session of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) between Pakistan and Belgium was held here Thursday wherein...
Pakistan, Russia sign MoU on exchange of statistical data on mutual trade
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan and the Russian Federation on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation between Pakistan...
PM greets Chinese President Xi Jinping on his birthday
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended his greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his birthday....
UK university staff only read students’ personal statements for two minutes
London: The hours spent by students writing personal statements for UK university applications may be in vain, according to figures...
Belfast to get £75m state-of-the-art movie lab
London: A new £75m movie lab is to be built in Belfast as part of the UK government's plan to...
UK has no alternative to interest rate rises: Hunt
London: The UK has "no alternative" but to hike interest rates in a bid to tackle rising prices, the chancellor...
UK employment hits record high but the economy is still short 1 million workers
London: The number of people in work in the United Kingdom has climbed above its pre-pandemic level for the first...
Italy mourns and asks who will succeed Berlusconi
Milan: Italy is marking the death of ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with a spectacle befitting the grand soap opera of...
Smiling young diplomat Pawan Dhande resumes as Director of Communication and Public Diplomacy at BHC
Celina Ali Islamabad: A smiling and welcoming young diplomat Pawan Dhande on Wednesday started his new role as the Director...
UK innovators get £4.3m to develop space-based solar power
London: UK universities and tech companies are to receive £4.3m in government funding to develop space-based solar power. The technology,...
Heat health alert in force as parts of UK to hit 30C
London: An amber heat health alert has come into force as some parts of the UK are forecast to hit...
Italy: Rediscovering the story Villa Rufolo
Rome: Already known to be a great tool for experiencing a building before it’s built, real-time visualization also serves as...
UK PM Sunak pitches Britain as future home for AI regulation
London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday Britain could be the global home of artificial intelligence regulation as he...
UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson ‘partygate’ inquiry
London: A UK parliamentary committee was expected to publish this week a report on whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
UK: Chevening scholarship announced for football coaching in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and the British High Commission jointly organized the Chevening Scholarship Conference to...
UK’s FCDO, University of Essex agree new Chevening Pathway for Pakistani scholars
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the University of Essex Monday signed an agreement to...
Italy: Government proposed draft law to clamp down on short-term accommodation
Rome: A proposed new law to clamp down on tourism accommodation rentals in Italy has triggered a heated debate with...
Silvio Berlusconi, “one of the most influential men in Italy’s history” no more
Silvio Berlusconi, "one of the most influential men in Italy's history", has died aged 86 He died in hospital in...
Dilemma for UK authors as Russia offers huge sums for escapist fiction
London: The thirst for escapist literature in Russia has prompted a new bidding war for translated fiction. English-language authors of...
Italy: An angler reeled in a record-breaking 9-foot ‘prehistoric’ catfish
Rome: A huge wels catfish reeled in by an angler in an Italian river is believed to be the largest...
