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World’s oldest man has died at age 112
Tengrinews.kz - John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest man, has passed away at the age of 112 in the United Kingdom, according to Sky News.
27 November 2024
More than 700 000 passengers stranded in UK airports
Tengrinews.kz – A remote worker's error and system failure left more than 700 000 passengers stranded in UK airports.
15 November 2024
Britain's least-used train stations revealed: just 34 passengers a year
Tengrinews.kz - The least-used train stations across the UK have been identified. The data was compiled by the website everylaststation.co.uk,
16 October 2024
Sunken superyacht contains classified intelligence data
Tengrinews.kz - Watertight safes with confidential intelligence data are reportedly on the sunken superyacht of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch
23 September 2024
Study of exhaust particles hints at Alzheimer's risk
Microscopic particles, possibly from air pollution, have been found in human brain tissue, according to a new study into Alzheimer's risk.
06 September 2016
London issues first offshore rupee bond
An Indian bank on Monday issued the first ever offshore rupee-denominated bond in London.
01 August 2016
15-hour mega jam in UK as France ups border checks
British holidaymakers spent hours sweating in their cars as 15-hour queues snaked back from the port of Dover on Sunday.
25 July 2016
Theresa May prepares to take over as Brexit PM
Theresa May becomes Britain's second female prime minister on Wednesday, taking over from David Cameron whose career was ended by Brexit.
13 July 2016
Merkel warns EU against kneejerk reaction to Brexit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warned EU member states against drawing hasty conclusions about Britain's decision to quit.
24 June 2016
Britain votes to leave EU, PM resigns
Britain voted to break away from the European Union Friday, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing a thunderous blow to the bloc
24 June 2016
Total launches gas project in Britain's Shetlands
French oil and gas company Total officially launched a project off Britain's remote Shetland Islands.
16 May 2016
British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row
The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude".
12 May 2016
Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude'
Queen Elizabeth II called members of a Chinese delegation "very rude", in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch.
11 May 2016
Britain would be less well off after Brexit: OECD
Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the OECD said on Wednesday.
27 April 2016
Panama Papers allege offshore link with notorious British heist
A Panamanian shell company may have helped hide millions of dollars from the Brink's-Mat heist leaked tax documents allege.
04 April 2016
British 'invaded' Australia say university guidelines
Language guidelines that advise students to describe British explorer James Cook's arrival in Sydney as an "invasion" rather than a "settlement" were defended by an Australian university.
30 March 2016
After Brussels, spies debate security risks of Brexit
The Brussels attacks have pushed security to the forefront of Britain's EU referendum campaign this week, as intelligence experts came out of the shadows to press the benefits and disadvantages of membership.
28 March 2016
De Niro yanks anti-vaccine documentary from film fest
De Niro offs a documentary by a former British medical researcher about a link between vaccines and autism from Tribeca Film Festival.
28 March 2016
Japan to send plutonium cache to US this weekend
Japan will return a huge cache of plutonium -- enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs -- to the United States.
18 March 2016
'Project Fear' stalks Britain's EU referendum campaign
Prime Minister David Cameron stands accused of unleashing Project Fear to try and keep Britain in the EU at a June referendum.
11 March 2016