The queen has also formally named a room at the RAF Club as “Noor Inayat Khan Room”, where the portrait hangs opposite a stained-glass window celebrating women in the RAF.
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Planes grounded, thousands of passengers stranded on tarmac as tech snag hits UK air traffic control systems
The UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said that it had “applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety” across its airports. It did not provide any further information about what caused the ATC problems.
4 Indian-origin men in England charged with murder of Indian-origin delivery driver
The delivery driver, named Aurman Singh, was pronounced dead at the scene when the local West Mercia Police attended to reports of an attack in the Berwick Avenue area of Shrewsbury, western England.
Royal Mail issues special stamps to mark 65th anniversary of Paddington Bear
Iconic Royal Mail releases 10 special stamps to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Paddington Bear
Health executives ‘potentially facilitated’ mass murderer, says Indian-origin doctor about UK baby-killer nurse
The nurse’s trial and the guilty verdict has put the focus on the highly paid executives who tried to brush the doctors’ concerns aside, in order to maintain the hospital’s image.
Lucy Letby: British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies, British govt orders independent inquiry
Lucy Letby, 33, a nurse in the UK, has left the world shocked after she was convicted of murdering newborn babies at the hospital where she worked.
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Manoj Pande speaks of tech-driven complexities in battle during Sandhurst parade
General Pande delivered a historic address at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK. He reviewed the Sovereign’s Parade that marks the Sandhurst cadets’ passing out ceremony.
UK government opening second visa ballot for young Indian professionals
The Indian-origin Rishi Sunak-led United Kingdom government announced it was opening its second ballot under the UK-India Young Professional Scheme for Indians aged between 18 and 30 years with graduate-level qualifications for visas to the UK.
Sari gets its day under the London sun, with a walkathon to celebrate India’s National Handloom Day
National Handloom Day in India is celebrated annually on August 7. This year, a “sari walkathon” has been planned on August 6 (Sunday) in central London, from the iconic Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square.
UK Indian-origin PM Sunak apologises for ban against LGBT people serving in military
United Kingdom’s Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today said a previous ban on the deployment of LGBT community members in the armed forces was an “appalling failure” of the British state.
