33 h. ago The truth about the number of Indian workers in Britain amid fury over 'two

A total of 81,463 work-related visas were issued to Indians in 2024, meaning they accounted for 22 per cent of all those issued.

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4 d. ago Love Groundhog Day and Russian Doll? These are the novels for you

High-concept fiction is having a moment. Funny, inventive and crackling with big ideas, these ambitious stories will have you instantly hookedFlorence Knapp’s first novel The Names, publishing this month, tells not one story but three. As it opens, a mother is preparing to take her newborn boy to formally register his name. Will it be Bear, as his older sister would like, her own choice of Julian, or Gordon, named after his controlling father? The universe pivots on the decision she makes. Knapp plaits together the three stories that follow to trace the three different worlds in which the boy grows to manhood. Think of it as Sliding Doors for nominative determinism.In this universe, at least, it is going like gangbusters. Described as “the book of the fair” at Frankfurt two years ago, Knapp’s publisher secured the rights in a 13-way auction and it’s already due to appear in 20 languages. It is a prime example of a renewed interest in what might be called “high-concept fict...

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2 w. ago Spat at, skint and splattered with sludge: the fearless artistic life of Gustaf Broms

In 1993, the Swedish artist had reached a dead end – so he burned all his work. Seeing the ashes inspired him to embark on an epic journey through the Indian wilderness, a Swedish cave – and now BritainDrive north of Stockholm for an hour or so and, buried within woodland near the village of Vendel, you will come across the 200-year-old house where Gustaf Broms lives. There are no shops or even neighbours here – just trees, wild animals and a man making beguiling performance art videos. You shouldn’t, however, assume that Broms feels isolated.“I don’t see it like that,” he says through a beaming smile. In the early 1990s, the Swedish artist moved to Kumaon in northern India, right near the border with western Nepal and Tibet. Compared with that, this place couldn’t be more accessible. “It’s easy enough to get on a bike if I need something,” he shrugs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Veeraswamy: Petition launched to save Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant in central London

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by the restaurant for a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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3 w. ago Popular restaurant that shut suddenly to be transformed into three new eateries

New owners have announced their plans for the Swansea venue

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment axeman attacks flat door in Glasgow caught on camera

Doorbell footage shows the man swing an axe at the flat door at least 13 times leaving residents 'in fear'.

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3 w. ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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3 w. ago We don't want more visas, says India's top diplomat in London on trade deal with UK amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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3 w. ago Britain's oldest Indian restaurant may have to shut in central London lease row

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by Veeraswamy for nearly a century to carry out a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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3 w. ago Britain's oldest Indian restaurant may have to shut its doors for good after lease row

Veeraswamy, hailed as the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK, has served up its acclaimed curries just steps from Piccadilly Circus since 1926.

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4 w. ago Tycoon Vijay Mallya loses appeal against UK bankruptcy order

Fugitive Indian businessman is fighting bankruptcy and extradition proceedings in Britain

Economics

4 w. ago Chinese restaurant shut down after 'roast duck' found to be street pigeon

Police in Madrid, Spain made several horrific discoveries during their search of the premises.

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4 w. ago Chinese restaurant is shut down after 'roast duck' is found to be dead street pigeons

A Chinese restaurant in Madrid has been shut down after it was caught serving roasted street pigeons as roast duck. 

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last month Restaurant favoured by Royals, Rita Ora and Selena Gomez forced shut after inspectors make disgusting discovery in the food

Posh restaurant Beach Blanket Babylon in Notting Hill, west London was infested with mice and rats.

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