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Boeing plans to cut around 5 per cent of its Commercial Airplanes workforce, potentially affecting 2,500 employees. The reductions will combine attrition and involuntary layoffs, with notifications expected to begin in December. The company has pushed back its 737 production targets as manufacturing and supply-chain challenges persist. Boeing is preparing to eliminate around 2,500 jobs from its commercial aircraft division as it struggles to increase jetliner production, highlighting the difficu

Highlights The Perfect Gift 2 , Waitrose's Christmas advert for 2026, premiered at 6.30am on Tuesday 10 November on YouTube and Waitrose.com Keira Knightley (playing herself) and Joe Wilkinson (as Phil) return, with Alex Hassell as Keira's groom-to-be, Hugo Bunty-Griffin At six minutes, it runs two minutes longer than last year's film, and Waitrose says it is the longest advert made by a UK supermarket It was directed by Molly Manners, known for One Day , with a score recorded by the Prague Phil

Highlights Pawan Kalyan and Anna Konidala have announced their separation after marrying in 2013. The couple said they would remain friends and prioritise the well-being of their two children. The separation marks the end of the actor's third marriage. Telugu actor and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan and his wife, Anna Konidala, have announced their separation after 13 years of marriage. The couple shared a joint statement on Kalyan's Instagram page late on November 9, confirmi

Schools will have to go beyond policies that allow pupils to keep switched-off phones in their bags. Head teachers' unions warn that secure storage systems could create significant costs. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking different approaches to restricting phones in schools. Schools in England are preparing for a stricter approach to mobile phones, with pupils expected to be unable to access their devices at any point during the school day from September 2027. But while ministers

Khan wants London to have greater control over how autonomous taxi services operate Freenow by Lyft is testing 24 Baidu robotaxis in the borough of Brent The mayor has raised concerns about congestion, air quality and the livelihoods of private hire and black-cab drivers London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a cap on the number of robotaxis operating in the capital, warning that a rapid expansion of driverless vehicles could increase congestion and threaten the livelihoods of taxi and private h

Highlights: Anthony Nolan and DATRI recruit 10,000 additional Indian stem cell donors. Rajasthan and Gujarat identified as key regions for donor recruitment. Eight in 10 newly recruited donors have tissue types absent from Anthony Nolan's register. Asian patients in the UK are 1.5 times more likely to die from transplant complications within five years than white patients. A 75-year-old British Indian patient in remission credits an Indian donor with saving his life. For patients battling blood

Highlights Michael Douglas has confirmed in his new memoir, One Helluva Ride, that he and Kathleen Turner had a real romance during the filming of Romancing the Stone in 1983 Both actors publicly denied any relationship for 40 years, including as recently as press for The Kominsky Method The affair reportedly ended after Douglas's then-wife, Diandra, confronted Turner during a visit to the film's Mexico set Turner has since confirmed the account herself, telling People the decades of denial were

Trump brought leading AI and technology executives to the White House. The companies agreed to voluntary safety controls and external audits. Trump also directed federal agencies to use Super Intelligence instead of AI. Why were Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, Greg Brockman and Satya Nadella all in the same room with US President Donald Trump? The answer goes beyond a meeting of technology executives. The White House gathering brought together leaders from different parts of the artificial intellig

A portrait of Britains first Asian MP, Dadabhai Naoroji, is to go on display at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 September. The painting, which used to hang in the restaurant of the India Club in The Strand, has been carefully restored by the Courtauld Institute of Art. Naoroji , often affectionally called the grand old man of India, was a Parsi who was the Liberal Party member for Finsbury Central from 1892 to 1895. He beat the Tory candidate Frederick Penton by 2,961 votes to 2,956, a majo

Highlights: Kaish Ansari reportedly lost his data engineering job in Glasgow. He was nervous about telling his father about the layoff. His father's response focused on his son's wellbeing, not his lost job. It is Allah's will. And something better might happen in the future. Social media users praised the father's calm response as king mentality. Imagine calling your parents to tell them you've just lost your job and instead of hearing panic, disappointment or a hundred questions about what hap

Arsenal's Friday night win over newly-promoted Coventry City opened the richest football league on earth for another season. Millions watched. Billions will follow across the campaign. And for the first time in recent memory, not one of them will be watching a British south Asian player turn out in the Premier League itself. It isn't for lack of names. Four years ago, English football had what looked like a genuine breakthrough group: Hamza Choudhury at Leicester, Zidane Iqbal at Manchester Unit

IF 2026 has taught us anything so far, it is that resilience in the third sector is no longer optional. Charities are navigating one of the most demanding landscapes we have seen in years. Global needs are growing and we are feeling increasing pressure on our limited resources. In times like these, hope becomes more than an idea it becomes a driving force. A reason to keep building, supporting and showing up, even when the path ahead feels uncertain. Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL speaks about his chari

Highlights Kangana Ranaut has responded to Sharmila Tagore's comments on Vande Mataram . Tagore said some sections of the song may not align with the beliefs of people who believe in one God. Kangana defended the song's imagery as poetry and urged people to move beyond a Hindu-Muslim mindset. Kangana Ranaut has reacted to Sharmila Tagore' s comments on Vande Mataram , pushing back against the veteran actor's concerns about the religious references in the National Song. Tagore recently spoke abou

The treatment could reduce insulin injections from 365 a year to just 52. NICE has recommended the weekly treatment, but it still needs MHRA approval. People who rely on carers or struggle with daily injections could benefit most. For some people with type 2 diabetes, managing their condition could soon involve one insulin injection a week instead of one every day. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended insulin efsitora alfa, also known as Onswik and made by

Spiritual leader Morari Bapu has begun a nine-day Ram Katha at Harvard University, bringing the teachings of the Ramayan to one of the worlds most renowned academic institutions. Nearly 1,000 people filled the historic Memorial Hall for the opening of the Katha, being held from 15 to 23 August 2026. The gathering marks Morari Bapus 982nd Ram Katha and has attracted devotees, storytellers and scholars from around the world. The setting carries particular symbolism. Harvards motto, Veritas Truth,

LAST month, prime minister Andy Burnham set out his ambition to create an education system based on parity between academic and technical and for Britain to value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap. Yet the changes announced will affect pupils long before they enter a construction site or begin university. From the age of 14, pupils will soon be offered a range of new technical education pathways. Mirroring those proposed in the Centre for Social Justices recent report, Rewiring Educatio

Highlights Ramayana 's English trailer has drawn attention for its AI-powered lip-sync technology, Brahma AI. Fans praised the technology for matching actors' lip movements with English dialogue while retaining their original voices. Some viewers believe the innovation could transform how films are released worldwide. The English trailer for Ramayana has put the spotlight on Brahma AI, the artificial intelligence-powered lip-sync technology behind the film's multilingual release, with fans descr