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Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?

London: The government has repeatedly claimed that it has inherited a previously undisclosed £22bn “black hole” in the nation's finances

Grenfell inferno 'culmination of decades of failure': UK inquiry

London: The United Kingdom's Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people was the result of "decades of failure" by

Two UK firms join forces to build ‘last-mile’ electric delivery vehicles

London: Two British automotive companies have teamed up to build thousands of electric delivery vehicles in the UK – the

Italy: Rector of the Orientale University of Naples visits Pakistan

Rome: To strengthen academic cooperation between Italy and Pakistan, Professor Roberto Tottoli, Rector of the University of Naples L'Orientale, arrived

Elon Musk to celebrate Giorgia Meloni as Italy eyes space sector investment

Rome: When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits New York later this month to receive a global citizenship award, Elon

Audi Italy boss Fabrizio Longo dies after falling from 10,000-foot mountain

Rome: Fabrizio Longo, a 62-year-old Audi executive and passionate mountain climber, fell to his death from a height of 10,000

Turmoil in Italy over plan to hike tourist tax

Milan: Overtourism, which is already causing headaches from Venice to the Italian Riviera, risks costing travellers dearly as Rome considers

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to establish Pakistan's first conservation laboratory with Italy collaboration

Celina Ali Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to set up Pakistan's first conservation laboratory in collaboration with

Bulgaria dispatches eight shipments of arms, equipment to Ukraine

Sofia: Bulgaria has sent eight shipments of arms, equipment and ammunition to Ukraine, in full compliance with National Assembly decisions,

EU chief to hand economy job to Italy's far-right: Report

Brussels: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has made her first picks for her top team, with the key economy

Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake

Lake Mornos: From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are re-emerging nearly 45

Cristiano Ronaldo claims 'it never crossed my mind' to retire from Portugal duty

Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo says it “never crossed my mind” to retire from international duty with Portugal, with the all-time great

Stricter outdoor smoking rules being considered in the UK

London: Smoking in the UK in 2022 was found to be at its lowest level since 2011. Credit: shisu_ka via

Meghan Markle given deadline as Harry plans UK return

London: Meghan Markle has suffered major blow as Prince Harry reached out to his loved ones in the UK. The

DPM Dar to pay a five-day official visit to UK from Sep 4

Celina Ali Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will undertake an official visit

British PM recalibrates ties with EU, seeking more consensus

Paris: Though described by European leaders as a "friend and partner", Keir Starmer, who assumed the British premiership in July,

Rezolv Energy inks EPC deals for 229MW Bulgaria PV site

Sofia: Czech independent power producer (IPP) Rezolv Energy has signed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts with three companies to