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Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K. In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had approved Casgevy, the…

While Vietnam remains a developing country, it boasts one of the best education systems in the world. According to data from the World Bank, Vietnamese students outperform not only their peers in nearby Malaysia and Thailand, but also those in wealthier countries such as Britain and Canada. Vietnamese students’ top-notch…

To meet this winter’s cost of living emergency, we urgently need a new social contract between companies and charities, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

At a time when countries around the world were busy fighting for what was rightfully theirs, countries like India were fighting a silent battle, not for themselves but for other countries and ironically for their oppressor. More than 1.3 million Indian soldiers participated in the British Indian Army and fought…

Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government's flagship policy to send migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful

Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Conservative government’s contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal, striking a major blow to a key policy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's administration that has drawn international attention and criticism.

Top court rules that the controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is illegal in a big blow to PM Sunak.

Portrait of Britain celebrates the diverse identities, cultures and backgrounds of the people who belong to an ever-changing nation

In a passionate speech in the Lords, the Evening Standard’s proprietor argues that Britain’s cancel culture is putting freedoms in peril around the world