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Former Conservative lawmaker Scott Benton has announced his resignation after a standards watchdog recommended a 35-day suspension for breaching parliament's rules. This resignation sets up a vote to replace him, which could pose a potential challenge for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in May. Benton had breached rules by offering to leak a market-sensitive government policy paper on gambling reforms to undercover reporters. In Singapore, former Transport Minister S. Iswaran faces eight more charges in a corruption case, bringing the total to 35 charges. Iswaran denies the charges, which include corruption and obstructing the course of justice. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing personal and political reasons. Varadkar, who made history as the youngest, first openly gay, and first person from an ethnic-minority background to lead Ireland, leaves behind a record as one of Europe's most progressive leaders. [Extracted from the article]

The UK's new Parliament is the most diverse ever, with over 13% of MPs coming from an ethnic minority background, compared to 10% in 2019. However, this diversity is not reflected at the top, as only one cabinet minister out of 31 is expected to be from an ethnic minority background. The Conservative Party, despite promoting diversity, has not directly benefited minority groups, according to researchers. In contrast, Keir Starmer's cabinet is expected to have a higher number of MPs from working-class backgrounds, signaling a shift in policies. [Extracted from the article]

The article announces the winners of the 2018 Marshall Scholarship which is awarded by the government of Great Britain for pursuing courses at leading universities in the country, where winners include Indian-American women college students Pradnya Narkhede, Shruthi Rajasekar and Meghana Vagwala.

The article reports on Indian Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala's request for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to investigate the death of Martin Xavier, a Catholic Kerala priest, who died of mysterious causes in Scotland.

An obituary for Sant Kaur Bajwa, Great Britain's oldest woman, is presented.

The article reports on the brave act of shopkeeper old Kapil Vaghela who has prevented a robbery on his shop in Great Britain.

The article reports that Arun Rauniar, an Indian-born general practitioner (GP), has resumed practicing in General Medical Council (GMC) in Great Britain after he was temporarily suspended for prescribing wrong medications and performed operations where he was unqualified for.