LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned of a dangerous future for the U.K. in a pitch to voters Monday as he fights to hang on to power ahead of a future national election that could see Conservatives ousted after 14 years. Sunak’s speech swung from ominous warning to optimistic projections as he repeatedly […]
LONDON (AP) — The British economy bounced back strongly in the first three months of the year, bringing to an end to what economists termed a “technical recession”, official figures showed Friday. The Office for National Statistics said the economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter from the previous three-month period, with broad-based strength […]
Last January the Canadian province of British Columbia received permission from the federal government for a three-year pilot program decriminalizing the possession and use of hard drugs. From Tuesday, adults can possess up to 2.5g of such drugs, as well as methamphetamine, fentanyl and morphine. Canada’s federal government granted the request by the west coast […]
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is calling for an end to “antisemitic abuse” at U.K. universities as protests against the war in Gaza expand and the government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks. The comments came as Sunak and his education secretary prepared […]
A British man who pleaded guilty to disrupting a United Airlines flight and forcing it to divert to Maine was ordered by a U.S. court to pay $20,638 in damages to the carrier. United flight 883 left London’s Heathrow Airport for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on March 1, but had to divert […]
GUERNSEY, Channel Islands — While the futuristic political thriller “Civil War” plays in theaters and generates discussion across the United States, an organization promoting the breakup of the United Kingdom has suffered its latest blow. Scotland‘s First Minister Humza Yousaf, 39, who also heads the independence-focused Scottish National Party, or SNP, resigned this week, making […]
LONDON — More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, lawyers said. Lawyers from three law firms said Sunday they have submitted a group claim on behalf of more than 250 clients to the […]
Is it time to retire the nostrum that Islam is “the religion of peace?” What a stupid question. It’s been clear for decades that the dominant version of Islam in the Middle East isn’t dedicated to peace, at least not towards non-Muslims. “We will not stop until Islam enters every home”, says an Imam in […]
The BBC conducted a survey of 615 elite women athletes in Britain to ask them how they felt about competing against trans women. Of the 143 who responded, more than 100 said they were uncomfortable with the idea. More than 100 elite British sportswomen have told the BBC they would be uncomfortable with transgender women […]
Ben Wallace, who resigned as Secretary of State for Defence last year in a cabinet reshuffle, sees direct conflict between European countries and Russia as nearly inevitable. The former Secretary of State for Defence spoke in the starkest terms possible in an interview with Times Radio: it’s time for Europe to prepare for war with […]
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