Tag: UK
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Green on paper, Red in heart: Zack Polanski
UPDATED: Factual errors in this article have been corrected. Last Friday, the Green Party in the UK secured its second seat in Parliament after winning a Manchester constituency in a byelection. The Green Party came first, followed by Reform UK, the Conservatives and Labour. The result marked a further breakthrough for the party. With this…
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Iran targets British base in Cyprus
A security threat was declared at the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus earlier today, afterr an Iranian Shahed drone struck the base but no casualties were reported. The incident has been confirmed by the President of Cyprus. The base is usually used as a launchpad for US fighter-jets to conduct missions against Iran when…
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Peter Mandelson arrested and held at London Police Station
Previous British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson has been arrested at around five o’clock in the evening and taken to a London Police station. He is being held under custody and will be interviewed either later tonight or tomorrow morning. Peter Mandelson was forced to resign from his post following the release of the…
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Multiple men from Ireland and Malta have accused Louis Mountbatten of raping underaged boys – these men are unrelated
Only now I am realising that the case of Louis Mountbatten has just been unravelling literally in the last couple of years. Several men in Ireland have accused Louis Mountbatten of raping them. Years ago when I still research Malta’s modern history, I have had at least two different men in Malta who lived there…
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Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison just days after British Prime Minister visits China
Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong’s major newspaper publishers, has been sentenced to twenty years in prison by a court in Hong Kong. The sentence comes just around 12 days the British Prime Minister visited China to improve relations with Beijing. The British government had called for his release: Jimmy Lai, who is 78 years-old, is…
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Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff resigns over Peter Mandelson’s appointment
The Chief of staff of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney has resigned over the Labour government’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the USA. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been under heavy pressure to address the scandal and his apologies were not enough to quell the rising anger at his…
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Maltese woman, 84, found dead in quiet English village as man arrested
An 84-year-old woman, originally from Malta, has been murdered in her home in the quiet village of Prees Higher Heath, North Shropshire. The victim, named locally as Rita Rowley, was rarely seen outside and had not been spotted by neighbours since Christmas. A local press report can be read here. Police were called to the…
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Calls for accountability in the UK grow over Peter Mandelson’s appointment
Tory Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch has reiterated for accountability over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the US. A speech that Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave in East Sussex did not help to quell calls for action. In his speech, the Prime Minister apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and said…
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Abdallah Hamdok travels to Europe on “Peace” tour as the SAF strikes victories against the RSF
Sudanese politician and previous Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has been in London, the UK, in his latest stop of his European tour. Abdallah Hamdok forms part of the Sumoud coalition which is financed and funded by the United Arab Emirates and advocates for a peace deal with the militia in Darfur, Sudan, that is currently…
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British Prime Minister lands in China with big business delegation after giving Beijing permit for big embassy in central London despite security concerns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has landed in Beijing after permits were issued for China’s massive new embassy in central London (Royal Mint Court), a development that has generated political concern in the UK. Tory Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch accused the British Prime Minister of yielding to Chinese pressure. The Prime Minister is travelling with…
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BREAKING: British and French troops to be deployed in Ukraine for security guarantees: press conference ongoing
The Coalition of the Willing met earlier today in Paris along with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky to discuss the technical details of Europe’s proposed 20-point peace plan. Prior to the meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron and President Zelensky held a meeting in private. Following the meeting with the European coalition partners, the Ukrainian delegation also…
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Roman Abramovich’s assets from Chelsea F.C. sale to be delivered to Ukraine
Yesterday in Parliament, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed that the £2.5bn proceeds from the sale of the football-team Chelsea, will be transferred to humanitarian aid organisations in Ukraine. Chelsea F.C was sold to a consortium of British investors namely Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in 2022. Abromovich’s assets in the UK were confiscated due…
