Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized the leaders of the UK, France, and Canada after they spoke out against Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza. In a video statement, Netanyahu accused UK PM Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canadian PM Mark Carney of “siding with Hamas” by opposing Israel’s actions, claiming […]
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UK may restrict students from Pakistan, other states most likely to claim asylum
The British government may restrict visa applications from students living in countries – including Pakistan – that are considered most likely to claim asylum in a move designed to bring down annual net migration, a government official said. The move comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party was punished in local elections in England […]
2035 Women’s world cup to be hosted in the UK, FIFA announces
FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that the United Kingdom is the sole valid bidder for the 2035 Women’s World Cup. The countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales announced their joint bid last month. Infantino praised this bid, calling it the “one valid bid” for the tournament. This would mark the first time the […]
Mysterious spiral in UK sky caused by spaceX rocket launch
A glowing spiral appeared in the night sky over the UK, delighting onlookers on Monday evening. Witnesses described the phenomenon as a “swirling blue-white glow.” The unusual formation was visible for about 30 minutes as it glided slowly from north to south. Initially, some people speculated that the spiral could be a UFO or a […]
Hassan Nawaz faces £5.2M penalty as UK declares him tax defaulter
British authorities have officially declared Hassan Nawaz, son of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, a tax defaulter and imposed a £5.2 million fine on him. According to the UK’s tax department, Hassan Nawaz failed to pay £9.4 million in taxes between April 2015 and April 2016. His name has now been added to the official list […]
UK hiring falls at fastest pace in over three years, wage growth slows
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers reduced the number of new permanent staff they hired through recruitment agencies by the most since mid 2020 last month due to concerns about the economic outlook, adding to signs that the market is becoming tougher for job seekers. A gauge of permanent staff hiring by the Recruitment and Employment […]
UK bans TikTok on government phones over security concerns
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other western countries in barring the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to fears that user data from the app owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance […]
Services affected as thousands of doctors go on strike in UK
UK hospital doctors on Monday began a three-day strike over pay at the start of a week that will also see teachers, train staff and civil servants walk out, in the latest wave of industrial action. The doctors say years of below-inflation pay increases mean they have effectively had a 26% pay cut since 2008. […]
UK man runs a marathon every day of 2022 to hit charity goal
A British fundraiser rang in the New Year by completing his quest to run a marathon every day of 2022, reaching his £1 million ($1.21 million, 1.12 million euros) goal just as 2022 drew to a close. Crowds cheered on Gary McKee, 53, as he completed his 365th marathon of the year under the rain […]
Calls for UK to probe reported hacking of Liz Truss’s phone
UK opposition politicians called for an investigation Saturday after a newspaper reported that suspected Kremlin agents had hacked ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cell phone when she was foreign minister. In an unconfirmed report, The Mail on Sunday cited unnamed security sources as saying that Truss’s personal mobile phone had been hacked “by agents suspected of […]